April
Nine of the best games to play to supercharge your investing
What if you could learn everything you need to know about investing by playing a few board games? Here are nine that will give you a head start.
- Andrew Hobbs
February
- Opinion
- Investing
‘Money dysmorphia’: The new problem gripping Gen Z
Millennials and Gen Z are suffering from crippling insecurity when it comes to money and finances - and it’s a real problem.
- Erin Lowry
January
- Opinion
- Psychology
Three ways to use money to buy happiness
The good news is you don’t have to do anything drastic – or expensive – to give your happiness a boost.
- Kate Campbell
December 2023
The $371 financial summit where a bestselling author rubs you rich
As Paul McKenna instructs us to run our hands lovingly from our shoulders to our elbows, some audience members have their doubts.
- Tom Haynes
July 2023
How airlines get you to spend more – unless you’re smart
To get better prices on flights, customers need to understand how the shopping experience has been engineered to exploit your biases.
- Sam Kemmis
May 2023
Investment scams rob $88m from Australians
Investing has always been seen as risky business. But losing everything isn’t in the playbook.
- Nina Hendy
February 2023
- Opinion
- Opinion
How to get ahead financially on the daily commute
Forty minutes on public transport can work wonders for your money life – especially for those suffering the “motherhood penalty”.
- Bianca Hartge-Hazelman
- Explainer
- Financial planners
Why Australians can’t afford financial advice (and how to fix it)
Median annual fees for financial advice have soared to $3700, but research suggests most people are only willing to pay $500. The disconnect is a serious problem, according to the author of a year-long independent review.
- Aleks Vickovich
November 2022
- Exclusive
- Money & relationships
Buy now, pay the mental health consequences later, report finds
The financial experiences of young people are closely linked to what else is going on in their lives, a new report finds.
- Julie Hare
Cost pressures forcing tough decisions on kids’ education: survey
As families struggle to pay rising bills, their children’s education comes under pressure.
- Julie Hare
September 2022
- Opinion
- Opinion
Serial panicker when markets fall? Here’s what to do
How to override your “flight to safety” gut reaction that will inevitably lead to even more financial pain.
- Ben Smythe
July 2022
Death of cash forces Armaguard, Prosegur to merge
The two biggest distributors of banknotes to branches and automatic teller machines have agreed to merge as the use of cash continues to decline across the economy.
- James Eyers
June 2022
‘Vast gulf’ between crypto vision and reality revealed
The Bank of International Settlements has lashed the “structural flaws” in crypto while calling on central banks to adopt and control its new capabilities.
- James Eyers
October 2021
- Opinion
- Wealth Generation
Why it pays to have an emergency fund
A true rainy day fund should be out of daily sight and out of daily mind, writes My Millennial Money podcast host Glen James.
- Glen James
June 2021
Peer pressure likely fuelled GameStop saga: study
University of Sydney behavioural economists found 18- to 24-year-olds make more “welfare-decreasing decisions” when being observed by people their own age.
- Aleks Vickovich
A seller’s market with few sellers
Soaring house prices should be more than enough to entice vendors to sell, but oddly, it seems to only make them hold off for longer.
- Nila Sweeney
April 2021
- Opinion
- Investing
Money behaviour lessons for investors
Successful investing is less about studying finance and more about understanding your own relationship with money.
- Tim Mackay
February 2021
- Exclusive
- BNPL
Bad buy now, pay later players to be ‘named and shamed’
Two years after the Senate called for it, the AFIA buy now, pay later code of conduct goes live on Monday to improve accountability on providers.
- James Eyers
January 2021
The day trader raid that rattled world stocks
A David and Goliath-style skirmish pitting small-scale retail investors against mighty Wall Street hedge funds upended the Australian market on Thursday. Investors are wondering if the stoush signals a larger shakeout ahead.
- Sarah Turner
December 2020
Vulnerable customer insights can be a tool to manage credit risk
The Spotlight on Customer Vulnerability report, by the Customer Owned Banking Association and EY, will lead to a rethink of bank hardship policies.
- James Eyers