The Money Puzzle, with James Kirby

• Electric incentives! : How you can optimise the financial incentives for clean energy from the new government

  The re-elected Albanese government is offering to effectively cut the price of home batteries for solar by half. That's on top of the generous tax incentives it has already rolled out for electric cars: It's time to cash in on the greening of Australia. In today's show we cover The new federal incentive to cut home battery costs in half How to have a fully tax deductible electric car Renting your home and Capital Gains tax Is the deeming rate now 'deemed' untouchable? James Gerrard of www.financialadviser.com.au joins Associate Editor- Wealth, James Kirby in this episodeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• New government : Investment risks and opportunities

  The ALP is back with a renewed mandate for government - what does it mean for your portfolio, or your SMSF or your investment property?In the space of the last few days we have got a much clearer picture of what the election result will imply for the active investor.. today we take you through what you must know.Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Partners joins Associate Editor- Wealth James Kirby in this episode we cover...* The risk of new tax changes* The latest on the super 'paper gains' tax * A clear threat to borrowing in SMSFs * Getting to know the new power of 'The Greens'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Why 'rentvesting' doesn't work (for most people most of the time)

  It seems like a good idea - rent your home and buy an investment property where you can deduct the mortgage payments against your annual income tax. In fact, it all works...to a point: But this increasingly popular investment strategy does not mean you get to buy your own home...worse still, it may mean the bank won't lend you any more funds. Stuart Wemyss of the Prosolution Private Clients group joins Associate Editor-Wealth, James Kirby in this week's episode as we cover... * The problem with 'rentvesting'* A predictable pick up in house prices * The new government's menu for first-home buyers * How HECs changes will also boost the housing market See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Super tax battle starts now (with Geoff Wilson)

  Fund manager Geoff Wilson is at it again...campaigning for investors against poorly designed tax changes...and this time he has a major fight on his hands. Taxing unrealised gains (or paper gains) in super is a shocker, but it's a key policy for the government...and the government is set to be returned after the election. Geoff Wilson of Wilson Asset Management joins James Kirby, Associate Editor-Wealth in this episode ------In today's show, we cover... * The problem with the new super tax...and how it could be fixed * Why Australian interest rates may fall a lot further than the market expects * The case for sticking with US shares * Defensive stocks for the months ahead See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Tax - Are you being abused?

  When it comes to tax affairs, it's never easy: Many investors believe they do not get a fair deal: But some people clearly suffer financial abuse (which often begins with how a partner has behaved in the past). Sometimes too, the issues don't fit neatly for a financial adviser or a financial counsellor: That’s where the Tax Clinic, an experiment at UNSW, fills the gap. Ann Kayis-Kumar of the Tax Clinic at UNSW joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby in this episode. ------In today's episode, we cover How to spot financial abuse Planned legal changes that could make a difference The short straw of being a secondary credit card holder Tax pitfalls and financial literacy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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