Dominic Powell

6 days ago | smh.com.au | Dominic Powell

Real Money, a free weekly newsletter giving expert tips on how to save, invest and make the most of your money, is sent every Sunday. You’re reading an excerpt − sign up to get the whole newsletter in your inbox. As you wake up this morning, bleary-eyed, and reach for your phone to read this column (which I assume is the first thing all of you do on Sundays), it’ll be almost exactly one week from the end of financial year.

6 days ago | theage.com.au | Dominic Powell

Opinion June 22, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Real Money, a free weekly newsletter giving expert tips on how to save, invest and make the most of your money, is sent every Sunday. You’re reading an excerpt − sign up to get the whole newsletter in your inbox.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Dominic Powell

Money Editor June 15, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Real Money, a free weekly newsletter giving expert tips on how to save, invest and make the most of your money, is sent every Sunday. You’re reading an excerpt − sign up to get the whole newsletter in your inbox. On the whole, the Australian superannuation system does a decent-ish job at being easy to understand.

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Dominic Powell

Real Money, a free weekly newsletter giving expert tips on how to save, invest and make the most of your money, is sent every Sunday. You’re reading an excerpt − sign up to get the whole newsletter in your inbox. As I write this on a frosty Melbourne morning, the mercury has dipped below 3 degrees, prompting the ritualistic donning of black puffer jackets and a sharp spike in the number of people working from home.

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Dominic Powell

OpinionThe simple banking switch that could save you time and moneySaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAs a general rule, I try to contain any evangelising about personal finance or superannuation to within this column (you lucky things). That being said, I have been known to interrogate my friends about their super allocations (usually after one too many pints), but no one likes someone rambling on about ETFs or debt or whatever when they’re just trying to have a good time.