Making Money Easy

Making Money Easy

Hosted and created by Senior Finance Reporter Gillian Bowen, Making Money Easy looks at finance and economic news and, with the help of some prominent economists and experts, breaks it down to what you need to know. The discussions in this podcast do not refer to your individual circumstances and do not give individual financial advice. You should seek your own independent advice, relevant to you, when making financial decisions.

Episodes

The Covid Economy

August 7, 2020 • 26 mins
What's going on with the economy right now because of COVID-19 can be a little overwhelming.

Better the devil you know, than the devil you don't so 10 News First Finance Reporter Gillian Bowen has picked the brains of two economists to explain how the pandemic's tentacles are impacting your hip pocket.

Su-Lin Ong, Chief Economist at RBC Capital Markets and Stephen Halmarick, Ch...

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How a pay rise will help the economy

June 3, 2021 • 30 mins
Join 10 News First Finance Reporter Gillian Bowen as she tries to make the world of finance and the economy, easier to understand. On Episode 1 Gillian is joined by EY Oceania Chief Economist Jo Masters and Commonwealth Bank Senior Economist Belinda Allen. Topics include: COVID lockdowns, why is the Australian economy growing, and how inflation can impact your pay and mortgage.

To get in contact with M...

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Why feeling good is good for the economy

June 10, 2021 • 31 mins
Join 10 News First Finance Reporter Gillian Bowen as she tries to make the world of finance and the economy, easier to understand. She's joined by Stephen Koukoulas, Market Economics Managing Director and Simon Cowan, Research Director at the Centre for Independent Studies.

Topics include: Surging job vacancies and how it could help you get a pay rise!
What's behind more Australians working a...

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

June 17, 2021 • 29 mins
On Episode 3 Gillian is joined by Su-Lin Ong, Chief Economist at RBC Capital Markets and Stephen Halmarick, Chief Economist at The Commonwealth Bank. Topics include: Jobs numbers, the Australian housing market and favourite biscuits.

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Tax Time, Covid-Style

June 24, 2021 • 32 mins
Finance Reporter Gillian Bowen is joined by ATO Assistant Commissioner Tim Loh and Tax Accountant Helen Francis to talk all things tax.
What you can/can’t claim after a year of working from home.
We reveal what the ATO is cracking down on this year …and the worst attempts at a rort.
Plus, have you heard of an ATO ‘nudge’?

The number Tim mentioned for reporting scams: 1800 ...
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Our Future Economy

July 1, 2021 • 39 mins
A lot of Australia is in lockdown again, so how will it affect business?

Also, what is the Intergenerational Report? Why is it important? What does our economic future really look like?

Julie Toth , Australian Industry Group Chief Economist and Peter Martin, a Visiting Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University (also a former Commonweal...

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How the Reserve Bank is using its 'muscle'

July 8, 2021 • 28 mins
The RBA has revealed its plans to keep supporting the Australian economy through the pandemic and even took questions about it! So how will it support YOU and what does it mean for your interest rate.

Plus, why can’t I find a builder?

Felicity Emmett, ANZ Senior Economist and Peter Tulip, Chief Economist at Centre for Independent Studies join Gillian to discuss.

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Take a holiday, even if it's just to the couch

July 15, 2021 • 32 mins
Did you know the amount of annual leave Australian workers now have due is at record high? (A combined 174.9 million days!!)
There's actually a real economic benefit from having a break.

Plus, what's economic 'scarring'? And do the latest unemployment figures show any signs of it?

Jo Masters, Ernst & Young Oceania Chief Economist and Gareth Spence, NAB Senior Econ...

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Superannuation - it's not meant to be COMPLICATED!

July 22, 2021 • 31 mins
When was the last time you checked your superannuation balance?
How do you tell a decent fund from a bad one?
When it comes to retirement, do you know how to pay out your funds to live a good life?
Plus ...the 4 tips to ensure your super works for YOU.
We answer all that AND MORE.

Ian Fryer, Chant West General Manager and Paul Versteege, Combined Pensioners and S...

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A Spanner in the Works - damn you Delta

July 29, 2021 • 33 mins
Our economists and politicians have never spent so much time re-crunching already crunched numbers.
Has the rule book on how economics works been thrown out the window?
We dive into the latest cost of living data, what the Reserve Bank is re-thinking ahead of the August board meeting and is there a way to use your fruit and veggie bill to get a pay rise?

Belinda Allen, Senior Econom...

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Roadmaps - if only we meant for your road trip holiday!

August 5, 2021 • 32 mins
Our political leaders have agreed to COVID-19 vaccine targets to end lockdowns and start to reopen.
So what about the data this 'roadmap' is based on. Do the numbers stack up?
Plus, why it's so hard being a first-home buyer at the moment...and which loan holders are breaking records.

Looking at this and more with Gillian is Besa Deda, Chief Economist at Westpac Business Bank and Ade...

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Crypto 101

August 12, 2021 • 37 mins
Cryptocurrency - everyone seems to be talking about it these days - particularly when Telsa CEO Elon Musk decides to TWEET about it.

Bitcoin, blockchain technology, digital assets... What are all those things, how do they work and can you use your digital currency to buy your groceries?

Plus, what in the world is a CryptoKitty?!

Joni Pirovich, Founder o...
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The Circular Economy - and the cash hiding in your home

August 19, 2021 • 30 mins
Pre-loved couches, old dining sets, clothes, tools...
Online marketplaces are full of people de-cluttering their homes.
And new research shows the average Australian household has approximately $5,300 worth of items they could sell for extra cash.

But trading in the Circular Economy delivers more than a financial benefit - it's helping the planet too.

To exp...

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Vaccinating our way to prosperity ...is it possible?

August 26, 2021 • 35 mins
Australians are setting a rapid pace to get the jab but how will our economy go when 80 per cent of us are protected? And what happens if we don't get there? Plus - how on earth could house prices be STILL RISING? And the benefits of a construction pipeline.

Kristina Clifton, Senior Economist at the Commonwealth Bank and Peter Munckton, Chief Economist at BOQ join Gillian to expand her brain, and yours...

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It might be 'Ancient History', but it still matters...

September 2, 2021 • 32 mins
The latest economic growth figures are out and they show the economy expanded in the second quarter BUT there's a caveat - they only take in a TINY bit of the latest lockdowns. In this episode we dive into how the data works, what to expect from the data next time around, and what IS a 'technical recession' and why we should throw the description in the bin.

Su-Lin Ong, Chief Economist at RBC Capital M...

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'Delay but not derail'

September 9, 2021 • 32 mins
As lockdown drags on, plenty were wondering if the current performance of the economy was enough to make the RBA do more to help us cope … so did they?
Yes and no … our economists explain.
Plus, how stopping violence against women also makes sense for the economy.
And where would you go with your vaccine passport.

Angela Jackson, Lead Economist at Equity Economics and Matt...

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When figures don't seem to make sense

September 16, 2021 • 32 mins
If there's one thing we can rely on during a pandemic, it's its ability to through a spanner in the works when it comes to data. The jobs figures for August tell a big story - but you've got to look under the bonnet. Almost 150,000 people lost work ...while heaps chose to stop looking at all ...and those that still 'have' jobs saw their hours plummet.

Plus - how important is the pension, and is the GST...

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Handling Debt and the risks of Buying Now, and Paying Later

September 23, 2021 • 34 mins
We've never done so much online shopping or had access to such low mortgage rates while others have lost jobs for the first time in their lives and are now receiving government benefits.
So how are people paying the bills and what happens when they can't.
Plus, the push to protect vulnerable consumers from getting too many Buy Now, Pay Later accounts.

Deb Shroot, a Financial Counsel...
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The Home Loan Crackdown as Australia's property market BOOMS

September 30, 2021 • 34 mins
APRA - the banking regulator is considering what actions it can take to address the medium-term risk created as a result of surging loan sizes compared to what people earn.
The changes are likely to cool property prices.
So how will this all work and who might be impacted?

ANZ Senior Economist Adelaide Timbrell and NAB'S Agribusiness Economist Phin Ziebell join Gillian to discuss.

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Borrowing a HUGE amount of money to buy a home gets harder

October 7, 2021 • 32 mins
As risky debt increases and house prices soar, banks have been told to apply a slightly tougher test on a person's ability to afford their mortgage.
But what does it mean DOLLAR-wise and WHO will be impacted the most?
And will it actually take some HEAT out of the booming Australian property market.

Peter Tulip - Chief Economist at Centre for Independent Studies and Felicity Emmett ...

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