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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Money Magazine

All aboard for an exciting adventure • With an exchange traded fund to suit just about everyone, it’s possible to write your own investing story.

NEWS&VIEWS

Long-overdue super reform will stop a $5bn worker rip-off

Dig deep to find all the paperwork

NEWS&VIEWS

MY MONEY

BNPL even covers IVF treatments

PROPERTY

Prices rise after interest rate cut

INVESTING

Gen Z and millennials lead ETF charge

SHARES

SELL Aristocrat Leisure (ALL) • The Intelligent Investor Graham Witcomb

Twins who bond over business

ASK PAUL

SMART SPENDING Destination Whitsundays

Wine

Artistic evolution

SMART SPENDING

Damaged roof? Beware of the disaster chasers

We can almost pay cash for our new home, but what is the best option?

Buy where most people want to live and you won't go wrong • Land is dollars in the bank, but only if there is strong demand.

For love and money • Falling in love can be one of the most exciting times in our lives. But over time, romance can be replaced by financial hardship. Here’s how to prevent that happening.

Stage 1 Starting a relationship

Stage 2 Living together - de facto or married

STAGE 2

STAGE 2

Stage 3 Divorce and protection

STAGE 3

Stage 4 Re-partnering and blended families

Stage 5 Setting up an inheritance

Stage 6 Managing the great wealth transfer

Where to from here

Call of family duty • Children from migrant backgrounds feel strong financial obligations to their parents. The way they reconcile these commitments with Australia’s money culture can be challenging.

FIVE TIPS TO HELP MANAGE FAMILY OBLIGATIONS

Son looks forward to 'a bit of separation'

The uninsurable country • Floods, cyclones, bushfires… the damage runs into billions of dollars each year, and the cost of insurance is soaring – if you can even get it. Here’s what to do when insurers say no.

Insurers play hardball over flooding

Buy now, pay later what next? • Embraced by young shoppers as a way to buy products now and pay for them later, the sector is facing changes and increased governance this year. Here’s what it means for you.

For and against

Talk your way out of trauma • Better financial decisions can be made through constructive conversation that puts aside any emotional baggage.

WHAT MY CLIENTS ASKED ME THIS MONTH • Each month, financial planner and owner of Thriving Wealth, John Cachia, shares the top question from clients and his succinct answer to their query.

Count the benefits of babies • While parents are receiving more generous support for starting a family, it pays to doublecheck what’s available.

Checklist for would-be parents

Beat the solo-buyer stigma • Single people are at a big disadvantage when it comes to getting finance for their first property, but there are ways to overcome the barriers.

How affordability is determined

Tips for single home buyers

Extra tip

Build a new set of skills • There are three big questions to consider if you want to make the most of a site’s development potential.

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Take a healthy approach • In a growing and ageing...