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Money magazine helps you manage your finances by cutting through the jargon to deliver clear and precise information to help you save money and make the most of your investments. Each issue, you'll enjoy credible, well-researched reports and expert commentary from some of Australia's most respected financial writers.

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Keep the ball rolling • This is an opportune time to confirm we’re on course to achieve financial freedom

Introducing ATEM Mini • The compact television studio that lets you create presentation videos and live streams!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Banks’ huge compo payout fails to restore trust

How to find an adviser

Key numbers for retirement

NEWS BITES

BOOK OF THE MONTH

SNAPSHOT

APP OF THE MONTH

TAX TIP

MY MONEY

PROPERTY

INVESTING

SHARES

From paddock to Pitt Street

Fact file

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Destination Queensland • As border restrictions begin to ease, many of us are emerging to enjoy the warmer months and setting our sights on sunnier regions such as northern Queensland. If you’re lucky enough to live in Queensland, South Australia or the Northern Territory, you can already make the most of the unique experiences the sunshine state has to offer.

DRIVING PASSION

EXTRAVAGANCE

WINE SPOTLIGHT

SPLURGE

SMART TECH

GIVE IT UP

WEBFIND

Our goal is to retire by 40

YOUR SUPER LIFT OFF • On track for a great retirement

If you still have a mortgage, there’s no need to worry

Do the sums to make sure you can enjoy the retirement you deserve

The rule of 72 can help you plan

$1m nest egg: how it can be done

Look further afield to make up for the reduced income

How to pass the fees test • Cost isn’t the only factor to consider when choosing a school, but it pays to plan well ahead to ease the financial burden

Keep your head above water • With the pandemic taking its toll on wellbeing as well as finances, it’s more important than ever to have appropriate protection

Look after yourself in these challenging times

Check with the doctor before cutting cover

Credit cards fight back • The banks are taking on the buy now, pay later services so popular with millennials

A brain trick to ease the loss • With both money and emotions, focus on what you have, not on what you’ve lost

TAKE A DEEP BREATH • Tips for making better investment decisions in the face of loss:

Safety first for the aged • Home care can reduce the risks exposed by the pandemic

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Keep your customers happy • A quick, fair process for dealing with complaints can protect both reputations and profits

Deals are in the air • The housing market has on the whole defied the gloom-and-doom predictions, and spring will put its resilience to the test

Home in on affordability • Consider all the costs when buying an apartment or a place in a lifestyle community

All in a stay’s work • Accommodation hosts are learning to live with the challenges caused by fires, floods and lockdowns

When bigger is better • More funds are considering a merger to reduce costs and increase investment returns

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR FUND MERGES

HOW MEMBERS CAN BENEFIT

Fish around for better returns • Despite a cash rate close to zero, there are bright spots amid the recessionary...