The Money Puzzle
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.
Episodes
As trillions of dollars begin transferring to the next generation, is it only a matter of time before Australia joins other nations to tax an inheritance? Morgan Solomon, Director at Solomon Hollett Lawyers joins Julie-anne Sprague, Wealth Editor in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
- The rise of testamentary trusts
- The importance of having a will
- Estate planning and the great wealth transfer
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It's the age-old question: is an investment property or shares a better investment? The government's tax changes has blown the debate wide open. As Stockspot founder Chris Brycki explains to The Australian's wealth editor Julie-anne Sprague, the numbers are in. His analysis of a $1m property shows investment property owners need to find an extra $11,000 a year just to stay in the same position as they were before.
The risks and opportunities of AI become clearer each day, but how do you - the investor - optimise AI while minimising your risks?
Daniel Gara, founder of Vectatech.com.au joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
- How to best use AI as an active investor
- Securing your data against later use by AI companies
- Tackling AI questions to get the answers you need
- Anthropic's Claude for financial ...
This is the year reality bites for private credit investors: Put simply, it was too good to be true for several years. More recently, just as everyday investors piled into the space, the numbers have turned against it.
Charlie Viola of Viola Private Wealth joins Associate Editor, James Kirby, in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
- Private credit shake-up: The Metrics Credit affair
- Should we compare private credit to share...
The Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) movement has been re-energised through an offshoot tagged as COAST. It's all about the magic number you need to save, which allows you to ahem coast through the rest of your life without money issues. Would it work for you?
Lionel Lee, author of 'Into The Moneyverse' joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
- FIRE - What you need to know ...
The Spring season's 'stock overhang' will determine the outlook for the property market. It will also provide an early guide on where the bargains will emerge for investors.
Angus Moore, senior economist at Realestate.com.au joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
- Stock overhang - The markets with the most for sale
- Will vacancy rates stay low if prices drop further?
- Is Melbourne the...
Higher taxes, an aging population and hopeless productivity growth ...is Australia the best place to put your money?
In today's show, we cover...
- What investors can draw from the government's inter-generational report
- Does the productivity gap with the US explain Wall Street's superior returns?
- Why rates will be higher for longer
- Gold takes a step backwards in its forward march
Paul Bloxham, chief econ...
The removal of negative gearing from existing residential property, coupled with sliding values for investment property, has changed the game for every investor. The new dilemma is whether you invest in your CGT free family home or instead place that money in the long-running bull market for shares.
Stuart Wemyss of the Prosolution Private Office joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
- R...
Managing $175 billion for UniSuper would keep anyone on their toes. It also helps to clarify a clear view on every asset class from US shares to private credit. So what does UniSuper's chief investment officer think will happen next?
John Pearce, the chief investment officer at UniSuper joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
- The outlook for shares
- Why a 'back to normal' bond market has ...
Big super funds hedge up to 50 per cent of their offshore investments: The textbooks say you should hedge about one third of any exposure overseas.
But the hedging level of most Australian investors, including ETF investors, is generally close to zilch!
In today's show, we cover...
- Should you be hedging that increased offshore share allocation ?
- Electrified economy - The long-term investment attraction of electrifica...
How do you get a pay rise? Should you join that start-up that promises to go to the moon, or should you simply buy your first home a lot sooner than you had planned?
In today's show, we cover:
- Career Control - The finances of career navigation
- Catching up - Investment tips for the late starter
- Your career and your SMSF - Getting business to pay you rent
- Sweat equity - Deciding if you should jump to a start-up
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Interest rates are moving higher worldwide, but this time around it's for
good reason: The AI boom is fuelling tremendous returns on global share markets.
As the game gets riskier, your cash is now returning nearly 5 per cent risk-free; it's getting
hard to beat
In today's show, we cover...
- Why cash is beating total bond returns out the door
- Investing in a high-rate, high-return market
- New traps - Private cre...
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 ...
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 a...
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 As...
House price falls have some way to go, and now that we have the clear and present danger of more rate hikes, bargain hunters have time to kill.
In today's show, we cover;
- How the downturn will deepen from here
- Can the first home market stay unaffected?
- Housing developer busts - Bathla will not be an isolated case
- The Spring pile-up - waiting for an avalanche of new listings
Cameron ...
It's the hot-button question for so many investors - how to optimise any spare cash they may have on hand. For younger investors it's often the mortgage; for older investors it's often putting the money into super (before it's too late) But which is it for you?
Olivia Maragna of Aspire Retire joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
- Super for mortgage...what to do?
- Did super win or...
"I want to help the kids, how do I start?' It's one of the most common questions we get on the podcast, and it's time to tackle it head on.
Dr Doug Turek of Minchin Moore joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
- How to start an investment for a child
- A smart approach to school fees
- What to do about HECS
- Helping with a first home purchase
The ASX 200 is enjoying a solid earnings season, but the healthcare sector is shooting the lights out. Believe it or not, the market sector that offered the fastest way to lose money last year is suddenly red hot.
Jun Bei-Liu of the Ten Cap Alpha Plus funds joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
- Up 25% in a month! - Healthcare stocks are back
- Why the healthcare blue chips can keep r...
Here comes Spring! Welcome to most, except perhaps to residential property sellers, who will be adding stock to an already bloated market where prices are falling.
Louis Christopher of SQM Research joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
- How bad is the listings overhang?
- Why banks may have forecasts wrong on property prices
- Yes, yields are rising, but are rents actually lifting too...
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