The conditions have been building for a rebound in negative gearing with climbing interest rates and rising rental yields. Now a surprise reversal in tax relief for upper-income earners means the search for tax deductions is about to begin again.

In today's show, we cover; the startling figures on mortgage stress, how negative gearing just gets better, the Canberra rent freeze and why the split between homeowner and investor lending rates?

Cameron Kusher, research director at REA (a subsidiary of News Corp) joins wealth editor James Kirby in this episode.

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Australians will borrow to the gills to buy the family home. They will also take big loans to enter the property market, but when it comes to the share market they hold back. Today we look a serious look at ‘leverage’.

In this episode, we cover:

•  What you need to know about borrowing for investment
• If annuities are so sensible why are they not more popular?
• How franking credits work* The case for a $2m minimum in self-managed super funds

Dr Sam Wylie of  Windlestone Education and Melbourne Business School joins Wealth Editor James Kirby in this episode. 

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The big banks offered a consensus estimate that capital city house prices would rise by 5.7 percent in 2024. With a rush of negative data since the year began, this week we interrogate those bullish forecasts and see if they can be taken seriously.

In today's show, we cover:

• Will gloomy consumers drag property prices lower?
• NSW leads the investor rebound 
• Why one in three immigrants head to Melbourne 
• The outlook for rental yields 

Eliza Owen of the CoreLogic research group joins Wealth Editor James Kirby in this episode 

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The share market beat all expectations in 2023 and what's stopping a repeat performance in 2024? Lots of things actually but then again volatility is the name of the game when your money is at risk on listed markets. Here at the Money Puzzle we just assume a real return of around 9 percent each year and then it's a question of the stock choices you make.

In today's episode, we cover:

• The outlook for shares in the next 12 months
• Banks and miners - who will make the money?
• Healthcare and REITs - two sectors with the wind behind them
• Why ETFs always win

Gemma Dale, Director SMSF and investor behaviour at Nabtrade joins wealth editor James Kirby on this week's episode 

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In our first property episode of the year, we look at the very promising outlook for apartments, the improving inflation picture, and the chance that rates might drop.

We also take note of the potential headwinds in the next 12 months - especially the sharp decline in ‘buyer intention’ which has just been reported by Commonwealth Bank.In today’s episode, we cover:

• The property fundamentals of 2024
• Why Perth could shine and Melbourne may underperform 
• The reality of current rate settings
• Buying a property with friends 

Stuart Wemyss of ProSolution joins Wealth Editor James Kirby in today’s episode

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How might you start collecting art?

"If you enjoy it hanging on your wall, then that should be enough," says one of our best-known contemporary art collectors, former China ambassador Geoff Raby. And he should know, he built an art collection worth more than $3 million before donating it to La Trobe University.  

In today's episode we cover; finding your own path in the art market, negotiating with art dealers and auction houses, the price you pay to complete a collection and how to store your art collection.

 
Geoff Raby, economist and company director, joins Wealth Editor James Kirby in this episode 

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Driving a classic car that looks wonderful - and might just make you a small fortune - is something most investors have probably considered at some stage. Today we talk to one of the country's foremost car collectors who operates in the global market and has been in the game since he was a teenager.

In this episode we cover: 

• How to start collecting cars
• Where the bargains are this year
• The key factors in selecting a car
• How to collect without losing money

Paul Huggins, a director of the Hamilton Chase group joins Wealth Editor James Kirby in this episode.

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This is the second in our summer Fun Money series.

There is money to be made and fun to be had collecting wine: But how do you get started? 

It's a tricky business finding good wine, storing it, and indeed not drinking it until the right time! 

In today's episode, we cover:

• How to start a wine collection 
• Finding the top Australian wines to colle
•  Getting to know the pricing of top vintages 
•  Maintaining your wine 

John Lehmann, managing editor of The Australian and wine connoisseur joins Wealth Editor James Kirby in today's episode 

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How about having fun and making money too - it's entirely possible if you become an expert collector of cars, art, wine, rare books...or maybe even whiskey. ((Hey! you can even put them in your Self Managed Super Fund).

Over the next four weeks tune in for a wide-ranging guide to collecting: 

•  In this episode, we kick off with financial adviser James Gerrard and host James Kirby on the first things you need to know 

In coming episodes:  

• How to build a wine collection - with The Australian's John Lehmann
• How to create a luxury car collection - with Paul Huggins
• Collecting Art - with former China Ambassador Geoff Raby 

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A spot by the sea? A place in the country? Can you do it...should you do it? The holiday home as a property investment enters the public imagination around about mid-December each year. 

In today’s episode we cover; the difference in buying a holiday home compared to a permanent residence, the biggest mistakes people make, how to locate and settle on a property and the demands of managing a second property.

Jarrod McCabe of Wakelin Property Advisory joins Wealth Editor James Kirby in today's episode 

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