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The Money Puzzle
Unlock your wealth potential with The Money Puzzle. Featuring two power-packed episodes each week packed with smart money-making strategies, from superannuation to investing in shares, plus in-depth analysis of property markets. Get tips from leading experts and practical tools to help build lasting...
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Property investors brace for new super tax squeeze
Investors who have held property as the backbone of their retirement portfolios will be the first in line for the new taxes on super…especially at the...
The common financial mistakes forcing people to work longer
Most people worry about whether they have enough money to have a comfortable retirement. Financial adviser James Wrigley has a framework to help peopl...
Mortgage wars: why the banks are offering sweeter deals
The major banks don’t usually offer big deals to first home buyers, usually because beggars can’t be choosers. But that's changing. There's big incent...
The great wealth transfer: what you need to know before gifting money
Many parents and grandparents want to be able to help their children, and do so while they’re alive rather than leaving a large inheritance. But there...
How to pick a suburb ripe for booming house prices
House prices across most capital cities are expected to rise over the next 12 months. So how do you pick which is the best one to buy an investment pr...
Is using an SMSF for property a million-dollar mistake?
A generation of investors have used Self Managed Super Funds for property investment, but steadily the numbers have changed in this area with higher r...
Melbourne rebound - where are the bargains?
The nation’s second biggest city is climbing out of a decade-long period of severe property price underperformance - so where are the opportunities? I...
Private markets - A beginner’s guide
Private credit, private debt...it's boom time out there for unlisted markets but how do you walk the fine line between shooting in the dark and making...
Double tax on paper gains in property - welcome to the new super tax
Inside the Self Managed Super Fund sector, it is professionals - such as auditors - who are on the front line: They will be dealing with valuations wh...
My guest today is an AI bot
It's looking very much like 2025 is going to be the year that Artificial Intelligence changes the investment sector beyond recognition. A hot spot of...
How 'rentvesting' could work for you
Renting where you live and investing your spare funds to maximise capital growth is steadily becoming a key factor in the residential market - especia...
Is becoming a Sophisticated Investor in your best interest?
It sounds so good: Sophisticated Investor status is open to all investors who have enough money to get across the line. But did you know a financial a...
How to cut your mortgage costs...now
A remarkable 100,000 Australians refinanced their mortgage to a better rate in the three months to June this year. If you have yet to join the party,...
BONUS: Roger Montgomery's investment journey: from fish and chips to fund management
Roger Montgomery is the founder of Montgomery Investment Management. While he is into adventure sports, when it comes to investing he's acutely focuse...
The ultimate solution to investment scams
Investment scams empowered by AI are going to get worse in the years ahead - and no amount of regulation is going to stop 'bad actors' inside finance....
Fancy bidding against a super fund for your house?
The Federal government is pushing big super funds into the housing market: That market is currently dominated by 'mum and dad' investors - Would big f...
Will the economic summit trigger wealth tax changes?
This week's economic summit coincided with a surprise move by the Albanese government to lift the deeming rate for the first time in four years: The m...
The return of the 'you can rent anything market'
Immigration numbers were meant to float lower this year but a surprise pick up in numbers over the last few months coincides with a tightening of the...
Warning on 'Free Super Reviews'
The new super tax may dominate the headlines, but for most investors with less than $3m in super, a bigger headache is navigating increasingly risky m...
Is your home the worst investment you’ll ever make?
If it wasn’t said by a top financial adviser, you might dismiss it as a quote out of context, but Partners Wealth Group Jack Tossol is not kidding: H...
BONUS: Investing Secrets from $1.5bn Fund Manager Jun Bei Liu
In this bonus episode of The Money Puzzle, The Australian’s Wealth Editor, Julie-anne Sprague, unpacks what it takes to be a great investor with one...
The retirement 'sweet spot' is under threat
Inside the advice sector, they call it ‘the sweet spot’: The perfect amount of money to have in super that also guarantees you access to a government...
Melbourne property rebound… it’s happening
Property investors have watched the Melbourne market sink for a decade. But the tide is turning, early investors are being rewarded as the latest numb...
Special edition: How The Australian’s Wealth team invests
In today's special edition to mark the online launch of The Australian's 'Wealth Vertical', wealth editor Julie-anne Sprague joins James Kirby to talk...
Public school zones are property goldmines...true or false?
So the story goes, you buy inside the 'zone' of a top public school and your property purchase can only be a winner. Well actually... the numbers don'...
Buying shares when you should be selling?
The markets are overheating : Records are being made on the ASX while profits are actually falling. As we inch towards the most dangerous time of the...
Why house price forecasts are lifting even without a rate cut
2025 started slowly for house prices - and the absence of a second rate cut mid -year might have cooled sentiment - but economists are now upgrading t...
Mushroom murders: Inheritance lessons
The extensive wealth of triple murderer Erin Patterson is almost certain to now be the subject of claims from the estates of her victims: The extraord...
Buying off the plan property - should you ever?
If buying off the plan property is so long associated with later problems, why do investors ever do it?
Today we take a look at the value propos...
Two things you must do as the $US drops
Is it the end of the US markets as we once knew them? No way! But the US dollar is fading and that creates a major shift in global investment markets....
Here comes the property rebound
Rates are falling, demand is strong and rental vacancy levels remain at rock bottom: No wonder auction clearance rates across Australia are returning...
Too good to be true? A closer look at the 10% return on the ASX
Is it really this easy? You buy a share market index fund and it goes up by 10 per cent every year.....Hmm...Well, actually, the ASX 200 index is comp...
New financial year - Get ready to reset your portfolio
It's the first week of the new financial year: Time to reset your portfolio for the year ahead. Hot share markets, patchy property prices and new rule...
Why AMP bought crypto (with Shane Oliver)
Our recent show on crypto, which was openly sceptical about Bitcoin, triggered a storm of response from listeners who believe Bitcoin is a very worthy...
A surprise pocket of property opportunity
The residential property market is about to be split into very clear segments thanks to a wave of generous home loan incentives. For investors, there...
A billion reasons to reconsider crypto
One in three Australian investors now have crypto, and that includes an estimated $1 billion inside the SMSF sector alone.Bitcoin is up more than 40 p...
The Secret to Buying Your House
Buyer's advocates spend their entire time professionally working on the business of buying residential property: As our guest today suggests: "It's bo...
The number 1 secret to selling your house
McGrath’s Tony O’Doherty is one OF Australia’s top real estate agents: He has sold more than $270m worth of residential property over the last year…an...
Trumped or stumped…your sharemarket dilemma
The second term of Donald Trump has been marked by a roller coaster global sharemarket: Even the biggest players among Australian industry funds are o...
Electric incentives...the sequel
Our show on the incentives available (federal and state) on turning your home into a clean energy powerhouse brought in a flood of questions.Today we...