The Money Puzzle

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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In this episode of The Money Puzzle, The Australian’s Wealth Editor, Julie-anne Sprague, unpacks what it takes to be a great investor with one of the nation's top stockpickers, Jun Bei Liu. How did Liu learn to invest? What did she learn when things went wrong and what's her advice for everyday investors wanting to build their wealth?

Jun Bei Liu of Ten Cap joins Wealth Editor Julie-anne Sprague in this episode.
Please note, this is a repeat episode of The Money Puzzle. It originally aired in December 2024.
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If it wasn’t said by a top financial adviser, you might dismiss it as a quote out of context, but Partners Wealth Group Jack Tossol is not kidding: He says a generation that has ‘sunk everything’ into the family home will miss the chance to have a successful tax-deductible investment plan.
It’s a provocative notion, challenging die-hard principles of money management, but with house prices moving higher again...you have to listen.
Financial adviser Jack Tossol of Partners Wealth Group joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby, in this episode.
In today’s show, we cover
No tax deduction, no income…Is home ownership overrated?

Why ‘Rentvesting’ is worth revisiting

Are you facing decades of ‘dead money' in your home mortgage?

Challenging the ‘retirement sweet spot’

Please note, this is a repeat episode of The Money Puzzle. It originally aired in August 2025.
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