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How I structure investment property loans for maximum tax perks

How I structure investment property loans for maximum tax perks

Spurred by high rents and expectations of further price growth, investors are back as the fastest growing group of buyers.

24.08.2025 10

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How I structure investment property loans for maximum tax perks

How I structure investment property loans for maximum tax perks

Spurred by high rents and expectations of further price growth, investors are back as the fastest growing group of buyers.

24.08.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How I structure investment property loans for maximum tax perks

How I structure investment property loans for maximum tax perks

Spurred by high rents and expectations of further price growth, investors are back as the fastest growing group of buyers.

24.08.2025 10

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How I structure investment property loans for maximum tax perks

How I structure investment property loans for maximum tax perks

Spurred by high rents and expectations of further price growth, investors are back as the fastest growing group of buyers.

24.08.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

If I wait until I’m 55 to sell, can I avoid capital gains tax?

If I wait until I’m 55 to sell, can I avoid capital gains tax?

It’s not your age that matters but acting on the opportunity to shelter up to $167,500 of profits.

23.08.2025 10

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

If I wait until I’m 55 to sell, can I avoid capital gains tax?

If I wait until I’m 55 to sell, can I avoid capital gains tax?

It’s not your age that matters but acting on the opportunity to shelter up to $167,500 of profits.

23.08.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

If I wait until I’m 55 to sell, can I avoid capital gains tax?

If I wait until I’m 55 to sell, can I avoid capital gains tax?

It’s not your age that matters but acting on the opportunity to shelter up to $167,500 of profits.

23.08.2025 5

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

If I wait until I’m 55 to sell, can I avoid capital gains tax?

If I wait until I’m 55 to sell, can I avoid capital gains tax?

It’s not your age that matters but acting on the opportunity to shelter up to $167,500 of profits.

23.08.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget one rate cut – here are five

Forget one rate cut – here are five

This week’s rate cut will save you a little – but here’s how you can slash your mortgage repayments even more dramatically.

16.08.2025 7

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget one rate cut – here are five

Forget one rate cut – here are five

This week’s rate cut will save you a little – but here’s how you can slash your mortgage repayments even more dramatically.

16.08.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget one rate cut – here are five

Forget one rate cut – here are five

This week’s rate cut will save you a little – but here’s how you can slash your mortgage repayments even more dramatically.

16.08.2025 8

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget one rate cut – here are five

Forget one rate cut – here are five

This week’s rate cut will save you a little – but here’s how you can slash your mortgage repayments even more dramatically.

16.08.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How ‘living inheritances’ are changing the lives of adult ‘kids’

How ‘living inheritances’ are changing the lives of adult ‘kids’

Almost 20 per cent of Australians have inherited some form of wealth from a family member.

16.08.2025 10

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How ‘living inheritances’ are changing the lives of adult ‘kids’

How ‘living inheritances’ are changing the lives of adult ‘kids’

Almost 20 per cent of Australians have inherited some form of wealth from a family member.

16.08.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How ‘living inheritances’ are changing the lives of adult ‘kids’

How ‘living inheritances’ are changing the lives of adult ‘kids’

Almost 20 per cent of Australians have inherited some form of wealth from a family member.

16.08.2025 10

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How ‘living inheritances’ are changing the lives of adult ‘kids’

How ‘living inheritances’ are changing the lives of adult ‘kids’

Almost 20 per cent of Australians have inherited some form of wealth from a family member.

16.08.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Why is my credit score bad when I am so good with money?

Why is my credit score bad when I am so good with money?

One factor may have killed your credit rating. Here’s what you can do.

09.08.2025 10

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Why is my credit score bad when I am so good with money?

Why is my credit score bad when I am so good with money?

One factor may have killed your credit rating. Here’s what you can do.

09.08.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Why is my credit score bad when I am so good with money?

Why is my credit score bad when I am so good with money?

One factor may have killed your credit rating. Here’s what you can do.

09.08.2025 5

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Why is my credit score bad when I am so good with money?

Why is my credit score bad when I am so good with money?

One factor may have killed your credit rating. Here’s what you can do.

09.08.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

The 3-step check to see if you’re in a good super fund

A perfect super storm saw years of the contributions I earned as a teenager evaporate. Here’s how to ensure it never happens to you.

02.08.2025 10

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

The 3-step check to see if you’re in a good super fund

A perfect super storm saw years of the contributions I earned as a teenager evaporate. Here’s how to ensure it never happens to you.

02.08.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

The 3-step check to see if you’re in a good super fund

A perfect super storm saw years of the contributions I earned as a teenager evaporate. Here’s how to ensure it never happens to you.

02.08.2025 6

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

The 3-step check to see if you’re in a good super fund

A perfect super storm saw years of the contributions I earned as a teenager evaporate. Here’s how to ensure it never happens to you.

02.08.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

If inflation is under control, why does your budget feel so stretched?

The numbers are pointing to the rate of price rises sitting at where the Reserve Bank wants it, but that doesn’t mean we get to see the benefits...

01.08.2025 10

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

If inflation is under control, why does your budget feel so stretched?

The numbers are pointing to the rate of price rises sitting at where the Reserve Bank wants it, but that doesn’t mean we get to see the benefits...

01.08.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

If inflation is under control, why does your budget feel so stretched?

The numbers are pointing to the rate of price rises sitting at where the Reserve Bank wants it, but that doesn’t mean we get to see the benefits...

01.08.2025 9

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

If inflation is under control, why does your budget feel so stretched?

The numbers are pointing to the rate of price rises sitting at where the Reserve Bank wants it, but that doesn’t mean we get to see the benefits...

01.08.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Credit card companies are hoarding rate cuts. Shame on them

It’s nothing short of a scandal that credit card interest rates barely budge, no matter what is happening with official rates.

25.07.2025 9

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Credit card companies are hoarding rate cuts. Shame on them

It’s nothing short of a scandal that credit card interest rates barely budge, no matter what is happening with official rates.

25.07.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Credit card companies are hoarding rate cuts. Shame on them

It’s nothing short of a scandal that credit card interest rates barely budge, no matter what is happening with official rates.

25.07.2025 8

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Credit card companies are hoarding rate cuts. Shame on them

It’s nothing short of a scandal that credit card interest rates barely budge, no matter what is happening with official rates.

25.07.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget card surcharges, these three invisible fees are costing us more

Hidden fees are a fact of life in our financial system, and some of them are even more egregious than credit card surcharges.

19.07.2025 10

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget card surcharges, these three invisible fees are costing us more

Hidden fees are a fact of life in our financial system, and some of them are even more egregious than credit card surcharges.

19.07.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget card surcharges, these three invisible fees are costing us more

Hidden fees are a fact of life in our financial system, and some of them are even more egregious than credit card surcharges.

19.07.2025 30

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget card surcharges, these three invisible fees are costing us more

Hidden fees are a fact of life in our financial system, and some of them are even more egregious than credit card surcharges.

19.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How do I protect my daughters from the ‘motherhood penalty’?

Taking time off to raise children can leave your super looking a bit light-on. But there are strategies you can use to avoid it.

11.07.2025 9

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How do I protect my daughters from the ‘motherhood penalty’?

Taking time off to raise children can leave your super looking a bit light-on. But there are strategies you can use to avoid it.

11.07.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How do I protect my daughters from the ‘motherhood penalty’?

Taking time off to raise children can leave your super looking a bit light-on. But there are strategies you can use to avoid it.

11.07.2025 7

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

How do I protect my daughters from the ‘motherhood penalty’?

Taking time off to raise children can leave your super looking a bit light-on. But there are strategies you can use to avoid it.

11.07.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget the Midas touch, investing now requires diamond hands

Our super funds have again made stellar returns last financial year. But the investing landscape has started to shift.

04.07.2025 10

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget the Midas touch, investing now requires diamond hands

Our super funds have again made stellar returns last financial year. But the investing landscape has started to shift.

04.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget the Midas touch, investing now requires diamond hands

Our super funds have again made stellar returns last financial year. But the investing landscape has started to shift.

04.07.2025 10

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Forget the Midas touch, investing now requires diamond hands

Our super funds have again made stellar returns last financial year. But the investing landscape has started to shift.

04.07.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Trust me – you can’t afford to travel without these five things

Travelled internationally lately? It’s a different experience to 10 years ago – or even five – and your packing list might have changed.

28.06.2025 8

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Trust me – you can’t afford to travel without these five things

Travelled internationally lately? It’s a different experience to 10 years ago – or even five – and your packing list might have changed.

28.06.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Trust me – you can’t afford to travel without these five things

Travelled internationally lately? It’s a different experience to 10 years ago – or even five – and your packing list might have changed.

28.06.2025 7

The Age

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

Trust me – you can’t afford to travel without these five things

Travelled internationally lately? It’s a different experience to 10 years ago – or even five – and your packing list might have changed.

28.06.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

AI helped me feed my family for just $3 a serve

Could artificial intelligence make me a seven-night, sales-ingredient-only meal plan that the kids will actually eat?

21.06.2025 8

WA Today

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon

AI helped me feed my family for just $3 a serve

Could artificial intelligence make me a seven-night, sales-ingredient-only meal plan that the kids will actually eat?

21.06.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon