Nicola Field is a seasoned personal finance writer with more than 25 years of experience helping Australians make smarter money decisions. A former Chartered Accountant, Nicola has contributed extensively to Money - both print and online - and writes for some of Australia's leading financial institutions. She is the author of Investing in Your Child's Future and Baby or Bust, and has collaborated with financial expert Paul Clitheroe on numerous projects, including books, newspaper columns, and radio scripts. Nicola's deep expertise in budgeting, investing, and family finance makes her a trusted voice in the industry.
Almost a million Aussies are working more than one job
About 900,000 Australians worked more than one job in the June 2022 quarter - equal to about one in 15 workers, the highest rate since 1994.
Is the Porsche IPO set to turbo-charge the stockmarket?
Porsche's turbo-charged IPO, offsets on the agenda as rates rise, and pensioners hit the headlines. Here are five things you may have missed this week.
Friends With Money #63: Smart investing for the bargain hunter
The flipside of fluctuating equity markets and falling house prices is that there are plenty of bargains to be had. Nicola Field joins us on Friends With Money.
The ETF that lets you invest in Elvis royalties
Want to invest in music royalties from the back catalogues of Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan? A new ETF could get you all shook up.
Aussies lose $2.6 million to ‘Hi Mum’ scams
Warnings about the latest "Hi Mum" scam have been doing the rounds of social media. But that hasn't stopped 1500 Australians being duped.
Santos made $767 million profit a day
Aussies are battling high energy and fuel costs, but that doesn't seem to be hurting the profits of energy giants. Plus, Boomer lender goes under.
Dob in a tax cheat: ATO receives 43,000 tip-offs
Dobbing may be un-Australian but not, it seems, when it comes to tax cheats, with the ATO receiving 43,000 tip-offs about potential tax dodgers.
Soaring used car prices could leave you under-insured
Used car prices have skyrocketed, leaving many Aussies drastically under-insured, and one in two property investors fail to plan. Here's what you've missed.
Misleading price tags: When do stores have to honour them?
When an item scans at the supermarket check-out for more than the shelf price, you're entitled to a freebie, right? Not necessarily.
How much cash Aussies are getting back in their tax refund
It's only July and already the ATO has refunded more than $5.7 billion to more than 2 million Aussies. So how much can you expect to get back?
