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How to rebuild wealth after a substantial loss

Financial loss is not an uncommon experience, so if the worst happens how can you bounce back? Here are six steps to recovery.

How Stage 3 tax cuts could boost your borrowing power

Bonza leaves passengers up in the air, and first-home buyers could soon be able to borrow more. Here are five things you may have missed.

What to do when an investment seems too good to be true

One day you get a call. A specialist from a bank is offering you a limited-time interest rate on an investment. But you only get the deal if you transfer the money this week.

How to spot a deepfake

As artificial intelligence becomes more widely used for both good and ill, you can expect to see increasingly sophisticated scams using AI.

How to spot and avoid Ponzi Schemes

This week, I read a heartbreaking article about a man investing a large sum of money for his grandmother in a Ponzi scheme. So why do people fall for these scams?

Deepfake cybercrims fleece $39 million from finance worker

Rising childcare costs raise red flags, and why you need to be extra cautious on video calls. Here are five things you may have missed this week.

Financial complaints hit record high

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority received a record 102,790 complaints last year. Staff say that number is unsustainable.

Apple to pay customers $750 million

Apple pays out over claims it slowed down iPhones, and back-to-school shopping adds to financial stress for Aussie families. Here are five things you might have missed this week.

Porch pirates pinch more than 21,000 parcels

Consumers shortchanged on bonus interest, Aussie parents keen to buy shares for kids, and beware of porch pirates this Christmas. Here are five things you may have missed this week.

New generation of financial planners to take on finfluencers

Social media finfluencers helped fill the financial advice vacuum for everyday Aussies. Will a new breed of financial advisers fix that?
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