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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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Beyond property: Why it's time to widen your investment horizon
Investment property and high-dividend-paying shares are about to get a tax hit in the Budget: So, it's the perfect time to look wider for the active i...
Who really gets hit with higher rates?
Interest rate hikes are just not the same anymore: Once upon a time, they hit the mortgage belt, that fictionalised housing strip in the outer suburbs...
After the oil shock: Who's really making money?
The Iran crisis oil shock is creating winners and losers in the sharemarket, but it may not be playing out as you expect. Yes QANTAS is hit, but diese...
You're biased! - The six signs of investment bias that hold you back
Once you get on top of the basics, then investing should get a lot easier. But the hidden factors that make a difference between winning and losing in...
Private credit - How bad is this going to get?
The private credit boom is having a shake-out: But not before many Australian investors - and big super funds - placed a lot of money into what has be...
What you should be paying on your borrowings (and getting on your cash)
The upside of higher interest rates is that you might get more on your money in the bank. But it turns out that anyone who uses a 'bonus' account (whi...
Your top tax hacks for FY 2026
You've only got a few months to go before the end of the financial year: It's time to plan your tax returns...and yes, this year - with soaring transp...
Why residential rental income is about to move higher (again)
It was not supposed to happen this year: Vacancy rates were meant to rise in 2026 and income was expected to flatten…not at all. Property investors ar...
Separately Managed Accounts: Advisers love them, but should you?
SMAs are booming inside the financial advice sector: But if they are so terrific, then why is regulator ASIC asking so many probing questions around f...
Where investors will hunt in the looming property downturn
You can’t have a run of interest rate hikes and expect property to shoot out the lights. The chances are we are going to see a price slowdown in the m...
Bringing it all back home - Why the oil shock is turning investors back to the ASX
What are investors doing in reaction to the shocking turn in markets during the first three months of 2026?
One of the first moves is a distinc...
How wealthy investors are dealing with the Iran crisis
If you want to get advice from today's guest, Ben James of Escala Partners, you need to have at least $5m in your investment portfolio. In other words...
'Pump and dump' warning for interstate property investors
Buyer's agents armed with rubber-stamp qualifications are herding investors into overpriced regional hot spots just in time for a looming wave of rate...
The typical traits of the Rich 250 in 2026
What do the super-rich have in common? The everyday investor might never be a dealmaker, but they can learn a lot from the discipline, focus and confi...
Rates up, so should you fix your mortgage now?
Cash rates are now more than 4 per cent and your mortgage is around 6 per cent: What's more, it looks very much like the hiking cycle is far from over...
Chris Judd on his new game: stock picking
Former AFL star Chris Judd has become a fund manager specialising in 'small cap' stocks: No surprise, he's got some clear views on the share market an...
Rentvesting - A better way to make it work
"Rentvesting' is increasingly popular where wannabe home owners move first to buy a rental property and later to use their accumulated equity to buy '...
Iran crisis special: what you need to know
These are very early days in the Iran war and the impact on share markets is far from clear. But already we can see there is upward pressure on intere...
Negative gearing… who needs it anyway?
Though 80,000 investors own more than two negatively geared properties, the reaction to news that the government is planning to ‘cap’ the tax break ha...
Private credit - the boom boils over
Everyday investors have been heavily sold private credit funds as an alternative investment and now the reality of this opaque, often illiquid market...
Property investors fret over CGT but rate rises may stall soon
Are we looking the wrong way? As property investors fret over likely lifts in Capital Gains Tax, the bigger issue for long term investors is interest...
Inheritance tax: Has something changed?
More investors are coming to realise that inherited super is taxed at 17 per cent, but the government has stirred a hornet's nest in adding a de facto...
Should you put your extra dollars in super or the family home
At the very core of wealth building is the dilemma of setting up your super or making sure you own a home; The long-term returns on both investment ch...
Inflation is eating your investment returns...what to do?
Interest rates are moving higher again as the RBA renews its battle with inflation: It's time to think seriously about inflation-proofing your investm...
How to become a property investor for $300,000
'You can't get into the property investment market for less than $1m' is something you may hear regularly...but is it true? High-profile investor Nath...
Why you must take more risk for longer than you think
Whether you are with a big super fund - or run your own SMSF - the outstanding risk for your long-term return is whether your portfolio is appropriat...
Gold... is this the pullback you've been waiting for?
Gold prices jumped dramatically last year and then soared through the $US5,000 milestone last month: Now the price is suddenly heading south as profit...
Listener Questions Answered : Defensive assets, super tax sting and US investment risks
The sharemarket is surging and we are trading like it's late 2007, which makes it a very good time to review how your portfolio would fare if things t...
Property tax risks rise for the year ahead
If you are planning to put more money in the property market this year, be warned the risks of tax changes are now clearly on the table: Top of the ag...
Your complete 2026 investment outlook
How many years can a bull market last? What will it take to dampen investor sentiment in the year ahead, and what should you, the active investor, be...
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 ev...
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...