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.

The $10,000 question

Letter of the month

If you had a spare $10K, how would you invest it?

Money Australia

I’m in control of my life and future • Money reader Sara Gagliardi discovered that it’s never too late to put an effective financial plan in place

NEWS & VIEWS

Beware the dodgy finfluencers

Boost for housing confidence

NEWS & VIEWS

PODCAST

MY MONEY

Buy now, pay later debt rises

PROPERTY

Buyers eye energy-efficient homes

INVESTING

Sustainability comes into sharper focus

SHARES

HOLD Lovisa (LOV) Intelligent Investor Gaurav Sodhi

Meet a bug’s best friend

FACT FILE

But tax will take almost half of the $165k payout • David has been forced to retire from the police force because of injury

Tread carefully in transferring super • Mel wants to top up his wife’s retirement savings by $330k

Term deposit may be a less risky option • Kay’s income fund has gone backwards in a disappointing year

Alarm bells are ringing loudly • Cheryl’s financial adviser is reworking her $2.5m portfolio, but she doesn’t know why

Reverse mortgage would help cover living costs • Hirani is planning for the day when his savings run out

SMART SPENDING

Which cars have the best warranties?

Silver service

2020 De Bortoli ‘Re-write the Rules’ Tempranillo $19.95

2019 Sevenhill Brother John May Reserve Shiraz $150

SMART SPENDING

Oxfam Unwrapped

GAMBLERSHELP.COM.AU

Investment bond is going backwards

ASK THE EXPERTS WHERE TO INVEST $10K • While the world can seem like a scary place at present, you’ll be rewarded if you can shut out the noise and focus on your finances. Here are eight ways to keep building your wealth.

How do I use my $10k to kickstart my savings plan?

Where I would invest $10k

Which sectors of the Australian stockmarket are likely to ride a recessionary environment better?

Where I would invest $10k

Where should a beginner investor put their money?

Where I would invest $10k

How can micro-investing help a young saver build their wealth?

Where I would invest $10k

What is the outlook for inflation in 2023?

Where I would invest $10k

Is now the right time to invest?

Where I would invest $10k

How can I make the most of my superannuation savings?

Where I would invest $10k

Which asset is a better investment - gold or Bitcoin?

Where I would invest $10k

Keep it simple, please • Bill shock? More like bill confusion. Making sense of financial documents isn’t always easy and the devil can lie in the detail

Is my bill for real - or a scam?

Banks take apps to the next level • The competition is heating up in the race to make saving and budgeting a whole lot easier

Childcare brings out the talent • Increased subsidies will allow more parents, especially women, to enter the workforce, which will boost incomes and the economy

Rewards from paid parental leave

What the changes will mean

Take a positive path to success • By recognising and overcoming trauma you can make the most of your potential

Things to do to help heal the trauma

Get off to a stronger start • Pandemic schemes may have ended, but SMEs can still get grants or advice to help...