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What Gen Z may arguably lack in wisdom, they make up for in savviness.

Smart and savvy: Why we should be asking Gen Z for money advice

I don’t mean to reignite the oft-sensationalised generation wars, but there is a lot that older generations can learn from the “lazy” younger ones.

  • Max Yong

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Have your finances stalled? Use these three ways to break through

It’s not the economy, markets, investments – it’s about identifying and shifting out of patterns that keep you stuck.

  • Paridhi Jain
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Three common pieces of money advice you shouldn’t listen to

There are a number of common adages in the world of personal finance, and a lot of them aren’t particularly helpful.

  • Paridhi Jain
More needs to be done to educate people about AI’s pitfalls.

Using AI for money advice? You might want to read this

If 97.5 per cent of my Harvard advanced economics students can be fooled by AI, what hope do the rest of us have?

  • Max Yong
Teaching your kids some money smarts could be invaluable.

Kids are back at school. But they won’t be taught one crucial thing

It’s back to school in Australia and New Zealand – but with one key difference: Kiwi kids will now learn about money.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Do you actually want ‘more money’? Or do you want this instead?

Feel like all your issues would be fixed if you only had a bit more money? There might be another side you haven’t considered.

  • Paridhi Jain
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I lost thousands. But it taught me a crucial lesson about money

I knew my only shot at avoiding this happening again was to figure out what I could do better next time. So I asked myself a question I’d been avoiding.

  • Paridhi Jain
Younger Australians have particularly poor financial literacy, leaving them vulnerable to overpaying for things and not getting the best value for money.

Most Australians are ‘bad with money’. The reason why is frightening

After decades in financial services, I’m convinced the real issue isn’t that most people can’t understand money. It’s that they don’t want to look at it.

  • Pascale Helyar-Moray
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Before you buy that million-dollar house, consider these three things

Poor property decisions can lead to some of the most expensive financial mistakes I see people making. Here’s how to prevent them.

  • Paridhi Jain
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I use all the money ‘hacks’. So why have my finances stalled?

Taking advice solely from podcasts and books can be useful, but it’s a piecemeal approach that lacks the depth required.

  • Paridhi Jain