Editorial focus
Your Money & Your Life (YMYL) is a daily source of financial news, information, and guidance* for Australians from all walks of life.
Our values
We believe Australians should have the knowledge they need to make sound financial decisions for themselves, their families and businesses.
We believe in and support policies such as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
We believe that profit is important for success and change. We value profit for purpose.
We report on small business news and policies and its impact. Our obligation is to provide a place where business stories are told fairly and honestly. That includes critical coverage.
We believe in the power of business to drive better social outcomes, and in our ability to do the same.
We believe in minimising our environmental footprint and everyone sharing that focus underpins our future economic success and wealth for all.
Editorial principles
Stories are chosen and written based on their newsworthiness and interest to our audience.
Any commercial arrangement is disclosed.
Any conflicts of interest is disclosed.
Transparency is a core tenant of our coverage of news and opinion.
Any content featured on Your Money & Your Life as part of a commercial arrangement, such as brand-funded content, will be clearly marked as such.
Editorial standards
Your Money & Your Life and its parent company Pinstripe Media, are members of the Local & Independent News Association (LINA).
Our writers and editors are expected to adhere to editorial standards of LINA.
The LINA editorial standards are:
1. Independence: At all times, editorial content will not be influenced by any financial contributions or other considerations from outside entities.
Whenever advertising or other sponsored content is published, that content will be clearly labelled to distinguish it from the member’s own independent editorial content.
2. Accuracy: We aim to ensure that all editorial content is accurate and is presented in context.
3. Fairness: We are committed to the following hallmarks of fairness:
- Providing a reasonable opportunity to respond where allegations or criticisms are made
- Attributing information to its source wherever possible
- Not plagiarising or misrepresenting the work of others
- Informing those we approach or contact that we are journalists
4. Diversity: We aim to be relevant to the community they serve, and to include an appropriately wide diversity of voices, views and issues.
5. Harm and offence: While some content may offend, disturb or annoy, members aim to avoid unnecessary, excessive or gratuitous harm and offence to the extent compatible with their role as a source of public interest news.
6. Privacy: We have a privacy policy relating to the protection and management of any personally identifiable information gathered and/or shared via their platforms.
In addition, we are committed to ensuring that any content which intrudes into the private lives of individuals is appropriate and proportionate when balanced with the public interest in the disclosure of information and freedom of expression.
7. Moderation of comments
While we do not allow comments on the Your Money & Your Life website, we acknowledge that readers may choose to comment on stories posted by us on social media sites. Those comments should contribute to a civil conversation and they should not be abusive, contain personal attacks, be inflammatory, racist or profane. Our publication reserves the right to make decisions about which comments violate these ground rules and the broader editorial guidelines of LINA, and will moderate comments at our discretion.
8. Advertising
We may accept advertising or sponsored content in a number of forms, including through paid business listings and display advertisements.
Where such advertising is accepted, it will be clearly labelled to distinguish it from editorial content.
9. Accountability and corrections:
We make all reasonable efforts to abide by LINA’s editorial standards, and invite anyone who feels the standards have been breached to complain in writing.
Material complaints will be taken seriously, and any breaches of these standards will be acknowledged and corrections made.
Not happy?
Please contact the editor directly at: ymyl[at]pinstripemedia.com.au – and you can lodge a complaint with the Press Council here.
- Disclaimer: Your Money & Your Life contains general financial information only. It should not be relied on as finance or tax advice. You should obtain specific, independent professional advice from a registered tax agent or financial adviser in relation to your particular circumstances.