Do you speak the language of money? If you - or anyone close to you - cannot understand what the investment market is telling them, there can be a high price to pay.

Investment commentator and Ecstra Foundation chair, Paul Clitheroe joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.

In today’s show, we cover:

• Financial literacy, why it’s crucial and why Australia is struggling to keep up
• ‘Swim between the flags’ the simple success formula for managing money
• Why ‘financial capability’ is the way forward for investors
• A road map for financial literacy success

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As a property investor, you may already know the usual tax breaks for properties, like negative gearing, but did you know there are ways to boost your cash flow and tax deductions?

'Mr Taxman' Dr Adrian Raftery author and tax adviser joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.

In today’s show we cover:

• The benefits of using a PAYG withholding variation
• Strategies for claiming depreciation
• What’s deductible and what isn't?
• Repairs vs Improvements on the holiday rental

Please note: this episode was recorded before the recent Federal Budget; check current rules given the slated 2027 changes.

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The Federal Budget will be a landmark moment for investors if it all goes through parliament as planned. Investors need to know what happened but also... what might happen next.

Liam Shorte of Sonas Wealth joins Associate Editor James Kirby, in this episode

In today's show, we cover:

• CGT changes and your share portfolio
• A surprise boost for gold investors
• The new attraction of the family home
• Negotiables? Budget measures that may be up for review

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Property investors are trying to piece together the cumulative effect of the bad news in the Budget.
How much will the combined CGT changes and negative gearing clampdown hit returns? For the everyday investor with the average established investment property the expected internal rate of return is set to plunge from 11 per cent to 8.4 per cent.

Stuart Wemyss of the ProSolution Private Office group joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.

In today’s show, we cover:

• How to tackle the tax challenge for property investors
• Warning... Get your property revalued
• How come so few investors negatively gear new properties?
• New tax games emerge with exemptions from the new rules

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The 2026 Budget has introduced the biggest tax changes seen in decades: Every investor in Australia will be affected by the measures. Here's what you need to know...and what to do.

Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Partners joins Associate Editor James Kirby in this episode

In today's show, we cover:

• The Capital Gains Tax changes:
• How negative gearing works from here
• Goodbye to the good old days for family trusts
• Self Managed Super Funds - If you don't have one, think again...

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Australian investors have fully embraced Exchange Traded Funds. Now, as the gap between managed funds and index funds narrows, investors want to know what's next on the menu?

Daniel Shrimski, CEO of Vanguard Australia joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.

In today's show, we cover:

• The changing shape of ETFs
• Industry leaders warn on CGT changes
• Vanguard's ISA plan for Australia
• The ETF dilemma - Selling a stock that's done too well
  
  

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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 investor.

Jack Tossol of the Partners Wealth Group joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby, in this episode.

In today's show, we cover:

• The persistence of private equity
• How 'growth' shares get hit with planned CGT changes
• Are start-ups really disadvantaged in the tax system?
• How to find the purchase price of very old shares

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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 populated by young families. Today the RBA’s weapon of choice lands heavily instead on older Australians.

What does it mean for the property investor?

Nerida Conisbee, chief economist at Ray White Group, joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.

In today's show, we cover:

• Investing with rising rates
• The case against two more rate hikes
• Why banks are offering longer-lasting mortgages
• Will negative gearing be effectively restricted to new houses?
  
  

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