Get Invested: Business or busy-ness? The business investment test before you bet your life on it

Bushy puts business under the same investment microscope as property, shares and alternatives, helping you decide whether starting, buying, taking over or continuing to own a business deserves a place in your A for Approach strategy. Because a business can compound your wealth or quietly consume y…

Get Invested: Will property actually buy your freedom? The missing link most investors miss

You can spend 15 years buying property, building equity, paying down debt and doing all the things that look financially responsible, yet still be no closer to buying back your time. That’s the danger of disconnected investing. In this solo episode of Get Invested, Bushy Martin brings together th…

Get Invested: Turnkey or turkey? The new-build rules nobody teaches you with Kate Hill and Alex Dutt

New property can offer compelling advantages for investors, but “new” doesn’t automatically mean “better”. As Australian property investors reassess their options in the post-Budget environment, eligible new residential property is attracting increasing attention thanks to potential tax, depreciat…

Get Invested: Your Investment S.N.I.F.F. Test - Timeless rules before you risk a dollar

Everyone wants to know the best investment. They're asking the wrong question. In this episode of Get Invested, Bushy Martin moves deeper into the Approach stage of his Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock to challenge one of the biggest myths in investing: that there's a single asset class that wins every…

Get Invested: The Great Established Property Funeral - why I'm not sending flowers yet!

Is established residential property really dead, or are investors burying one of Australia's greatest long-term wealth builders far too early? Since the Federal Budget, headlines have declared the end of established residential property. Negative gearing changes, higher holding costs and softer se…

Get Invested: Why more money won’t fix the patterns that break good investment plans with Miriam Castilla

Why do so many smart, high-income Australians still feel financially stretched despite earning more than ever? In this episode of Get Invested, Bushy Martin is joined by former engineer, finance professional and Magnetic Money creator Miriam Castilla to explore the hidden behaviours that ultimatel…

Get Invested: Part 2 - Can you hold it? Affordability, risk & your real property buying power after the tax changes

Before you buy your next investment property, ask yourself one question: Can I safely hold it? In Part 2 of the Examination stage finale of Bushy Martin’s Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock, Bushy completes the B.E.A.R. Facts by tackling the two factors that ultimately determine whether an investment bec…

Get Invested: Part 1 - Borrowing power, equity & the BEAR facts behind property purchase price power

Before you choose your next investment property, you need to know what you can actually afford to buy. In Part 1 of the two-part finale to the Examination stage of Bushy Martin’s Property W.E.A.L.T.H. Clock, Bushy tackles one of the biggest misconceptions in property investing: confusing borrowing…

Get Invested: The great property crash ... that isn't!

Australian property investors have been warned to brace for a market crash, but the numbers tell a very different story. Since the Federal Budget, investors have been bombarded with warnings about higher taxes, reduced incentives, slowing growth and the supposed end of Australia’s property boom. B…

Get Invested: Part 2 - Sharyn Burgess on the borrowing truths banks don’t tell property buyers

A lending decision that takes five minutes can shape your financial future for the next 30 years. In Part 2 of Bushy Martin’s conversation with KnowHow Property Finance Strategist Sharyn Burgess, the focus shifts from financial reality to financial capability — examining the practical borrowing de…