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Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Brisbane Times

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I have $1.6m in super but can’t get a credit card. Am I too old?

I have $1.6m in super but can’t get a credit card. Am I too old?

No matter how flush you are, or how reliable your repayments, once you hit a certain age it can be tough to get a credit card.

28.03.2025 9

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

I have $1.6m in super but can’t get a credit card. Am I too old?

I have $1.6m in super but can’t get a credit card. Am I too old?

No matter how flush you are, or how reliable your repayments, once you hit a certain age it can be tough to get a credit card.

28.03.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

I have $1.6m in super but can’t get a credit card. Am I too old?

I have $1.6m in super but can’t get a credit card. Am I too old?

No matter how flush you are, or how reliable your repayments, once you hit a certain age it can be tough to get a credit card.

28.03.2025 7

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

I have $1.6m in super but can’t get a credit card. Am I too old?

I have $1.6m in super but can’t get a credit card. Am I too old?

No matter how flush you are, or how reliable your repayments, once you hit a certain age it can be tough to get a credit card.

28.03.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How to avoid a double whammy to your private health premiums next month

How to avoid a double whammy to your private health premiums next month

In just over two weeks, there will be yet another hit to the hip pockets of millions of Aussies: private health insurance premiums will go up.

14.03.2025 10

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How to avoid a double whammy to your private health premiums next month

How to avoid a double whammy to your private health premiums next month

In just over two weeks, there will be yet another hit to the hip pockets of millions of Aussies: private health insurance premiums will go up.

14.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How to avoid a double whammy to your private health premiums next month

How to avoid a double whammy to your private health premiums next month

In just over two weeks, there will be yet another hit to the hip pockets of millions of Aussies: private health insurance premiums will go up.

14.03.2025 6

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How to avoid a double whammy to your private health premiums next month

How to avoid a double whammy to your private health premiums next month

In just over two weeks, there will be yet another hit to the hip pockets of millions of Aussies: private health insurance premiums will go up.

14.03.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Now Trump’s in charge, here’s how to safeguard your super

With virtually every Australian having exposure to the global market within their superannuation fund, it’s time to take some emergency action.

07.03.2025 6

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Now Trump’s in charge, here’s how to safeguard your super

With virtually every Australian having exposure to the global market within their superannuation fund, it’s time to take some emergency action.

07.03.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Now Trump’s in charge, here’s how to safeguard your super

With virtually every Australian having exposure to the global market within their superannuation fund, it’s time to take some emergency action.

07.03.2025 10

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Now Trump’s in charge, here’s how to safeguard your super

With virtually every Australian having exposure to the global market within their superannuation fund, it’s time to take some emergency action.

07.03.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Three steps to calculating your net worth – and how to improve it

We’re constantly worrying about our finances and saving money, but when was the last time you calculated your net worth?

28.02.2025 8

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Three steps to calculating your net worth – and how to improve it

We’re constantly worrying about our finances and saving money, but when was the last time you calculated your net worth?

28.02.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Three steps to calculating your net worth – and how to improve it

We’re constantly worrying about our finances and saving money, but when was the last time you calculated your net worth?

28.02.2025 8

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Three steps to calculating your net worth – and how to improve it

We’re constantly worrying about our finances and saving money, but when was the last time you calculated your net worth?

28.02.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Just how bad is it to retire with a mortgage?

There’s a fierce debate about how much money you really need to retire comfortably, but less is said about how the status of your home affects this.

21.02.2025 6

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Just how bad is it to retire with a mortgage?

There’s a fierce debate about how much money you really need to retire comfortably, but less is said about how the status of your home affects this.

21.02.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Just how bad is it to retire with a mortgage?

There’s a fierce debate about how much money you really need to retire comfortably, but less is said about how the status of your home affects this.

21.02.2025 6

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Just how bad is it to retire with a mortgage?

There’s a fierce debate about how much money you really need to retire comfortably, but less is said about how the status of your home affects this.

21.02.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How you can shelter $137,500 of capital gains in one super move

If you’re looking to put the proceeds of an investment property into super, you can, but you’ll need to act fast.

07.02.2025 6

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How you can shelter $137,500 of capital gains in one super move

If you’re looking to put the proceeds of an investment property into super, you can, but you’ll need to act fast.

07.02.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How you can shelter $137,500 of capital gains in one super move

If you’re looking to put the proceeds of an investment property into super, you can, but you’ll need to act fast.

07.02.2025 10

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How you can shelter $137,500 of capital gains in one super move

If you’re looking to put the proceeds of an investment property into super, you can, but you’ll need to act fast.

07.02.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Think you nailed the back-to-school checklist? Here’s one more thing

Your kids’ main money lessons – and modelling – will come from you, not school.

31.01.2025 7

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Think you nailed the back-to-school checklist? Here’s one more thing

Your kids’ main money lessons – and modelling – will come from you, not school.

31.01.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Think you nailed the back-to-school checklist? Here’s one more thing

Your kids’ main money lessons – and modelling – will come from you, not school.

31.01.2025 6

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Think you nailed the back-to-school checklist? Here’s one more thing

Your kids’ main money lessons – and modelling – will come from you, not school.

31.01.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How to make the most of Qantas’ new points overhaul

With the points cost, when you redeem them for flights rising, how do you get the best value now?

24.01.2025 10

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How to make the most of Qantas’ new points overhaul

With the points cost, when you redeem them for flights rising, how do you get the best value now?

24.01.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How to make the most of Qantas’ new points overhaul

With the points cost, when you redeem them for flights rising, how do you get the best value now?

24.01.2025 6

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How to make the most of Qantas’ new points overhaul

With the points cost, when you redeem them for flights rising, how do you get the best value now?

24.01.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

This super strategy can help you avoid the ‘death tax’

If you’re not careful, the money you still have in super could be significantly taxed once you pass.

10.01.2025 7

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

This super strategy can help you avoid the ‘death tax’

10.01.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

This super strategy can help you avoid the ‘death tax’

10.01.2025 10

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

This super strategy can help you avoid the ‘death tax’

If you’re not careful, the money you still have in super could be significantly taxed once you pass.

10.01.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Five ways to get a leg up on the property ladder (including one new one)

It has taken so long that it’s almost the next generation that will benefit, but the Help to Buy shared housing equity legislation finally becoming...

30.11.2024 3

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Five ways to get a leg up on the property ladder (including one new one)

It has taken so long that it’s almost the next generation that will benefit, but the Help to Buy shared housing equity legislation finally becoming...

30.11.2024 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Five ways to get a leg up on the property ladder (including one new one)

It has taken so long that it’s almost the next generation that will benefit, but the Help to Buy shared housing equity legislation finally becoming...

30.11.2024 10

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Five ways to get a leg up on the property ladder (including one new one)

It has taken so long that it’s almost the next generation that will benefit, but the Help to Buy shared housing equity legislation finally becoming...

30.11.2024 5

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How paying car insurance monthly could cost you twice

As bad luck goes, on April 5, this year, Jacinta* and her husband had a lot of it. Both of their cars were parked out the front of their Sydney...

22.11.2024 5

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How paying car insurance monthly could cost you twice

As bad luck goes, on April 5, this year, Jacinta* and her husband had a lot of it. Both of their cars were parked out the front of their Sydney...

22.11.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How paying car insurance monthly could cost you twice

As bad luck goes, on April 5, this year, Jacinta* and her husband had a lot of it. Both of their cars were parked out the front of their Sydney...

22.11.2024 3

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How paying car insurance monthly could cost you twice

As bad luck goes, on April 5, this year, Jacinta* and her husband had a lot of it. Both of their cars were parked out the front of their Sydney...

22.11.2024 4

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

There’s more to a happy early retirement than $73,000 a year

A friend of mine once said he thought there were three keys to happiness: someone to love, something to do and some things to look forward to. And...

15.11.2024 4

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

There’s more to a happy early retirement than $73,000 a year

A friend of mine once said he thought there were three keys to happiness: someone to love, something to do and some things to look forward to. And...

15.11.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

There’s more to a happy early retirement than $73,000 a year

A friend of mine once said he thought there were three keys to happiness: someone to love, something to do and some things to look forward to. And...

15.11.2024 5

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

There’s more to a happy early retirement than $73,000 a year

A friend of mine once said he thought there were three keys to happiness: someone to love, something to do and some things to look forward to. And...

15.11.2024 3

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Should I use my savings to pay down my mortgage?

Hi Nicole, wondering what your thoughts are on making extra home loan repayments on our fixed term loan before our 1.89 per cent rate expires in...

08.11.2024 4

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Should I use my savings to pay down my mortgage?

Hi Nicole, wondering what your thoughts are on making extra home loan repayments on our fixed term loan before our 1.89 per cent rate expires in...

08.11.2024 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon