Podcast Episodes

Relax... the new super tax looks dead in the water

Call it a surprise if you like: But the unexpected, highly irregular, badly drafted new super tax is off the agenda: What's more, it's unlikely to reappear in anything like its current shape.  Then a…

Published on 1 year ago

My super, my property - What's possible?

You can already use funds from an SMSF to buy an investment property. But what if you could use money from your Big Super fund to buy a home?  It's hardly a radical idea in an economy where you can t…

Published on 1 year ago

Special edition: 2024 Top Advisers list

Need some advice about advice? At The Australian, we have expanded our annual roll call of the best advisers: The List: Top 150 Financial Advisers is out this week.

To mark the occasion I'm joined by…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Big super cock-ups - Should you switch?

The Big Super funds are having a woeful run of high-profile cock-ups where customers have been let down by inept management procedures: Led by Cbus, the roll-call includes ART, Hesta and Unisuper. At…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Investing in Trump time

Australian investors have flocked to Wall Street in recent times favouring the 'Magnificent Seven' big tech stocks - and Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway group. But Donald Trump's new regime looks …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Unlocking the professional formula for investment property success

Many property investors never know if they will win or lose on a property until the day they finally sell it: In contrast, professional investors don't fly blind, instead they concentrate on their In…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

HECs - what just happened to your bill?

The average HECs bill is now $27,000 and many listeners will have bills that are higher than that: This week the government restructured the entire working of the student debt system - and threw in a…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Is Sophisticated Investor status worth the effort?

There are two classes of private investor in Australia: Everyday retail investors and legally certified sophisticated investors (defined by law as having an annual income of at least $250,000 or asse…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Are wayward CEOs costing you money?

CEO scandals are flooding the share market: Qantas, Wisetech, MinRes...the list keeps growing. The thing is, each of those companies has a board that is paid handsomely for supposedly keeping the CEO…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Biggest mistakes property buyers make at auction

Buying at auction might seem straightforward, but unfortunately you are likely to become a bunny in the headlights when it comes to the big day. 
Still, knowing what can go wrong is the first step to …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago