Did Macquarie Just Break Property Investing? (The Truth About Their Lending Freeze)

Australia’s fifth-largest lender just hit pause on new loans to trusts and companies—and the headlines have been wild. In this episode, we’ll cut through the noise and show you what actually changed… and what smart investors can do next. What we’re diving into: Why Macquarie Bank paused trust/comp…

How to Build a Portfolio That Works When the System Doesn’t

The old rules don’t work anymore. And doing nothing is the most dangerous move you can make.This week, we're revealing the new playbook for protecting and growing wealth in a world that’s melting around us. We cover: The three assets you need to own to stay ahead — the undisruptable, the uncorrupti…

Australia's Property Market Is About To Explode (Here's Why)

The signals are everywhere if you know where to look. While most investors are distracted by headlines, we've uncovered the perfect storm of conditions brewing in Australia's property market. This week, we dissect the five macro forces that historically predict major price movements - and right now…

Managing a Market Meltdown: What Smart Investors Do When Chaos Strikes

We just witnessed one of the wildest days in recent financial history — a $20 billion crypto liquidation, a tariff tweet that sent global equities tumbling, and panic rippling through every asset class. In this episode, we unpack what really happened — the triggers, the mechanics, and the mindset …

Why You Feel Poorer Even as the World Gets Richer

Why does life keep getting more expensive, even as technology makes everything cheaper? Every year, we produce more, innovate faster, and work harder. Yet somehow, it feels harder than ever to get ahead. This episode reveals why that feeling isn’t a failure… its design. We uncover the hidden arc…

AI, Housing & Money Printing: 3 Big Questions Shaping Your Financial Future

Join the conversation: The Investor Lab Community  This week we tackle three of the biggest questions from the community — all circling one core theme: how to position yourself in a world of accelerating change. Here’s what we cover: AI & housing: When robots take the jobs, who’s left paying the …

Turning Property Wealth Into Retirement Income

Join the conversation: The Investor Lab Community  So you’ve built wealth in real estate and you’re approaching retirement… now what? This week, we’re exploring the different ways property investors might think about turning a portfolio into retirement income. Should you sell and redeploy into hi…

The Great Melt-Up: When Trust in Money Dies

Join the conversation: The Investor Lab Community  What happens when trust in money dies? History shows it’s never gentle. From Rome’s slow debasement of silver to Weimar’s wheelbarrows of paper, every fiat collapse follows the same pattern: debasement → recognition → flight → failure. In this e…

The Illusion of Prosperity: Why Getting Ahead Feels Impossible

Join the conversation: The Investor Lab Community  We’re told Australia is richer than ever. GDP is booming. Wages look bigger. Property prices keep climbing. But if that’s the case, why does it feel like you’re working harder just to stay in place? This is Part 1 of our new series — Why Gettin…

First Home Guarantee Scheme, Property Scarcity, and Why It Matters for Everyone Else

Join the conversation: The Investor Lab Community  What happens when you throw billions of dollars at an asset that’s scarcer than gold? From October 2025, the Government is about to supercharge demand with its expanded Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS). Promoted as a way to help first-home buyers get …