Graham Cooke is the head of consumer research at Finder and one of Australia's leading personal finance experts. He has written for several news publications, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Yahoo Finance and Nasdaq. Graham has also appeared on live TV more than 1000 times, regularly discussing financial topics on Australian programs including ABC News, Channel 7 & 9 News, Today and Sunrise. Connect with Graham on LinkedIn.
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