This week our resident finance journalist Brooke Cooper talked us through the rise of 'nestvesting'. Essentially it means living at home with your parents while investing in property. We discuss the benefits and drawbacks - don't be Dale Doback!

This week on the pod Dom and Haz were joined by Jessica Power, the head of wealth and personal banking at HSBC to discuss common tax time scams and how to spot one. Don't click that link!

This week on the pod Dom and Haz were joined by Jessica Power, the head of wealth and personal banking at HSBC to discuss common tax time scams and how to spot one. Don't click that link!

Plus we chat to our resident finance journalist Brooke Cooper on the advent of 'nestvesting' - living at home with your parents while investing in property.

And all the latest news!

00:00-01:23 - Intro

01:23-03:53 - 50c fares in Queensland

03:53 - 06:37 - $10,000 CBA-backed Coposit scheme

06:37 - 09:37 - Retail trade soft

09:37 - 19:21 - Nestvesting with Brooke Cooper

19:21 - 26:37 - Tax time scams with Jessica Power

26:37 - 28:04 - Outro

There have been calls by some property pundits in Queensland that the land tax threshold should be raised to $1.8 million! We don't really know where that figure was plucked from, but we chatted to Emma Duffy, the editor at Your Investment Property Magazine, to discuss all of this and why state governments love the crack cocaine stamp duty/land taxes!

This week, we had Rebecca back on the podcast again! Last time we spoke was in November 2022 - a while ago now. A lot has happened, including the growing tides of affordability constraints. We discussed how homebuyers are getting around that, including buying with family, and giving up the backyard.

This week, we had Rebecca back on the podcast again! Last time we spoke was in November 2022 - a while ago now. A lot has happened, including the growing tides of affordability constraints. We discussed how homebuyers are getting around that, including buying with family, and giving up the backyard.

Plus we're joined by Emma Duffy from Your Investment Property Magazine to discuss the latest drama around land tax in Queensland.

Plus all the latest news:

Our very own Harrison Astbury was in the thick of it all in Canberra attending the budget lockup in Parliament House. He joins Dom and Emma to give his take on the budget and the whole six hour lockup experience.

AMP Chief Economist Shane Oliver joined Dom and Emma to unpack the 2024/25 Federal Budget, what it means for inflation and interest rates.

It’s the big budget episode! This week we were joined by AMP Chief Economist Shane Oliver to unpack the Federal Budget and what it means for inflation and interest rates.

Plus, our very own Harrison Astbury was in the thick of it all in Canberra attending the budget lockup in Parliament House. He joins us to give his take on the budget and the whole lockup experience.

This week we were joined by GSB's state manager Joel Cooney on the bank's latest survey findings, not least of which was 96% of millennials expressing some form of regret over their past financial habits!