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The Illusion of Prosperity: Why Getting Ahead Feels Impossible
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We’re told Australia is richer than ever.
GDP is booming. Wages look bigger. Property prices keep climbing.
But if that’s the case, why does it feel like you’re working harder just to stay in place?
This is Part 1 of our new series — Why Getting Ahead Is Getting Harder (and What To Do About It).
This week, we’re exploring The Illusion of Prosperity — the gap between what the numbers say and what households actually feel. We’ll uncover:
- Why 'economic growth' is more mirage than reality
- How individual prosperity has collapsed by 99% over the past six decades.
- Why pay rises don’t stretch like they used to.
- The housing paradox: unaffordable for new buyers, yet still a wealth rocket for owners.
👉 This conversation sets the foundation for the series, showing why the “boom” in headlines feels like a squeeze at the dinner table.
See you on the inside.
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SERIES: Why Getting Ahead Is Getting Harder (and What To Do About It)
Have you noticed that, no matter how hard you work, it feels harder to get ahead?
Wages look bigger, property prices keep climbing, and the headlines say Australia is richer than ever. But for many households, the reality is the opposite — pay rises don’t stretch, saving feels impossible, and the dream of home ownership slips further away.
In this new mini-series — Why Getting Ahead Is Getting Harder (and What To Do About It) — we expose the hidden forces behind the squeeze: from the illusion of prosperity created by money supply growth, to the widening divides between owners and non-owners, to the strategies you can use to protect yourself and build real wealth today.
Over five episodes, we’ll peel back the layers:
- The Illusion of Prosperity — why this “boom” is really a squeeze.
- The Crack-Up Boom — what happens when trust in money itself starts to collapse?
- The New Divide — who wins and who loses when inflation silently redistributes wealth?
- How to Protect Yourself — the new playbook for building real wealth in an age of erosion.
- Beyond Money — why true prosperity isn’t just financial, and how to live well now.
The old rules no longer work: work hard, save diligently, and expect security.
The new rules are here. And in this series, we’ll show you how to use them to your advantage.
IMPORTANT: The Investor Lab is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research and seek independent professional advice before making any investment or financial decisions.
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