Podcast Episodes

Property investing and SMSFs - The facts

For some investors a Self Managed Super Fund is their only entry point to the property market: But does it make sense?

Stuart Wemyss of ProSolution Private Clients joins wealth editor James Kirby in …

Published on 10 months ago

Dangers of the Trump trade

Australian investors have never put so much money into the US market: That's largely because Wall Street stocks have been twice as profitable as ASX investments for years.The question now is how long…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

How to get the best deal on rates

Rates are set to drop throughout 2025: But who knows if the RBA will get to cut much?And if they do, who knows if the banks will put the cuts through? They certainly dragged their tail during the las…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

What might the 2025 Federal Budget bring?

Standby for a 'giveaway' pre-election Federal Budget on March 25. If history is any guide there is little for investors to worry about this time around: In fact, the main challenge might be keeping u…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Real estate cybercrime - What you need to know (with Kitty Parker)

Real estate transactions typically involve people who are not used to sending large amounts of money through the banking system; It's the perfect setting for internet fraud. 
Real estate agents and co…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bank of Mum and Dad: we've got the numbers (with Richard Schellbach)

It's a defining feature of our economy: One in two Australians is involved in the Bank of Mum and Dad, and until now nobody had any hard numbers on the very big business of handing money to adult kid…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Why it's so hard to get property advice (with James Gerrard)

They call it an 'information gap': Property professionals know property but can't be expected to offer independent advice. Meanwhile, independent financial advisors rarely know much about property. W…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

What financial risks to avoid in the year ahead (with Liam Shorte)

Interest rates are set to fall in 2025 - and we may have to say goodbye to the days of 5 per cent returns for zero risk. Of course, there is no lack of opportunists standing in the wings with ideas f…

Published on 11 months ago

Fires, floods and property values (with Nerida Conisbee)

After the Los Angeles fires, it would be reasonable to assume that property values take a serious hit in the wake of a natural disaster. But this is not the evidence in the Australian market, a study…

Published on 11 months ago

Your complete 2025 investment outlook

Over the summer holidays we put together a series of shows on the outlook for the year ahead: In those three episodes we looked at share markets and property markets and today we put it all together …

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago