A highly respected personal finance expert, Sarah has over 20 years of experience in property, finance and investment journalism. A regular media commentator, Sarah’s expert advice on personal finance, investing and wealth creation is frequently featured across television, radio, and print media, including Sunrise and ABC News. In 2023-2024 alone, her expert tips were shared over 2,500 times in the media. She was previously managing editor of Your Investment Property magazine, Australian Broker magazine, and home loan comparison site, Your Mortgage, and her byline can be found on Yahoo! Finance, Money Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Kidspot and Mamamia. Sarah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and a Tier 1 Generic Knowledge certification (RG 146), which complies with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) standards for finance professionals.
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Expertise
- Home loans
- Personal finance
- Budgeting and money-saving tips
- Managing the cost of living
Experience
- Regular host, MC or panellist for Finder Awards, masterclasses and events
- Co-creator of Finder's Financial Fitness Challenge
- Co-author and contributor to multiple Finder research reports
- Delivers regular keynotes on first home buyer trends for major brands
- Invited contributor and thought-leader with London-based consumer and behavioural insights agency, Canvas8
- Annual Finder Innovation Awards judge for home loans, banking and digital disruptor categories
- Author, The Power of Two
- Editor, 30+ non-fiction books
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication: Journalism and Public Relations | Griffith University | 2000-2002
- Tier 1 Generic Knowledge certification (RG 146), which meets ASIC's RG 146 compliance standards
Featured publications
- Sunrise
- The Today Show
- 10 News
- Female Startup Club
- 9 Now - Today Show
- Super Guide
- 7News
- 9News
- Money magazine column
- Yahoo Finance column
- A Current Affair
- 3AW
- Mamamia
- Daily Mail
- News.com.au
- realestate.com.au
- Domain
- Telum Media
- Sydney Morning Herald
- Property Update
- The Latch
- Soho
- Savings with Sarah
Featured videos
Latest articles by Sarah Megginson
200 articles written by this author
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