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

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Money Magazine

Flavours that come and go • Private credit is a hot asset class at present, but it carries a unique set of risks that many investors don’t fully understand.

Welcome to the exciting world of unicorns and soonicorns

Reduce the risks in founder-led companies

Incidental costs for preparing returns

NEWS & VIEWS

Health cover faces the axe

HELP changes to benefit borrowers

Up to 10 offsets can be linked to home loan

Gender gap hits portfolios

New ETFs push market towards $300bn

Shareholders hit back

BUY Woolworths (WOW) • The Intelligent Investor Graham Witcomb

Sparkle in the boss’s eyes

ASK PAUL

Destination Granada, Spain

At 16, I’m earning, saving and investing. Am I on the right track?

You’ve got to be kidding! You tick all the right boxes.

How insurance works • An asteroid strike may be highly unlikely, but like all insurance-related events it will pay to look closely at what a policy covers.

Calculating the risks

How to get the best deal

5 steps to choose an insurer

‘Insurtechs’ make their mark

Deep dive for value

INSURANCE SUPER

Rise of green pedal power • E-bikes are gaining ground, thanks to their convenience and cost savings. If you’re in the market for an affordable transport option, here’s everything you need to consider.

Thanks for the rate cut… but is that all?

Meeting of minds • In our second column about financial planning, Money continues its conversation with Sarah Abood, CEO of the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA). Our first column focused on who should be seeking the help of an adviser; this column homes in on what to ask at the first meeting.

Sharing and caring under the one roof • Living as an extended family delivers financial and social benefits – if you can all get along.

Upgrades get the green light • Improving a home’s energy efficiency can be an expensive project, but special loans at more affordable rates are helping to make it happen.

Prefab could ease the crisis • Factory-built homes avoid the delays, high costs and frustrations of on-site construction.

First-home buyer gets ‘more for my money’

An old idea is new again

Where life is sweeter • Even after the Covid pandemic, regional centres are luring people away from the capital cities.

TOP 5 SPOTS FOR TREE AND SEA CHANGES

5 mistakes to avoid • Early engagement with superannuation can take the financial worries out of retirement.

How to play the small caps game • Timing is everything when it comes to investing in the volatile small companies sector.

3 FUNDS TO WATCH

Insurers ride the wave • Shareholder returns have been impressive over the past few years, but there are clouds on the horizon.

What the analysts say

How to handle a sticky ending • A delisting may scare a company’s shareholders, but the process helps maintain a healthy, diverse market.

What happens to the shares?

How to turn $10k into $1 million • Good luck trying to do it on the stockmarket, unless you can find a ‘rocket under a rock’ and hang on tight.

Numbers tell a better story • A closer look under the bonnet reveals why Eagers Automotive is easily outpacing its struggling...