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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Why the ASX is in big trouble • Our struggling national stock exchange needs to find a way to stop its slide into irrelevance.

NEWS&VIEWS • Millions of households set to benefit from supercharged internet

Financial lessons to last a lifetime

Keep ahead of the tricksters

Avoid the rush to prepare tax return

NEWS&VIEWS • GOOD WITH MONEY

PODCAST OF THE MONTH

NEWS BITES

MY MONEY • Loopholes lead to financial abuse

$5 banknote set for a makeover

PROPERTY • Stamp duty costs six months’ pay

Would-be homeowners are ‘more ruthless’

INVESTING • Retirees miss out on income

Bitcoin takes off to scale new heights

SHARES • Executive pay in the firing line

AVOID Transurban (TCL)

The wealth harvester

Promise of a quick profit on investment was misleading • Pensioner Trevor has been hurt financially by his shares crashing by 96%.

Leaving a home at frame stage is a terrible idea • Bec has been caught out by a builder's insolvency.

Protect yourself, and don't let money wreck your relationship • Patrick is saving to buy a property, so should he move in with his partner?

Salary sacrificing is the best way to go • At 54, Janet wants to start investing in the sharemarket.

No reason to change a terrific strategy • At 39, Josh has two investment properties and a well-diversified portfolio.

Destination Starry, starry skies • Stargazers in search of the world's clearest night skies can find them at certified dark sky reserves around the world.

What to look for when buying a family car

Small-batch gin

2020 Mad Fish Shiraz $22

2023 Mount Horrocks Cordon Cut $44 (375ml)

SMART SPENDING

I want to retire by 50. How much money will I need?

There's one critical number you must calculate first

GAME ON! YOU vs BIG BUSINESS • Tired of feeling ripped-off? We expose the dodgy business practices that are harming your hip pocket. Then we show you how to fight back.

$200 slashed from monthly grocery bill

From $450 to $32 for a quarter's electricity

SPOT THE RIP-OFFS • How exactly is big business raking in the profits at the expense of Australian households? Here we turn the spotlight on eight sneaky tactics Allan Fels identifies in his Inquiry into Price Gouging and Unfair Pricing Practices report.

THE LOYALTY PENALTY How it's costing you time and money • Money founder and columnist Paul Clitheroe shares a raw car insurance deal and the time and effort it took to find an equivalent but better priced policy.

For the love of the game • With private equity firms buying stakes in sporting franchises and high-profile actors such as Natalie Portman and Ryan Reynolds investing in clubs, is now the time to get skin in the game?

Master the art Of negotiation • Whether you want a lower mortgage rate or a better insurance deal, be prepared to push hard and walk away if necessary.

Crisis of the hidden homeless • Many single older women whose lives are disrupted by divorce, illness or a job loss are struggling to survive.

Beware the AI magic show • Our brains need help to distinguish between technology's reality and a con job.

Ways to dial down excitement in the face of hype

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