Alison Banney
Banking and Investment Editor at Finder
Banking & investment editor 💰 Tweet about personal finance, politics, sustainability & social justice issues. Views my own.
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4 days ago |
finder.com.au | Alison Banney
Finder is one of Australia's leading comparison websites. We are committed to our readers and stand by our editorial principles. We try to take an open and transparent approach and provide a broad-based comparison service. However, you should be aware that while we are an independently owned service, our comparison service does not include all providers or all products available in the market.
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2 weeks ago |
finder.com.au | Alison Banney |Richard Whitten
The median super balance for people in their early 30s is $37,061, and $87,648 for those in their early 40s. In your 30s and 40s you still have decades for your super to grow and benefit from compound growth. Focus on reducing your fees, investing in more growth assets and making extra contributions while you're young. The median super balance for 30-34 year olds is $37,061.50. Men in this age group have slightly more super than women, at $39,796 versus $34,327.
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1 month ago |
finder.com.au | Alison Banney
While it's true the highest interest rates are offered on savings accounts that have lots of different monthly conditions attached, you can still get a great rate on your savings with no conditions to meet at all. These accounts allow you to simply park your cash then set-and-forget while it earns interest.
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1 month ago |
finder.com.au | Alison Banney
Between the superannuation hacks and billions being wiped from the share market there's a lot going on with super right now. Here's how to stay on top of it. In the past few days we've seen billions of dollars stripped from the local share market resulting in lower super balances, thanks to Trump's global tariffs announcement. We've also seen hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen from several of the county's biggest super funds in cyber attacks.
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1 month ago |
finder.com.au | Alison Banney
If your savings account interest rate doesn't start with a 5, it could be time to switch to one that does. The RBA announced a cut to the cash rate in Febraury, and we've seen a lot of savings accounts cut their interest rates over the 6 weeks since. There's a really good chance your savings account interest rate has dropped from what it was at the start of the year. At the start of 2025 it was quite common to see interest rates starting with a 5.
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RT @JoshButler: Pretty sick of living through these “once in a lifetime”/“one-in 100-year” weather and economic events every couple of year…
Pretty crazy news, with neobank Xinja closing its bank accounts and returning its banking license. If you're a customer here's what you need to do: https://t.co/HaBvKx68CN
Have we tried turning The ASX off and on again?
