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.

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Letter of the month

‘What excites you about the future… and what scares you?'

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Artificial intelligence wants your middle-class job • Almost half the tasks performed by Australian workers could be impacted by the approaching technological revolution.

Name-and-shame to help narrow the gender pay gap

Office workers vote for shorts

Take safety to the next level

How a disability trust can help

NEWS&VIEWS

Relief in sight for power bills

Struggling households resort to fundraisers

Brisbane pays for its popularity

Vacancies rise despite return-to-office edicts

Super way to get advice

Large companies surge ahead

Numbers slump from pandemic peak

HOLD LOVISA (LOV)

From rags to riches in style

Pros and cons of a listed investment company

Sorry, but I'm with hubby: buy a property instead

There's no place like home for a blended family

Destination Indigenous experiences

Top safety features in family cars

Put a ring on it

WINE

Dashcam can come to your rescue

Lab diamonds: an ethical couple's best friend

Should we pay off the home loan or buy an investment? • Hi Paul, I love your Q&A – really insightful. My question is when do you know if it's time to buy an investment property? I'm 30 with a young family. We have about 70% equity in our home and we are more than doubling our minimum repayments. I have mixed feelings about paying off the mortgage as fast as possible (about eight years) or slowing down and investing in an investment property within the next few years. What do you think is the best course of action in our situation?

It must be a joint decision that suits your ‘money personalities'

Riding the innovation wave Finances, investing, lifestyle, safety & spending in 2024… and beyond. • Our world is constantly evolving. The big demographic trends of an ageing population, baby booms and baby busts are rippling through society. Technology is turning our lives upside down; in particular, artificial intelligence is revolutionising all of our interactions. Over the following pages we look at its impact… and where it is taking us.

From baby booms to baby busts • Baby boomers cruising, Gen Xers planning for retirement, millennials in search of their forever home and Gen Z injecting life and energy into the inner city… here, demographer Bernard Salt surveys how each generation will live, spend and invest, now and in the future.

Technology reshapes the world • The global financial landscape is undergoing rapid change. Nigel Green, chief executive of deVere Group, nominates six key trends that will revolutionise the way we manage our money.

Stressed about money? The bot will know

All in one (app) and one for all • Nick Nicolaides, the chief executive of online trading platform Pearler, pulls back the veil on the future of online investing – and the behaviour of investors.

Beware of deep fakes and cloning • Meegan Fitzharris, healthcare industry lead at Australia's largest cybersecurity company Cyber CX, reveals how AI is making scams more sophisticated and what we can do to protect ourselves in 2024.

Vroom… the pace of change is about to accelerate • Vehicle-to-grid technology, better batteries, faster and cheaper charging and more off-road options are on the horizon, writes motoring specialist Toby Hagon.

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