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Episode 93 - What a downturn could mean for your shares
Duration 25:40 | File Size 24.4 MB
Australian retailers are currently recording some of their worst trading conditions on record, but are these challenges cyclical or structural? In other words, is the pain inflicted on your portfolio likely to be temporary, or permanent?
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Episode 92 - What I've learned - from a share investing podcaster
Duration 28:05 | File Size 24.1 MB
Phil Muscatello host of the podcast Shares for Beginners shares his experiences on getting started in the sharemarket and his top ten lessons learnt.
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Episode 91 - Finding diamonds: why the ASX still offers value
Duration 25:19 | File Size 24.1 MB
The ASX has delivered over 18% calendar year to date, an exceptional result. So is there still value to be found in Australian equities, or should you look elsewhere for returns on your investments?
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Episode 90 - What the ATO wants you to know
Duration 47:40 | File Size 90.3 MB
The ATO recently sent letters to 18,000 SMSF trustees with potentially inadequate diversification, which sent a lot of recipients and their advisers into a spin. So what is the ATO really looking for when they regulate the SMSF sector?
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Episode 89 - Reporting season and what it bodes for the Australian economy
Duration 36:53 | File Size 66.9 MB
While the overall results looked mildly positive, there were some warning signs in the latest reporting season, for specific sectors and the outlook for the ASX in general.
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Episode 88 - Five key risks and how to avoid them
Duration 51:02 | File Size 92.5 MB
With interest rates at unprecedented lows in Australia, the search for yield is pushing investors into new assets and asset structures to boost their income. Lower yields may result in higher risk strategies, however; how do investors avoid falling income along with falling rates?
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Episode 87 - Scams: How to avoid losing your money to increasingly sophisticated scammers
Duration 47:20 | File Size 86.7 MB
We all know someone who has fallen victim to a scam – a phone call purporting to be from Telstra, a link supposedly from your bank, PayPal or the ATO. The world of scamming has become increasingly and terrifyingly sophisticated, and you’re at risk.
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Episode 86 - How to make money from credit despite lower rates
Duration 1:04:05 | File Size 118 MB
Chris Joye, AFR columnist and portfolio manager at Coolabah Capital, is a prolific and thought-provoking commentator on economic and credit topics; he also runs a number of credit strategies which are unlike the traditional buy-and-hold fixed income strategies most retail investors are generally familiar with. So is this area of credit for you, and how do you make room for it in a traditional portfolio?
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Episode 85 - How to run an SMSF - According to the ATO
Duration 38:30 | File Size 70.5 MB
Given its powers, it’s generally a good idea to understand the ATO’s views on how to manage your affairs – and comply with them. Thankfully with SMSFs, it’s not that hard, so long as you keep up to date.
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Episode 84 - Trade wars and the potential impact on the Australian economy
Duration 42:49 | File Size 19.8 MB
Markets around the world have been rocked by Trump’s tariffs and concerns about Chinese retaliation. But how much does this really have to do with Australia? When two of our biggest trading partners start limiting trade, are we likely to win or lose?
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Episode 83 - Zero interest rates - Investing in a world where rates are lower for longer
Duration 46:33 | File Size 84.4 MB
Australian official interest rates are now at 1%, and markets predict them to go lower. While this is a first for Australia, other developed countries have lived with zero or even negative interest rates for a decade now (much longer in the case of Japan). So how can investors respond to this environment?
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Episode 82 - The psychology of investing – Quality decision making for traders
Duration 46:33 | File Size 84.4 MB
Despite the numbers and the headlines, markets are simply comprised of individual buyers and sellers making decisions about where to place their money. The choice to buy or sell a stock can be as much an emotional one as a rational one, and the ability to manage our feelings can greatly improve our financial outcomes.