The Money Puzzle podcast: Building a shock-proof investment portfolio 2026 strategies and market trends

Behind all the market jargon and sophisticated language of wealth managers, there is one gold rule for investors: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. It's time to dig deep on diversification and portfolio allocation.

Behind all the market jargon and sophisticated language of wealth managers, there is one gold rule for investors: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. It's time to dig deep on diversification and portfolio allocation.

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

In today's show, we cover:
The essentials of portfolio allocation 
Tactical portfolio shifts in 2026
The trouble with bonds
Why emerging markets are running hot 

Behind all the market jargon and sophisticated language of wealth managers, there is one gold rule for investors: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. It's time to dig deep on diversification and portfolio allocation.
Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Partners joins Associate Editor James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
<ul>
<li>The essentials of portfolio allocation&nbsp;</li>
<li>Tactical portfolio shifts in 2026</li>
<li>The trouble with bonds</li>
<li>Why emerging markets are running hot&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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 wealth.

Submit your questions at themoneypuzzle@theaustralian.com.au. 

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 wealth.
Submit your questions at <a href="mailto:themoneypuzzle@theaustralian.com.au">themoneypuzzle@theaustralian.com.au</a>.&nbsp;

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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 wealth.

Submit your questions at themoneypuzzle@theaustralian.com.au.

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 wealth.
Submit your questions at themoneypuzzle@theaustralian.com.au.

Building a shock-proof investment portfolio 

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You can't take it with you...but you should do this

If you don't have a Will, that's plain stupid. If you have a Will, you should also consider a Testamentary Discretionary Trust...and if you have done that too, you'd better watch the new Budget reforms because you may have to make changes.

If you don't have a Will, that's plain stupid. If you have a Will, you should also consider a Testamentary Discretionary Trust...and if you have done that too, you'd better watch the new Budget reforms because you may have to make changes.

In today's edition, we cover...


Estate planning - The basics for the everyday investor
Testamentary Discretionary Trust - They escaped new taxes, check them out
Trust reforms - If your family trust is being restructured, it may affect your Will
Tackling the 17 per cent tax on inherited super.


Estate planning lawyer, Rachael Rofe,+ joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.

If you don't have a Will, that's plain stupid. If you have a Will, you should also consider a Testamentary Discretionary Trust...and if you have done that too, you'd better watch the new Budget reforms because you may have to make changes. In today's edition, we cover... 
<ul>
<li>Estate planning - The basics for the everyday investor</li>
<li>Testamentary Discretionary Trust - They escaped new taxes, check them out</li>
<li>Trust reforms - If your family trust is being restructured, it may affect your Will</li>
<li>Tackling the 17 per cent tax on inherited super.</li>
</ul>
 Estate planning lawyer, Rachael Rofe,+ joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.

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How to invest in the data centre boom

It's the biggest investment upsurge we have seen since the LNG gas expansion of more than a decade ago: Data centre construction will make or break investors in the years ahead...how to play it?

It's the biggest investment upsurge we have seen since the LNG gas expansion of more than a decade ago: Data centre construction will make or break investors in the years ahead...how to play it?

Emanuel Datt of Datt Capital joins Associate Editor, James Kirby, in this episode.

In today's show, we cover:

* Your jungle guide to the $150bn data centre boom
* The hottest stocks at the centre of the action
* "Picks and shovels' - the service companies investors prefer
* Proxy bets - how money is raised behind the scenes to fuel the boom

It's the biggest investment upsurge we have seen since the LNG gas expansion of more than a decade ago: Data centre construction will make or break investors in the years ahead...how to play it?
Emanuel Datt of Datt Capital joins Associate Editor, James Kirby, in this episode. In today's show, we cover: * Your jungle guide to the $150bn data centre boom * The hottest stocks at the centre of the action * "Picks and shovels' - the service companies investors prefer * Proxy bets - how money is raised behind the scenes to fuel the boom

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Gold...are you ready for a rebound?

The gold price bounced in August, suggesting the yellow metal may soon recommence the rally that enthralled investors across 2025: It might be time to top up....

The gold price bounced in August, suggesting the yellow metal may soon recommence the rally that enthralled investors across 2025: It might be time to top up....

In today's show, we cover


The outlook for gold
A gold digger's favourite picks
Why gold miners so often blow their prospects
Raleigh Finlayson - The rise of a gold dynamo


Cameron Judd of the Victor Smorgon Partners Resources Gold Fund joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode

The gold price bounced in August, suggesting the yellow metal may soon recommence the rally that enthralled investors across 2025: It might be time to top up.... In today's show, we cover 
<ul>
<li>The outlook for gold</li>
<li>A gold digger's favourite picks</li>
<li>Why gold miners so often blow their prospects</li>
<li>Raleigh Finlayson - The rise of a gold dynamo</li>
</ul>
 Cameron Judd of the Victor Smorgon Partners Resources Gold Fund joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode

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