Money’s December issue reveals all the leading financial products based on independent comparative data. The eagerly anticipated annual Best of the Best issue highlights the best value bank and home loan accounts, superannuation funds, managed funds and ETFs, the most economical insurance for home and cars as well as outstanding innovators in personal finance. This special issue allows readers to save hundreds of dollars by switching to market-leading products that provide the best returns for their hard-earned dollars.
Money is pleased to announce 109 awards across 14 personal finance categories for its 2025 Best of the Best winners, including:
Macquarie Asset Management: Best Investment Manager.
Vanguard Australia: Best ETF Manager.
Mine Super: Best Super Fund.
UniSuper: Best Pension Fund.
Budget Direct: Best Home and Contents and Car Insurance.
HSBC: Best-Value Flexible Home Loan (in the banks category).
Kogan: Best-Value NBN Broadband Plans.
Each award includes data tables that allows readers to compare leading products in that category, including:
- All of the leading superannuation funds, covering MySuper to shares, cash and pension products.
- A round-up of flexible home loans in the bank, non-bank, boutique bank categories.
- A survey of all the leading short and long-term term deposit accounts.
- The best credit cards, personal, car, investment and green loans on the market.
- Outstanding share brokers.
In addition, we are pleased to announce:
- Generation Life as winner of Innovation in Intergenerational Wealth.
- Hostplus as winner of Innovation in Superannuation Education.
- Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation as winner of Innovation in Retirement.
In the spending category:
- Award-winning cars, from SUV to family models, ICE, hybrid and EV.
- All the best internet and mobile deals.
- The top red and white wines of the year.
The December issue also features a range of insightful stories:
How to get more bang for your Christmas shopping buck
Australians are expected to drop $69.7 billion on Christmas purchases this year. With 95 percent of people saying landing a great deal is their top priority, Money identifies where to find the bargains online and in-store.
Is duty-free still worth it?
As hundreds of thousands of Australians head overseas during our biggest holiday of the year, Money compares duty-free with conventional retailers to find the best price on alcohol, beauty and lifestyle accessories.
The great electrification experiment
Money reports on the NSW suburb that is a world-leading testing ground for homes going all-electric with the aim of achieving big savings and valuable insights for the rest of the country.
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- What Trump's second term means for Aussie investors
- How to maximise your annual leave in 2025
- How Shein and Temu are taking down luxury brands
- Businesses must accept cash payments for essentials
- Cashback: Can you really save money while you shop?
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