The Money Puzzle

If you are planning to put more money in the property market this year, be warned the risks of tax changes are now clearly on the table: Top of the agenda is a wind back in Capital Gain Tax concessions.
Peter Esho of Flexdoc joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
The biggest tax risk for property investors this year
How Victoria's Airbnb tax has backfired
Property's role as a 'hard asset' in a time of currency debasement
Our 'listener questions' segment returns
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How many years can a bull market last? What will it take to dampen investor sentiment in the year ahead, and what should you, the active investor, be doing?
Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Partners joins Associate Editor-Wealth, James Kirby in this episode
In today's show, we cover:
The risks and opportunity in the 2026 listed markets
How to defend against the looming risk of inflation
Gold - do you have it, how much should you have ?
Fading into rallies - the art of taking profits at the right time
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Property prices are tipped to rise by 5 per cent in 2026 : But where will investors really make their money?In our property investment outlook show for the year ahead, we identify the property sector that is ready to rebound...and we pinpoint the best location too.
Stuart Wemyss of the ProSolution Private Clients group joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby in this episode.

In today's show, we cover:
Higher rates and tighter lending - the risks this year
The property sector which is ready to rebound
Why the bottom end of the market is the hottest patch
Adelaide running out of puff, Melbourne due it's day in the sun

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The ASX can return 10 per cent again in 2026...or maybe even more, says star stockpicker Jun Bei Liu...but what to buy? In this second part of our 2026 investment outlook, she outlines very clearly the red-hot sectors offering the top stock picks and also the parts of the market to avoid.
Jun Bei Liu of Ten Cap joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby in this episode
In today's show, we cover:
How miners will make you money in the year ahead
Banks, REITs and retailers could let you down
Can CSL return to its glory days?
Liu's stand out stock to consider...and one to avoid

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It looks like the sharemarket will once again be the place to make money in 2026, especially on Wall Street. But it's not going to be a smooth ride: In the first weeks of the year, the US has unleashed a wave of foreign interventions - and President Trump has subpoenaed Fed Reserve chair Jay Powell - triggering alarm bells on Wall Street.
Marc Jocum, investment strategist at GlobalX ETFs joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover
The outlook for investment markets in 2025
Forecasts for the ASX in the year ahead
Key predictions for Wall Street
The improved prospects in wider global markets
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