Kochie’s Easy Steps to Financial Success Podcast

What you need to know going into 2021. In this episode Finance Journalist David 'Kochie' Koch gives you his end of year overview of how the Australian property market, stock market and economy performed during COVID as well as what our v-shaped recovery tell us can tell us about what 2021 has in-store for us.

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Property, Negative Gearing your Superannuation...which one is the best tax advantaged investment opportunity? In this episode Finance Journalist David 'Kochie' Koch gives you his tips on how to save or invest spare cash in a tax effective way as well as how to recognise tax shelter investments 'opportunities' that are just too good to be true.

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What should you be claiming tax deductions on? Finance Journalist David ‘Kochie’ Koch shares his guide to paying just the right amount of tax…not too much and not too little. Kochie takes you through the expenses that you can legitimately offset against your income to reduce your tax and gives a handy shortcut for calculating working from home tax deductions during COVID19.

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Do you need a tax agent to help you with your return? Finance Journalist David ‘Kochie’ Koch takes you through the financial scenarios where he would recommend hiring a tax agent instead of doing your tax return yourself. He then shares his tips on how to make sure that the tax agent you’ve chosen is legitimate, qualified and will suit your financial needs.

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What is stopping you from saving and taking control of your financial future? Finance journalist David ‘Kochie’ Koch squashes the most common excuses he hears from people who are too afraid to start saving and gives his easy steps towards creating good financial habits. He also does some fact checking on the most common financial ‘advice’ that we’ve all heard from parents and friends over the years.

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You’ll never get rich just by being a saver, so save with an aim to invest. Finance journalist David ‘Kochie’ Koch talks through why the share market and the property market form the foundation of the wealth for most Australians. He also shares his 9 golden rules for investing in shares, if you want to start trying to growing your income.

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The journey to financial success is all about paying the ‘right’ amount of tax. Finance journalist David ‘Kochie’ Koch explains how you can take the stress out of tax time, avoid paying too much tax and outlines what you can and can’t claim for at the end of the tax year.

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Are you financially ready to start a family or to grow your existing family? Finance journalist David ‘Kochie’ Koch talks you through the real cost of starting a family. He shares his tips to help you plan for the extra cost, rearrange your financial priorities and shows you where you can cut costs, so that you won’t need to add financial stress to the stress of parenting.

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Does the Australian dream of owning your own home make sense anymore? Finance journalist David ‘Kochie’ Koch mounts his case for why it is better for you to rent than to buy… but, with one massive caveat. And if you’ve already decided to buy a home, Kochie shares his tips on how you can ease this financial burden.

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What insurances do we actually need? Finance journalist David ‘Kochie’ Koch talks you through the all different types of insurances (from health, to life, to trauma insurance) so that you can decide which insurances you need in order to secure your financial future. He then helps you set up a will so that you can make sure that your assets are passed on to the right people in the event of your death.

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