Money (Australia)

Money is Australia's most enduring, best-selling, and widely-read magazine focused on personal finance. Since its launch in 1999, the Money team has been dedicated to offering trustworthy, unbiased, and easy-to-grasp financial insights to assist readers in saving money and optimizing their investments.

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The truth about Donald Trump and TACO trades

1 week ago | moneymag.com.au | Nicola Field

TACO trade - coming to a sharemarket near youThe flip-flopping of sharemarkets in response to US President Trump's on/off approach to tariffs has been given a name - the TACO trade. And it has nothing to do with Mexican cuisine. TACO stands for 'Trump Always Chickens Out' - a reference to the pattern of Donald Trump announcing high tariffs that send markets into a tailspin, followed by tariff pauses or reductions that see markets rebound, particularly in the US.
Ask Paul: What's the best way to invest while raising a child?

1 week ago | moneymag.com.au | Paul Clitheroe

Dear Paul,I'm 37 and am the main household income earner (close to $100,000pa gross) and my wife, 32, has a net income of about $35,000pa. I have been salary sacrificing 10% of my income over the past 10 years, and my super is in a tax-deferred fund with about $210,000. I've contributed and invested consistently over these years in my share portfolio, which currently sits at $140,000, with an average return of 21% since inception (eight years).
QSuper settles $67 million life insurance class action

1 week ago | moneymag.com.au | Andrew McKean

QSuper, which merged with Sunsuper to create Australian Retirement Trust (ART), Australia's second-largest super fund, has reached a $67 million out-of-court settlement over claims members were overcharged for life insurance premiums. The settlement for the class action, which was brought against the fund in the Federal Court in November 2021, still requires court approval and is without admission of liability.
The big change coming to your HECS balance

1 week ago | moneymag.com.au | Tom Watson

The student loan balances held by roughly three million Australians will rise by 3.2% on Sunday as the latest round of indexation takes effect. Each year on June 1 indexation is applied by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to outstanding student loans, including the likes of HECS-HELP debt and other schemes.
Friends With Money #205: Boost your earning power

1 week ago | moneymag.com.au | Michelle Baltazar |Roxanne Calder

Feeling stuck in your career and wondering if you should be earning more? Are there steps you can take today to boost your future prospects? This week on the Friends With Money podcast, Money's Michelle Baltazar chats with employment expert and author Roxanne Calder about how you can improve your salary and career opportunities.
US$275m: Who is the highest paid athlete in the world?

2 weeks ago | moneymag.com.au | Tom Watson

Basketballers, American footballers and soccer players have dominated the top 50 list of the world's highest-paid athletes over the past year, according to the latest analysis by Forbes. Released last week, Forbes' 2025 World's Highest-Paid Athletes List reveals that the 50 top-earning sportspeople raked in an estimated US$4.23 billion (roughly A$6.6 billion) in the 12 months to the start of May. That's a $400 million increase on the combined figure of $3.88 billion recorded the year before.
'The value just isn't there': customers turn on Telstra

2 weeks ago | moneymag.com.au | Nicola Field

'Time to shop around' as Telstra hikes chargesFrom July 1, 2025, Telstra customers can expect to pay more for postpaid mobile, and home and small business internet plans. Most plans will see a price hike of $3 to $5 a month. Telstra claims the price hikes will "improve our mobile network performance and experience". But the telco's customers aren't convinced. One Reddit user noted, "The value just isn't there, nor do they reward any customers for staying on."Another declared "time to shop around".
Modest growth: Super funds weather Trump tariff storm in April

2 weeks ago | moneymag.com.au | Tom Watson

In spite of ongoing volatility in financial markets, returns from superannuation funds generally edged higher over the course of April - clawing back some of the losses suffered in the previous month. New research from Chant West reveals that typical diversified super funds across all risk profiles ended April above water, with the median growth option (in which 61% to 80% of funds are allocated towards growth assets) up 0.6% over the month.
How to turn $10k into $1 million

2 weeks ago | moneymag.com.au | Marcus Padley

I ask for 'stupid questions' in the Marcus Today newsletter, and I get them. Here's one: "I have $10,000 and want to turn it into $1 million. How do I do it?"You're thinking, 'How stupid', but it's a really good question. So, let's try to answer it. The first thing to do is to accept that you will not achieve this goal without being prepared to lose all your money. You will not achieve it in the bank, in cash, in property or in managed funds.
Ask Paul: Backyard or beach for our new house?

2 weeks ago | moneymag.com.au | Paul Clitheroe

Dear Paul,My wife, 31, and I, 38, have just accepted an offer on our home in Adelaide's north-eastern suburbs. We essentially own it outright and will keep the proceeds of the sale with the exception of the agent's fees and usual costs. I bought the property as a single man some 11 years ago for $325,000 and our offer sits at well over double this price.