The Money Puzzle

The 2026 Budget has introduced the biggest tax changes seen in decades: Every investor in Australia will be affected by the measures. Here's what you need to know...and what to do.
Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Partners joins Associate Editor James Kirby in this episode
In today's show, we cover:
The Capital Gains Tax changes:
How negative gearing works from here
Goodbye to the good old days for family trusts
Self Managed Super Funds - If you don't have one, think again...
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Australian investors have fully embraced Exchange Traded Funds. Now, as the gap between managed funds and index funds narrows, investors want to know what's next on the menu?

Daniel Shrimski, CEO of Vanguard Australia joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
The changing shape of ETFs
Industry leaders warn on CGT changes
Vanguard's ISA plan for Australia
The ETF dilemma - Selling a stock that's done too well

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Investment property and high-dividend-paying shares are about to get a tax hit in the Budget: So, it's the perfect time to look wider for the active investor.
Jack Tossol of the Partners Wealth Group joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby, in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
The persistence of private equity
How 'growth' shares get hit with planned CGT changes
Are start-ups really disadvantaged in the tax system?
How to find the purchase price of very old shares
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Interest rate hikes are just not the same anymore: Once upon a time, they hit the mortgage belt, that fictionalised housing strip in the outer suburbs populated by young families. Today the RBA’s weapon of choice lands heavily instead on older Australians.
What does it mean for the property investor?
Nerida Conisbee, chief economist at Ray White Group, joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.

In today's show, we cover:
Investing with rising rates
The case against two more rate hikes
Why banks are offering longer-lasting mortgages
Will negative gearing be effectively restricted to new houses?

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The Iran crisis oil shock is creating winners and losers in the sharemarket, but it may not be playing out as you expect. Yes QANTAS is hit, but diesel-guzzlers BHP and Rio re big winners. How's that? And why is Wall Street streaking ahead of the ASX once more even though both markets are facing the same energy issues?
Business columnist Eric Johnson joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby in this episode.

In today's show, we cover:
New realities of the sharemarket after an oil price spike
The AI boom resumes...where are the Aussie players?
Firmus - The biggest IPO from a company you've never heard about
If EVs are now red hot...is lithium about to boom again?

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