The Money Puzzle

The Australian's Money Cafe is running a four part summer special 'ReStart' edition, where each week James Kirby is joined by financial advisor James Gerrard covering all you need to know to be introduced - or reintroduced - to investing. This week they discuss what a balanced portfolio is, and if you should have one, what the right tax structure is for your investing, how to cut your tax bill selling an investment after 12 months, and if you should borrow to invest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's special episode of the Australians Money Cafe we are playing back one of the most popular episodes we had on the podcast this year. The episode is all about what to do if you have some spare cash - do you pay down your mortgage or put it in your super? James Kirby spoke to financial advisor and author Bruce Brammall about what HECs hitch you should seek to avoid, when it is the time to gear into shares, and a place in the country - how to do it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gemma Dale, head of investor behaviour at stockbroker nabtrade joins Wealth Editor James Kirby on this week’s edition of The Australian’s Money Cafe. They discuss how the Electric Vehicle boom will power ahead in 2022, the tax rule you must know to optimise this year's market gains and how to find a way into renewable investing.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Stensholt, the Rich 250 editor joins Wealth editor James Kirby on this weeks episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss the difference between old rich and new rich in Australia, the global reach of the Rich 250, how the rich approach crypto and why property still underpins great fortunes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Management joins James Kirby, the Australian's Wealth Editor on this week's show. They discuss if it is irresponsible for fund managers not to have some crypto, losing money in bond funds and why there is no such thing as a 'free' share market trade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shane Oliver, chief economist at AMP Capital Shane joins Wealth Editor James Kirby on this week's episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss the great resignation, if we can still trust gold, how the pandemic is going to lift wages and if the RBA talks too much.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jon Deane, CEO of Trovio and member of the government's Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre, joins James Kirby on this week's episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss how to begin as an investor in the speculative world of crypto, if Bitcoin is a proxy for the entire game, why you need to separate 'coins' from blockchain technology and what the sophisticated investors are doing in the space.  To read articles on the topics covered in this episode of The Australian's Money Cafe, take out a subscription to The Australian or download The Australian's app at your app store.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Financial adviser and author Stuart Wemyss of ProSolution joins Wealth Editor James Kirby on this week's episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss if Fortescue should spin-off it's clean energy division, the plain truth about Self Managed Super Fund costs and if Macquarie Bank is a 'green' investment? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Financial adviser and Spirit Super director Sue Dahn joins James Kirby on this weeks episode of The Australian's Money Cafe.They discuss if you should pay off your HECS bill or your mortgage first, dud super funds and what it means for a fund at the bottom of the ATO scorecard, and who's paying for andrew forests' big experiment in green energy. To read articles on the topics covered in this episode of The Australian's Money Cafe, take out a subscription to The Australian or download The Australian's app at your app store.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Financial adviser Bruce Brammall joins James Kirby on this week's episode of the Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss why bonds are suddenly a danger zone, what color your hydrogen investment is and why RBA non-believers are on the rise. To read articles on the topics covered in this episode of The Australian's Money Cafe, take out a subscription to The Australian or download The Australian's app at your app store.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.