Investors delude themselves into sticking with bad decisions. But why do they do this and how can you avoid it?

Billionaires are a very elite group, but they have more in common than just money.

Don't trust the courts to follow your wishes - plan the distribution of your own assets.

This is often the first - and most costly - level of analysis to be overlooked.

Discover how some strange human tendencies can play out in the market, posing the question: are we really rational?

Divide notes into three categories and keep those requiring work in a ''to-do'' folder.

This measure has its benefits, but it can also present earnings through rose-colored glasses.

It pays to invest in companies that generate profits more efficiently than their rivals. This is where ROE comes in.

Only 14 women in the world have earned their own 10-figure fortunes, and half of them struck it rich in China.

It takes more than smarts. Here is an honest guide for assessing your ability to go big.

Lindsay Fox's company had its best year ever and helped raise the Australian's worth to $1.5 billion.

Fortunes down under are way up, thanks to a strong Australian dollar and recovering economy.

Research reveals three qualities common to people who build great fortunes.

Being a millionaire used to mean you were on top of the world, but now it means you're still climbing the ladder.

We go over different types of shares and what investors need to know about them.

Small changes to spending and saving habits can reap major rewards - with limited sacrifice.

Hidden details about the interest charged on partly-paid or overdue credit card balances is unfairly costing customers, consumer advocate group Choice says.

High-income earners should pay more tax and those less well off are paying too much, a survey shows.

Can you have perfect abs in just six minutes a day? Maybe not, but you can have a rock-solid budget in six months.

Interest rate rises are on the way; so should you brace for the variable hits or cover your back and lock in a fixed rate?

Home buyers and mortgage holders can save hundreds of dollars per month by abandoning the big four banks and using smaller lenders, a mortgage broker says.

Personal bankruptcies in the December quarter were up only slightly from a year before.

Australian private businesses are the third most optimistic in the world about the domestic economy for 2010, a global survey says.

Playing a market bubble could pay off, but it carries a lot of risk. Avoiding it could be the way to stay profitable.

Learn how this money-making dream can become a nightmare.

The growth of managed funds isn't always cause for celebration. Read on to find out why not.

A profit/loss plan helps investors recognize mistakes and invest logically, rather than emotionally.

Becoming a millionaire is not as hard as you might think - it just takes time.

Ditching the big four banks in favour of smaller lenders could save consumers $6.1 billion a year in bank costs, research firm Infochoice says.

Generation Y Australians lend each other about $2.6 billion a year but have problems budgeting and saving, a survey says.