Michelle Baltazar

Michelle Lomas founded the Fintech start-up Chipkie, a disruptor in the friends and family money lending space. She has spent almost 20 years in media and marketing, working in Australia and the US for leading brands Hearst, Are Media, Group M and Mediabrands.

Booktopia gift cards to be honoured, how to slash over $700 from annual fuel bills, and the investment that's topped the returns table over the past 30 years. Here are five things you may have missed this week.

Sick of your money earning paltry interest in the bank but don't have the time to actively invest it? Micro-investing or peer-to-peer lending could be for you.

Paul Miron is the co-founder and managing director of Msquared Capital. He has more than 25 years' experience in the finance industry, including senior positions at Colonial State Bank, CBA and Westpac. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney.

Melisa Sloan is a lawyer, industry leader and founder of Madison Sloan Lawyers. She is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and Victorian Women Lawyers, and is on the Board of Directors of Expression Australia. Her latest book is Big Moments: Expert Advice for Conquering those Moments that Define Us.

I feel as if I'm between a rock and a hard place. I have enough assets to prevent me from getting the pension, but not enough to create an economic engine to pay me a passive income in retirement.

The saying goes that comparison is the thief of joy. But in the case of superannuation - which, for some people, is firmly out of sight and out of mind - could comparing balances with similarly-aged Australians provide a useful insight into how their retirement savings are tracking?

Purchasing a home isn't a simple process. So, for buyers looking for help or an extra edge on the competition, could a buyer's agent be worth the cost?

As investors flocked to micro-investing platforms, they've ignored fixed-income assets like bonds. But, with markets, should bonds have a place in your portfolio?

From January next year, large companies need to provide climate-related financial disclosures in their annual sustainability reports - the regulator is seeking comment.