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Top stock picks for 2026 and what to avoid 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?

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 2026 investment outlook, she outlines very clearly the red-hot sectors offering the top stock picks and also the parts of the market to avoid.

Jun Bei Liu of Ten Cap joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby in this episode 

In today's show, we cover:
 How miners will make you money in the year ahead
Banks, REITs and retailers could let you down
Can CSL return to its glory days?
Liu's stand out stock to consider...and one to avoid

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 2026 investment outlook, she outlines very clearly the red-hot sectors offering the top stock picks and also the parts of the market to avoid.
Jun Bei Liu of Ten Cap joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby in this episode&nbsp;
In today's show, we cover:
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;How miners will make you money in the year ahead</li>
<li>Banks, REITs and retailers could let you down</li>
<li>Can CSL return to its glory days?</li>
<li>Liu's stand out stock to consider...and one to avoid </li>
</ul>

Top stock picks for 2026 (with Jun Bei Liu) 

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Jun Bei Liu manages more than $1.5bn and her goal is to outperform the market. Find out how she does it. 

 The Australian’s Wealth Editor, Julie-anne Sprague, unpacks what it takes to be a great investor with one of the nation's top stockpickers, Jun Bei Liu. How did Liu learn to invest? 

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 nation's top stockpickers, Jun Bei Liu. How did Liu learn to invest? What did she learn when things went wrong and what's her advice for everyday investors wanting to build their wealth?

Jun Bei Liu of Ten Cap joins Wealth Editor Julie-anne Sprague in this episode.

Please note, this is a repeat episode of The Money Puzzle. It originally aired in December 2024.

In this episode of The Money Puzzle, The Australian&rsquo;s Wealth Editor, Julie-anne Sprague, unpacks what it takes to be a great investor with one of the nation's top stockpickers, Jun Bei Liu. How did Liu learn to invest? What did she learn when things went wrong and what's her advice for everyday investors wanting to build their wealth? Jun Bei Liu of Ten Cap joins Wealth Editor Julie-anne Sprague in this episode.
Please note, this is a repeat episode of The Money Puzzle. It originally aired in December 2024.

Summer series: Investing Secrets from $1.5bn Fund Manager Jun Bei Liu

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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: He says a generation that has ‘sunk everything’ into the family home will miss the chance to have a successful tax-deductible investment plan.

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: He says a generation that has ‘sunk everything’ into the family home will miss the chance to have a successful tax-deductible investment plan.

It’s a provocative notion, challenging die-hard principles of money management, but with house prices moving higher again...you have to listen.

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

In today’s show, we cover


No tax deduction, no income…Is home ownership overrated?


Why ‘Rentvesting’ is worth revisiting


Are you facing decades of ‘dead money' in your home mortgage?


Challenging the ‘retirement sweet spot’

Please note, this is a repeat episode of The Money Puzzle. It originally aired in August 2025.

If it wasn&rsquo;t said by a top financial adviser, you might dismiss it as a quote out of context, but &nbsp;Partners Wealth Group Jack Tossol is not kidding: He says a generation that has &lsquo;sunk everything&rsquo; into the family home will miss the chance to have a successful tax-deductible investment plan.
It&rsquo;s a provocative notion, challenging die-hard principles of money management, but with house prices moving higher again...you have to listen.
Financial adviser Jack Tossol of Partners Wealth Group joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby,&nbsp; in this episode.
In today&rsquo;s show, we cover
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<li dir="ltr">
No tax deduction, no income&hellip;Is home ownership overrated?
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
Why &lsquo;Rentvesting&rsquo; is worth revisiting
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
Are you facing decades of &lsquo;dead money' in your home mortgage?
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
Challenging the &lsquo;retirement sweet spot&rsquo;
</li>
</ul>
Please note, this is a repeat episode of The Money Puzzle. It originally aired in August 2025.

Summer series: Is your home the worst investment you’ll ever make?

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