We welcome back Glenn Butcher, CEO of FundWA to continue our discussions about Venture Capital.  This episode we focus on the sharp end of the process and start talking about Term Sheets, Pitch Events and how we get our money back - yes, Exit Strategies.  A valuable insight into how founders find investment capital, and how investors reap the benefits of being early adopters and keep faith in their projects.

The bank of Mum & Dad is increasingly playing a major part of house purchases today, but many Centrelink payment recipients fail to appreciate the impact helping their kids out might have on the their pension payments.  Justin Bott from Services Australia visits us again to illuminate on this area that is still widely misunderstood.  Find out the difference between "gifting" and "loan" when family provides funds to each other.  The rules are straight forward yet catch too many out.

We welcome back Justin Bott, Media Info Officer from Services Australia to chat about end of year obligations if you receive government payments.  Do you have to fill in a tax return?  What are the implications of not doing so?  Justin provides an excellent review and some great takeaways for those who are wondering if they need to fill in a tax return this year or not?  Dollars & Making Sense, a weekly show about finance, money & investing.

We continue our series on venture capital with Glenn Butcher, CEO of FundWA and this week, we delve into the deal itself, what makes a good deal, and what the phases that investors may need to consider when evaluating a potential investment.  Is this something anyone can do, or should we leave to the professionals.  Tune in to find about the 3 Fs (family, friends and fools) and they apply to investing your hard earned money into VC opportunities.

This week we venture (pardon the pun) into VC - venture capital and talk with Glenn Butcher, CEO of FundWA about the basics of VC investing, how it operates and a general introduction into a much misunderstood sector of the investment landscape.  Its not as risky as you might think when you have experienced managers and founders who know what they're doing.  This is a great introduction into a fascinating investment sector.  This is part 1 of a 3 part series.

 “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics” — has been attributed to Mark Twain, who himself attributed it to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, who might never have said it in the first place.
Today we chat with Andrew Inwood, Global CEO of Coredata, a leading provider of market information and research to the financial markets. Is there a "special sauce" or AI tool that will make you rich?  Tune in to find out.

Stage 3 tax cuts have now been legislated and given Royal assent - yes "L-A-W" as one very famous ex PM used to say.  This week we chat with Frank Drenth, tax specialist from the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (www.ifpa.com.au) to work out how much extra you're going to get (and yes everyone does!), and some strategies to save on taxes this financial year and next.  Dollars and Making Sense a weekly show about finance, money and investing.

We welcome back Natasha Panagis, Superannuation subject matter expert from the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (www.ifpa.com.au) to discuss a raft of changes to superannuation law that comes into effect from 1 July 2024.  Contributions caps, forward payments, NALE, Div296 and everything in between.  IFPA's recent annual conference is a gold mine of information now available and as always, if you're not sure, contact your tax accountant or your authorised financial adviser.

Does your superannuation need a health check?  Well EOFY is a great time to plan for that check (yes - the end of the financial year), and we're joined by Natasha Panagis, super expert at the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (www.ifpa.com.au) to work though an easy to understand check list of things you can do to make your super work harder for you, and ensure you retire with the best possible situation for you and your loved ones.  Tune in to learn about concessional and non-concessional contributions and the super guarantee so you guarantee a secure and comfortable retirement.

It's never too early to start planning for the EOFY (end of financial year), and we're joined by specialist Natasha Panagis from the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (www.ifpa.com.au) to discuss an easy to understand checklist of things to help be ready for the close of the tax year, and also make the most of the tax incentives and opportunities to manage your tax compliance, here on Dollars & Making Sense.