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.

Right choices can mean big savings

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Letter of the month • An unhappy birthday, thanks to insurance hike

REG’S TOON

Name a finance app you can’t live without, and why

Money Australia

A single mum reclaims her future • Reader Rochelle Lewis explains how she got back on track after a breakup that left her with a toddler and little money

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

You can join the club for a mere $629m

Tenants need a cap on rent

Time to review home loan

NEWS BITES

NEWS & VIEWS

SNAPSHOT How we’re spending our money

Shoppers cash in their rewards

How to slash your power bill by 24%

Downsizer ranks set to swell by 600,000

Borrowers not ready for rising rates

Hybrids are taking off

Miners score in governance awards

Gold ETF does the splits

BUY TABCORP (TAH) • The Intelligent Investor Graham Witcomb

Brewer passes the taste test

Fact file

Q & A

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THE SWEET SPOT WHY YOU NEED ONLY $250,500 IN SUPER TO RETIRE • How to combine the age pension and superannuation savings to maximise your income

PUMP UP YOUR SUPER

HOW TO QUALIFY FOR THE AGE PENSION

UNLOCK THE VALUE IN YOUR HOME

HOW WE CHOSE THE BEST • To bring you these awards, Rainmaker Information, publisher of Money, worked with the leading banking products comparison website InfoChoice, and Plan For Life, actuaries & researchers, with supplementary data provided by Rainmaker.

Sharp thinking

BANK OF THE YEAR SUNCORP

PERSONAL LENDER OF THE YEAR BANK OF MELBOURNE

CUSTOMER-OWNED INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR GREATER BANK

NON-BANK LENDER OF THE YEAR LA TROBE FINANCIAL

BUSINESS BANK OF THE YEAR SUNCORP

NON-BANK CREDIT CARD ISSUER OF THE YEAR CREDIT UNION SA

HOME LENDER OF THE YEAR HSBC

CUSTOMER-OWNED BANK MONEY MINDER OF THE YEAR RACQ BANK

NON-BANK HOME LENDER OF THE YEAR ILLAWARRA CREDIT UNION

POLICE BANK

NON-BANK PERSONAL LENDER OF THE YEAR NOW FINANCE

CUSTOMER-OWNED BANK PERSONAL LENDER OF THE YEAR MOVE BANK

MONEY MINDER OF THE YEAR AMP BANK

HEALTH & WELLNESS COVER OF THE YEAR TAL LIFE

NON-BANK MONEY MINDER OF THE YEAR NEWCASTLE PERMANENT

DIRECT LIFE INSURANCE COVER OF THE YEAR NOBLE OAK LIFE

INVESTMENT BOND PROVIDER OF THE YEAR GENERATION LIFE

CREDIT CARD ISSUER OF THE YEAR ST.GEORGE BANK

LONGEVITY COVER OF THE YEAR CHALLENGER

CUSTOMER-OWNED BANK – CREDIT CARD ISSUER OF THE YEAR BANK FIRST

INVESTMENT LENDER OF THE YEAR ING

NON-BANK INVESTMENT LENDER OF THE YEAR FREEDOM LEND

INSURER OF THE YEAR BUDGET DIRECT

MARGIN LENDER OF THE YEAR LEVERAGED EQUITIES

PAUL’S VERDICT

From $7k to $300k – is it time to cash in?

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