Money Magazine

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.

No ordinary lifebuoy

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Putting the personal into finance

What’s a positive you’ve found about self-isolation?

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We humans will pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and adapt

Compassionate response can ease the stress

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Women’s super looks bleak

Regain a sense of control

NEWS BITES

BOOK OF THE MONTH • WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT MUM & DAD

Money has never been so mobile

APP OF THE MONTH • 1 MILLION WOMEN COST: FREE OS: IOS 11.0 OR LATER; ANDROID 6.0 OR LATER

TAX TIP • What to claim for working from home

Team effort needed to beat fraud

Advisers gear up for a busy time

Investors can help the homeless

Life is sweet in regional cities

Smashed avo goes out of favour

Nowhere to hide in big selloff

Keep a close watch on super changes

‘Underdogs’ are ready to perform

BUY Equity Holdings Ltd (EQT) • The Intelligent Investor Mickey Mordech

Law takes a virtual route

Fact file

How the Bank of Mum can help • A mother’s quest to help her daughter get a foothold in the property market

Getting a loan will be tough • Margaret Lomas is the best-selling author of eight property investment books as well as being the founder and director of Destiny Financial Solutions. She is an investment property adviser.

Sit tight, then try again • Ben Kingsley is the founding partner of Empower Wealth Advisory and co-host of Australia’s property, finance and money management podcast, The Property Couch. He is a property investment adviser, mortgage broker and estate agent in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia.

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Travel by the book • As the world isn’t open for discovery and adventure right now, this month, Glenn A. Baker – two-time travel writer of the year, three-time Rock Brain of the Universe – shares his favourite travel reads

Good value shines through the gloom

EXTRAVAGANCE

WINE SPOTLIGHT • 2018 Red Knot Cabernet Sauvignon $15

SPLURGE • 2017 Yangarra ‘Ovitelli’ Grenache $50

Play your part in the war on waste

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

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PAUL’S VERDICT

Is early retirement still on the cards?

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COVID-19: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED • 7 STRATEGIES THAT CAN RESCUE YOU

When trust is betrayed • Economic exploitation in a relationship can take subtle forms, but the consequences can be devastating

Older Aussies at most risk

10 tips for fighting financial abuse

Signs of financial abuse

Check your health and wealth • While the household budget may have taken a hit, it’s important to make sure your medical needs don’t suffer as well

FACT FILE

Where to get tested

Lenders could do better • The major banks are giving customers some breathing space on repayments and interest rates. But they could go further.

Beware the gambler trap • In stressful times, the pain of financial loss can cloud our judgement and increase our risk-taking

How to make better choices during uncertainty

Why a will is a must • You could leave behind a financial mess if you don’t take legal precautions

Take care of the kids

What your insurance covers • While...