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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The analogue era • Gen Z is reshaping the future by embracing the past.

Don’t take your crypto to the grave

Why we should be cautious using social media for super advice

Side hustles, tax traps and breaks

THIS MONTH NEWS & VIEWS

Electric surge

Small tweaks, big impact

Under one roof

New builds, high prices

REITurn to favour

Super paid sooner

Healthcare heavyweights slide

BUY HOLD SELL DICKER DATA (DDR)

For the good of it all

Q&A

Destination: New Australian hikes • Long-distance walks across this vast land for those with an adventurous spirit.

I’m living life to the fullest, but I’m concerned about my mum’s finances

Keep doing what you are doing; you have a clear path to financial security

The way we work now • Securing a job and a good income are two of the greatest challenges of our age. Here we lay bare what each generation brings to the workplace and the obstacles they face. Tap into your generation’s strengths to gain the edge.

What’s stressing us out at work

Gen Z Entering an uncertain workforce

Gen Y Flexibility and side hustles

Gen X Peak earnings, peak pressure

Baby Boomers

The high cost of uncertainty • The demands of work are increasing, but it’s emotional skills, not tech skills that will see us through.

Conscious consumerism • The route to buying things without harming others.

Give a little bit • We’re living in a world where even Hollywood celebrities think it’s acceptable to ask for financial donations. Do they really need rescuing or has GoFundMe simply normalised handouts?

Fair go • Hayder Shkara is the director of Melbourne Family Lawyers and Collective Family Law Group. Shkara regularly advises on complex family law matters, with a focus on achieving practical outcomes for couples during separation and dispute. Here he answers 10 important questions that anyone facing a relationship breakdown will want to be across.

Learning curves • Is it worth getting private tutoring for your children?

How early should I start tax planning?

The sandwich generation • Women are often in a care squeeze looking after several generations, but that need not mean a financial squeeze.

WHAT IF… the conflict in the Middle East persists

actually What it costs to own a home • The real annual cost of homeownership goes well beyond the mortgage, and it can add up faster than you think.

Cast the net wider • Looking beyond city limits delivers rewards for potential homeowners.

Federal government schemes

Game Over? • Artificial intelligence applications and updates are invading the software-as-a-service market with increasing speed, leaving top players vulnerable.

Three features have the edge • Forager Funds Steve Johnson looks for three attributes he believes can protect companies from losing revenue and market share to AI upstarts.

The world held over a barrel • We're burning less oil but we're still acutely vulnerable to its price fluctuations.

3 funds to watch

Playing catch-up • Time to get your contributions in order as June 30 is fast approaching.

Billion dollar babies • What mega successful entrepreneurs do before...