Effie Zahos

Chief Content Officer & Money Commentator

Effie is one of Australia's leading personal finance commentators with more than two decades of experience helping Australians make the most of their money. A regular money expert on Channel 9's Today Show and on radio around Australia, Effie is also the author of The Great $20 Adventure and A Real Girl's Guide to Money and Ditch the Debt and Get Rich.

Effie was Editor-at-Large of Canstar for four years and now acts as an ambassador for the comparison site. She was also editor of Money magazine until 2019, having helped establish it in 1999.

Passionate about financial literacy, Effie sits on the board of directors for Ecstra, a not-for-profit organisation committed to building the financial capability of all Australians.

Effie holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the University of Queensland. She is the proud mother of two children who are beginning to build on their own financial freedom.