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3 weeks ago | 
moneymag.com.au | Vanessa Walker |Ryan Johnson |Nicola Field |Andrew McKean
In this episode of the Friends With Money Podcast, Vanessa Walker, managing editor of Money magazine, discusses insurance with journalist Ryan Johnson. They explore why insurance premiums are rising, ways to find the best value policies, and the inner workings of the insurance industry. They also highlight the winners of the Life Insurance 2025 Awards in various categories.
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1 month ago | 
moneymag.com.au | Vanessa Walker |Vita Palestrant |Tom Watson |Chris Brycki
What are the top five mistakes people make regarding retirement? Did you know, for example, that you need to start planning for retirement a decade beforehand? This week on the Friends With Money podcast, Money's Vanessa Walker sits down in the studio with Money's super columnist Vita Palestrant to chat about the top do's and don'ts when heading into retirement.
What's the biggest mistake that people make? Why is super such a great investment and tax strategy, no matter what age?
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2 months ago | 
moneymag.com.au | Tom Watson |Vanessa Walker |Nicola Field
As founder and chief executive of Think Again Laser Clinic, Mike has overseen the rapid expansion of the tattoo removal specialist business, including its philanthropic services, across Australia and now overseas. Born in Campbelltown in south-west Sydney, he now lives in the city's north-west. We might not be able to appreciate it at the time, but every so often in life there comes a major turning point. A sliding doors moment. For Mike Anderson, one of those moments came in his mid-20s.
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2 months ago | 
moneymag.com.au | Nicola Field |Vanessa Walker |Tom Watson |Rachel Wastell
The big change coming to home loans, beauty dupe sells for $1 billion, and Aussie women to save hundreds on contraception. Here are five things you may have missed this week. Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has called on bank regulator APRA to loosen its lending rules to make it easier for the 3 million Australians with a student debt to take out a home loan.
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2 months ago | 
moneymag.com.au | Pam Walkley |Paul Clitheroe |Tom Watson |Vanessa Walker
Should I buy a house or an apartment? This is a question that virtually all home buyers and investors face at some stage. The big plus of an apartment is that it usually comes with a far lower price tag, meaning it's less likely you'll be saddled with an astronomical mortgage. Indeed, the disparity between apartments (also called units in Australia) and house prices has widened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2 months ago | 
moneymag.com.au | Christopher Niesche |Vanessa Walker |Ryan Johnson
Professor Veena Sahajwalla is a globally recognised materials scientist, engineer and inventor revolutionising the science of recycling through her work at the UNSW. Born in Mumbai, she was educated in India, Canada (where she met her husband) and the US before moving to Australia. She appeared as a judge on the long-running ABC TV series The New Inventors and on Australian Story. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2025.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
moneymag.com.au | Vanessa Walker |Tom Watson |Christopher Niesche
Matt Jones shares the fortuitous meeting that gave rise to one of Australia's best-known local gin companies, Four Pillars. This is his take on how social media, storytelling and crowdfunding got Four Pillars the kind of marketing cut-through that other brands only dream about. As a child, I always felt we were financially secure as a family. But, like most kids, I suspect I didn't appreciate just how hard my parents were working to maintain that sense of stability.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
moneymag.com.au | Michelle Baltazar |Vanessa Walker
VanEck Australia has been named Money's Best Fixed Interest Exchange Traded Funds as part of the Best of the Best awards.
Find out how we chose the winners
Order your copy of the bumper awards issue
Check out more from Best of the Best 2025
It's been a tough few years for fixed interest. After experiencing one of the worst periods in decades during the pandemic, the asset class won back investors who were searching for higher yields as central banks began lifting interest rates.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
moneymag.com.au | Michelle Baltazar |Vanessa Walker
The MG4 Excite has been named Money's Best-Value Electric Car as part of the Best of the Best awards.
Find out how we chose the winners
Order your copy of the bumper awards issue
Check out more from Best of the Best 2025
There are more EVs on the market in Australia now than ever before, and in the next 12 to 18 months new Chinese brands will arrive in droves on the back of a government mandate requiring lower vehicle emissions for new cars.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
moneymag.com.au | Michelle Baltazar |Vanessa Walker
Budget Direct has been named Money's Best-Value Car Insurance as part of the Best of the Best awards.
Find out how we chose the winners
Order your copy of the bumper awards issue
Check out more from Best of the Best 2025
If you were to create a Venn diagram with the word 'value' in one circle and 'comprehensive car insurance' in the other, it wouldn't be a surprise to find Budget Direct in the middle.
