The hottest investment of the year has been one of the oldest known investments... Gold!

It's increased at ten times the pace of the wider ASX 200 over the year to date... and that's after years of 20 per cent plus returns.Is it for you..and how might a new investor get started?

In today's episode, we cover:

• Why has the gold price raced higher?
•  The ETF versus bullion debate
• Can gold keep going up if Trump settles down?
• A clarification on concessional (pre tax) super contributions

Jordan Elesio, general manager of ABC Bullion joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby in this episode.

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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 episode

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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'

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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.

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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 
  
  

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You can spend half a lifetime working and investing only to hit a financial earthquake with a divorce. But there are ways to ensure the best possible outcome.

Financial adviser Nathan Fradley joins James Kirby, Associate Editor - Wealth in this episode.

In today's episode, we cover:

• What you must know about divorce and money
• The issue of 'valuations'
• How crypto accounts are increasingly relevant to settlements 
• How a couple can find the best way to split 
  
  

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The markets are wild and cash rates are dropping quickly at the major banks: Investors of every type need cash. Here's a guide for the investor who wants to be ready for the next opportunity.

Liam Shorte of the Sonas Group joins Associate Editor- Wealth James Kirby in this episode.

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In today's episode, we cover:

• Finding the best cash rates 
• Optimising offset accounts
• Reviewing Dividend Reinvestment Plans 
• Sorting your super inheritance (and that does not mean your Will)
  
  

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The bargain hunters are in the market but many big funds and family offices are concentrating more on building cash: That’s because investment markets are more than 'uncertain' just now - in reality they are unfathomable.
Today's guest spot goes to one of the best-known investors (and philanthropists) in Australia, Chris Cuffe.

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In today's episode, we cover:

* Asset allocation in an age of extreme uncertainty 
* What investors at the big end of town are doing now 
* Philanthropy for the active investor 
* Tax optimisation in charitable giving

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Falling interest rates, a wild share market and an election campaign where both parties are falling over each other to throw money at first-home buyers...it's the perfect conditions for a lift in residential prices throughout 2025.

Stuart Wemyss of the Prosolution Private Clients group joins Associate Editor- Wealth, James Kirby in this episode.

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In today's show, we cover

• Green light for price growth in the residential market
• An investor's guide to the election promises made to home buyers
• Why apartments may do better than stand-alone homes
• Keeping up with the ATO clampdown on property investors 

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