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Alison Banney

Alison Banney

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Alison Banney is the banking and investments editor at Finder. She has written about finance for over six years, with her work featured on sites including Yahoo Finance, Money Magazine and Dynamic Business. She has previously worked at Westpac, and has written for several other major banks including BCU, Greater Bank and Gateway Credit Union. Alison has a Bachelor of Communications from Newcastle University, with a double major in Journalism and Public Relations. She has ASIC RG146 compliance certificates for Financial Advice, Securities and Managed Investments and Superannuation. Outside of Finder, you’ll likely find her somewhere near the ocean.

Latest articles by Alison Banney

6 articles written by this author

How to invest money in Canada in 2024

What's the best way to invest money in Canada? Find out how to invest money via stocks, bonds, index funds and more.

Cameron Micallef & Alison Banney 10 February 2022
How to invest money in Canada in 2024

Canada’s penny stocks

Learn about Canadian penny stocks and their risks, plus find out how to buy them if they are a fit for your investment portfolio.

Alison Banney 28 May 2020
Canada’s penny stocks

What is an investment asset class?

Learn about each of the five main asset classes and understand why it's important to diversify your money across several of them.

Alison Banney 29 April 2020
What is an investment asset class?

What are dividends and how do they work?

Companies offer a share of the profits they earn to their investors in the form of dividends. Usually paid twice a year in Canada, dividends are often offered as cash payments but can also be in the form of company shares.

Alison Banney 6 April 2020
What are dividends and how do they work?

Banks that support Apple Pay in Canada

Check if your bank offers Apple Pay and learn how to set up and use the digital wallet for contactless payments.

Alison Banney 18 December 2019
Banks that support Apple Pay in Canada

Receiving money from overseas

Compare international money transfer services to receive money here in Canada.

Alison Banney 7 July 2014
Receiving money from overseas
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