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Warren Buffett is arguably the world's best investor. When the top dog at Berkshire Hathaway took over the investment firm...

With the federal government wanting to lift the retirement age to 70 by 2035, it will be interesting to see in what form, if any, this controversial measure manages to make its way through a hostile senate.

Investors in these blue-chip stocks would have achieved an average 9.3% annual return over the past decade, and at least the value of their initial investment in dividends.

Setting up a new SMSF in pension phase, depreciation deductions, public service super, and more.

The Tax Office made a surprise ruling in 2012, but now it has changed its mind.

A secular bear market is unlikely to end before global debt deleveraging is completed.

SMSF trustees are dumping their collectables in the lead-up to a key Tax Office deadline.

Local market narrows early losses as investors weigh war's effect on commodity prices.

The end of the mining boom will weigh on our labour market for some time yet, and an ageing population will do us no favours.

Media group to report pre-tax cost of about $35m after writing off loan costs.

In a major departure, the energy market operator has now given up any hope electricity demand will recover to historical peaks over the next decade.

Greg Hunt cites AEMO to suggest a carbon tax industry wrecking ball is largely to blame for dropping electricity demand. He's wrong. Meanwhile, solar is emerging as a major market player.

The Coalition's paid parental leave scheme is not a productivity measure but a cost to the economy that transfers income from taxpayers to families, largely to the benefit of high-income families.

Democrats and Republicans disagree most on climate change - moreso than on abortion, gun control, the death penalty or evolution.

Iron ore miner says lenders' support shows their continued confidence in the company.

UGL's sale of property business DTZ will transform its balance sheet and unlock substantial latent value that could see it become a major player in the construction sector.