The Money Puzzle, with James Kirby
The Money Puzzle, with James Kirby
Playlist by The Money Puzzle, with James KirbyThe Money Puzzle covers all the important property, business, money and finance news. With two episodes published every week, The Australian’s Wealth Editor James Kirby, along with business, propert…Follow the podcast:
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FIRE - Financial Independence, Retire Early - Could you do it?
What is the FIRE movement and how did it get started? It's not a club or a cult: It doesn't have a headquarters, rather it's a set of investment principles: And it just might be a breakthrough for you in the year ahead. Lionel Lee joins wealth editor James Kirby in the episode -------- In today'…
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2024: Last-minute wobbles in a very good year
Never count your chickens...until the last day of the year: A sober call from US Federal Reserve chair, Jay Powell, has cooled US markets this week while on the ASX the biggest float of the year - DigiCo- has been an initial flop. But, hey, we are still looking at double-digit returns for investors…
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What top stock CEOs are expecting in 2025
Call it key person risk - or perhaps ' key person opportunity': Either way, the personality of the CEO is crucial to the operation of most top stocks on the ASX. The Australian has just released its annual CEO survey - let's hear what the CEOs are saying about the year ahead. Associate editor Busi…
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Too late to join Wall Street’s bull run?
Can the US possibly repeat its bumper returns again in 2025? Well, the pundits tell us that US markets will return at least twice the total return from the ASX next year…so, why not? Tim Mackay of Quantum Financial joins wealth editor in this episode. ------------- In today’s episode, we cover:…
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Your property questions answered
The inbox at themoneypuzzle@theaustralian.com.au is not going to get cleared by Xmas if we don't do something soon! Here's a collection of our recent correspondence. Stuart Wemyss of Prosolution Private Clients joins wealth editor James Kirby in this episode. ------- In today's show, we cover:…
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How to find a financial advisor
There were 30,000 advisers in Australia and there are 15,000 today. Worse still, there are only a teeny number of new recruits joining the sector each year. Big Super may provide a breakthrough with its plan for specialised in-house advisors, but will they be any good? Advisor Nathan Fradley join…
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Distressed property sales rising - but are they bargains?
It does not take long for distressed sales to appear in a soft property market: In Sydney and Melbourne there is now clear weakness in inner-city apartment markets. But can an investor make money here? Louis Christopher of SQM Research joins wealth editor James Kirby in this episode. ------------…
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Relax... the new super tax looks dead in the water
Call it a surprise if you like: But the unexpected, highly irregular, badly drafted new super tax is off the agenda: What's more, it's unlikely to reappear in anything like its current shape. Then again, a parliamentary logjam has also ensured the big breakthrough on financial advice - where super…
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My super, my property - What's possible?
You can already use funds from an SMSF to buy an investment property. But what if you could use money from your Big Super fund to buy a home? It's hardly a radical idea in an economy where you can take money out of super for cosmetic surgery! Simon Jones of HomeSuper joins wealth editor James Kir…
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Special edition: 2024 Top Advisers list
Need some advice about advice? At The Australian, we have expanded our annual roll call of the best advisers: The List: Top 150 Financial Advisers is out this week. To mark the occasion I'm joined by an adviser who has managed to make the list every year since it was launched in 2017. Will Hamilt…
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