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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Have we outgrown bubbles? • Boom and bust cycles are driven as much by human behaviour as numbers.

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Setting the right standard for Australia’s boards

Extra holiday cash and tax

THIS MONTH NEWS & VIEWS

Biting dental costs

A home for crypto complaints

Explaining premium hikes

The family advantage

The big SMSF shift

Undaunted by uncertainty

Stock pickers stumble

BUY HOLD SELL PINNACLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

The donation game

Q&A

Destination Hotels • Three outstanding hotels - in Canberra, Sydney and on Kangaroo Island - show guests how to revel in history, luxury or nature in style.

QUESTION • Is paying off our mortgage first a sensible stepping stone to building wealth?

VERDICT • Pay down the mortgage first, then keep saving and investing and building assets outside your home.

50 NEXT-GEN TRAVEL HACKS • From AI airfare searches to smarter points and payment tools, these savvy moves can save you thousands.

10 BEST TRAVEL APPS THAT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY

Power of one • We take a deep dive into why more people are living alone - not just in Australia, but globally - and find out the strategies that experts say can put singles in front financially.

Four ways singles can cut costs

BUYING A HOME SOLO. IT CAN BE DONE - WITH PLANNING

Forge financial security on one income

How to plan for the golden years

Home truths • A delay in organising aged care can lead to problems down the track.

What is an ‘in case of emergency’ file and why does every family need one?

Headline returns vs your return • Tax-paid investments can provide certainty and simpler reporting.

Would you like insurance with your anxiety? • Why we become more vulnerable to forking out for extras we don’t want – and perhaps don’t need – when we’re away from home.

Time to take cover • A new insurance for apartment buyers is set to be a game changer.

4 ways buyers of new or off-the-plan apartments can protect themselves

The super split trap • Superannuation is typically the second-largest asset a couple holds, yet it remains one of the hardest and most expensive to divide when a relationship ends.

Retire right • All good things begin with a plan, so let’s talk about the financial foundations of your retirement.

Show me the money • Where the AI earnings arrive first when an AI-related revenue stream kicks off.

3 funds to watch

Will power • Leading super funds are offering a free service to help you plan your Will and testament… and give you peace of mind.

The big picture • How not to get caught by the AI short.

Old dogs, new tricks • Hindsight is such a wonderful thing and other words of wisdom.

Heavy dose • Does a medical distribution company win when medicines become popular?

Holding all the cards • Quality, scale and consistency make this company a standout.

Emma Smith

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