Money Magazine

Money magazine is Australia’s longest-running, highest-selling and most-read personal finance magazine. Money magazine provides credible, independent, easy-to-understand financial advice to help its readers save money and make the most of their investments.

EDITOR'S NOTE

Letter of the month • Money does an adviser out of a job

Paying off the home loan with retirement savings

Scammers strike again

Not 'appy

From our online readers … Population is too big

Cash is vanishing, too

'What's a nifty but thrifty item you are planning to buy yourself in 2024?'

Money Magazine

The not-so-good oil on inflation • Unfortunately, the Aussie dollar is falling just when we need it to be strong to pay for essential imports

Mind the gap: how to navigate a career break

Share the burden of unpaid care

Crypto laws are long overdue

Claim deductions on rental property

BOOK OF THE MONTH

PODCAST OF THE MONTH

NEWS BITES

SNAPSHOT How shoppers reap their rewards

Clever ways to transfer your wealth… and live to see the results • Passing on the fruits of your labour before you pass away can be deeply rewarding, and an investment bond is an easy, tax-friendly and cost-effective way to make it happen

COMPETITION Super funds chip away at fees

Investors confident of green returns

PRICE CHANGES Check NBN plans for a better deal

HOLD Domino's Pizza (DMP) • The Intelligent Investor Graham Witcomb

B team raises the business bar

At 16, you're all over money already

Best way to release equity in your home

Investment debt is not such a bad thing

It's a great present for an 18th birthday

Am I too old to apply for a loan for investing?

So long as you can pay it back, age doesn't matter • Lenders will require older borrowers to have a clear 'exit strategy'

What happens if Australia doesn't get enough immigrants? • We delve into the interconnected realities of immigration, population, labour and housing

DID YOU KNOW?

Stay jolly in the festive season • Avoid relationship and financial stress by planning ahead and setting limits

How to buy the perfect present • The receiver, rather than the giver, determines the true value of a gift

Brave new world of banking • When open banking was introduced in 2020, it promised great things. Where is it now and what are the next steps?

Pay up or risk getting crunched • The tax office is warning businesses to meet their tax and super guarantee obligations or have their debts disclosed to credit agencies; a whole world of pain

Tap into granny (flat) power • Homeowners can boost their cashflow and help ease the housing shortage by adding separate accommodation

Reality behind the summer dream • It's time to take off the rose-tinted glasses and weigh up the costs and benefits of buying a holiday home

There is such a thing as a free lunch • The Federal government is waiting to give your super a $500 boost… come and get it!

Who qualifies: take the seven-point test

Investing by colours, not numbers • If you work out your personality type, your goals become obvious and you can invest according to your archetype

Another day of reckoning • With economic history pointing to a recession in 2024, investors should go on the defensive

These ETFs tick the right boxes for SMSFs • Multi-asset funds can be an all-in-one solution for DIY investors who want to increase diversification and decrease volatility

Biotech giant stumbles • CSL faces some big challenges, but the long-term prognosis is more encouraging

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