Mitchell Watson

Canstar’s overview of Lifetime Health Cover (LHC) loading and how to avoid it. Could you save money on your health insurance?

While Australia has a fantastic universal free healthcare system (Medicare), most visitors to Australia are unable to access it.

How is climate change is affecting your home insurance…

So you've paid your private health insurance premium, great! But did you ever wonder where your money goes? Find out where!

Commonwealth Bank won a CANSTAR Innovation Excellence Award for a mobile app feature that puts credit card security in the hands of owners.

Ask yourself if you are ready to treat your rental property as your newly-acquired business.

Finance costs can be “set-and-forget”, but commercial needs and available products often change, and reviewing your accounts could save your business thousands.

The most popular New Year’s resolutions in Australia are health and wellness goals. And, believe it or not, your health fund can help you reach those goals.

This year we looked at how 41 policies performed across Australian states, amassing a total of 2,663 quotes. We take a look at our 2015 winners.

Why are members of customer-owned financial institutions so happy?

When it comes to being happy with our chosen financial institution the online functionality makes a difference.

Farmers will gain tax breaks to better prepare for drought under new measures announced by treasurer, Joe Hockey in the Federal Government′s May budget -

Ways to find unclaimed money

Each year CANSTAR researches and rates account based pension funds across Australia to determine which ones offer outstanding value for money. This year we looked at 66 different products from 59 superannuation providers. The ING DIRECT – Living Super Pension product was a winner, receiving a five star rating for outstanding value across all three profiles assessed.

With age pension eligibility rules being tightened and a low official cash rate, there′s no doubt that income is very much top of mind for many self-funded retirees at the moment. For many retirees account based pensions provide a tax-effective income stream in retirement and each year CANSTAR researches and rates public offer account based pension funds across Australia to determine which ones offer outstanding value for money.

With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) dropping the official cash rate to a historic low of just 2% at its May meeting, self-funded retirees are struggling to find value.

Retirement incomes are very much top of mind for many self-funded retirees at the moment, with future changes to age pension eligibility on the way. That, combined with Australia′s historically low cash rate, means that making retirement income as tax-effective as possible is critical.

Account-based pensions are a way of accessing superannuation for the retired and retiring population, and CANSTAR has rated them to help you find the best

CANSTAR Online Share Trading five star winner

As a small business – particularly a start-up of just a few people – fixed overhead costs can be crippling. The combined cost of rent, utilities and insurances can be enough to prevent some bright ideas...