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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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589 episodis
The outstanding property opportunity in 2026
Property prices are tipped to rise by 5 per cent in 2026 : But where will investors really make their money?In our property investment outlook show fo...
Top stock picks for 2026 (with Jun Bei Liu)
The ASX can return 10 per cent again in 2026...or maybe even more, says star stockpicker Jun Bei Liu...but what to buy? In this second part of our 202...
Your shares in 2026
It looks like the sharemarket will once again be the place to make money in 2026, especially on Wall Street. But it's not going to be a smooth ride: I...
Summer series: Investing Secrets from $1.5bn Fund Manager Jun Bei Liu
In this episode of The Money Puzzle, The Australian’s Wealth Editor, Julie-anne Sprague, unpacks what it takes to be a great investor with one of the...
Summer series: 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...
Summer series: FIRE - Financial Independence, Retire Early - Could you do it?
What is the FIRE movement and how did it get started? It's not a club or a cult: It doesn't have a headquarters, rather it's a set of investment princ...
Money Movies - The Australian's film critic picks his all-time favourites
Who doesn't love a good movie? Power, romance, ambition, betrayal...actually, that sounds more like a classic 'money movie'. In this special holiday...
Struggling in the final lap: Your 2025 investment year
Investment markets are sliding in the final days of the year with the ASX 200 looking like it will manage just 8 per cent in total returns: Even Wall...
The no 1 formula for locating property investment success
Terry Ryder of the Hotspotting group is Australia’s top expert in choosing locations for investors.Today he spells out his ‘simple formula’ for the e...
Have Aussie shares let you down this year?
It sounds reasonable at first glance: Shares on the ASX are up more than 5 per cent over the year to date - add your dividends and you might get close...
YIMBY! Building in the backyard: the intergenerational breakthrough
Everyone is feeling the squeeze of sky-high property prices: At the same time, state governments across Australia are actively encouraging 'densificat...
Die with zero: Why you should give it away sooner
Why are you holding on to that investment property to help your kids buy a house one day? This question captures the broader concept raised by the 'Di...
Why fixing your mortgage rate means you will lose money
Banks won't tell you if you're better off with a fixed-rate mortgage. But strong evidence shows most borrowers will lose when they bet against the ban...
Do I really need that much? The problem with superannuation calculators
ASIC Commissioner Alan Kirkland is the top cop for consumers in the investment markets - and he wants you to know that those superannuation calculator...
The Olympic-sized property opportunity
Anyone who remembers the powerful escalation in prices for the Sydney 2000 games does not need to be convinced that Brisbane is going to be a very goo...
Special Edition - Australia's Top Financial Adviser tells all
Matthew Cassidy of Partners Wealth Group has just taken the top spot in this year's Barron's Top 150 Advisers List. He offers a unique perspective on...
Lending limits return as a risk in a red-hot residential market
It had to happen, just as the residential property market is rebounding, there are concerns that regulators may 'remove the punchbowl.' NAB has revive...
Private equity - Are you getting the crumbs from the table?
The avalanche of unlisted private funds aimed at retail investors is at full tilt. It's been a seriously profitable activity for endowment funds: So w...
Nowhere to move: The hidden driver of rising house prices
We tend to discuss the nation's rental crisis in terms of the difficulties faced by young renters: But a one per cent vacancy rate also means anybody...
'Expense Creep': The silent killer of investment dreams
Most active investors are pretty good at making money: After all, if they were no good at it, then they would leave the work to someone else. But what...
Why house prices will keep going higher... even without further rate cuts
The focus might be on interest rates, but the outstanding driver for residential prices is the lack of supply: We already know home building is fallin...
The Critical Minerals boom - how to play it?
Australian investors are perfectly placed to profit from the critical minerals boom.In fact, fortunes have already been made and lost on the market.No...
Time to think about fixing rates?
It's hard to believe that during the Covid crisis, nearly half of all mortgages were being 'fixed' - today the level is less than 5 per cent. With eco...
Final cut on the new super tax
The Treasurer has finally clarified how the revamped plans for the new super tax will work - including how Capital Gains Tax will work...it's a templa...
Investors derailed! Hard lessons from Sydney Metro
The opening of a 30 km new line across the middle of Sydney should have been a bonanza for investors; But one year later prices inside the rail catchm...
Is it too late to buy gold!?
Gold price records are being smashed. Moreover, the volume of money being sunk into gold ETFs and gold miner shares is also reaching spectacular level...
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...