All Episodes
Simplifying Investing — 181 episodes
Does Australia Need Another Reform Era: Episode #178
1970s Vs Now - Is Life Actually Harder: Episode #177
Can Australia Fix Housing, Energy and Tax Together: Episode #176
AI Boom, Korea Surge, Rate Fears, Housing Reality: Episode #175
Why Inflation Might Stay Higher for Years: Episode #174
Re-uploaded - 2026 Budget breakdown: winners, losers and housing reality: Episode #173
Why the RBA Isn’t Done Yet: Episode #172
Markets Hate Uncertainty — Investors Shouldn’t: Episode #171
* Bonus ep - Gulf War 3.0: Global Tensions, Market Volatility and what it all means: Episode #170
Alexis George on Leadership, AI and Wealth: Episode #169
AI, Inflation and the Shifting Market Landscape: Episode #168
Feeling squeezed? Here’s why the RBA lifted rates: Episode #167
Global Drama, Rate Hikes and Market Silver Linings: Episode #166
2025 Wrapped: Rates, Gold & Good Vibes 🎉: Episode #165
Markets, Midterms & Money Moves Explained: Episode #164
🧠 RBA Holds Fire - What It Means for Your Money 💰: Episode #163
Tariffs, Gold & Labubu: Episode #162
🏡📉 Housing, Rates & Generational Gaps: Episode #161
💰 Bitcoin: Digital Gold or Risky Gamble? - Episode #160
Markets, Gold & Game Boys: Episode #159
Episode #158: From Rate Cuts to Renovation Blowouts - The Week in Economics
Episode #157: Special episode - Ash Frenken
Episode #156: Jobs Vanish, Tariffs Bite & Aussies Eye a Rate Cut
Episode #155: Markets Boom, Jobs Bust: What’s Really Going On?
Episode #154: Dear World – Trump's Tariff Love Letters and another strong year for share markets
Episode #153: Operation Midnight Hammer
Episode #152: Markets looking through the political noise
Episode #151: Sitting quite strongly
Episode #150: Special Episode with Ravi Sharma and Sean O'Malley
Episode #149: A 'pause' but not the final end point
Episode #148: Why more isn't always better than less
Episode #147: Economics in our schools and universities
Episode #146: Super in uncertain times
Episode #145: Band-aid solutions or re-opening old wounds?
Episode #144: Why are markets spooked?
Episode #143: The only constant is tariffs
Episode #142: A hawkish or cautious cut?
Episode #141: Is it "Job Done" on inflation?
Episode #140: Trump's inauguration: a volatility that we 'have to get used to'
Episode #139: The slowest rate of growth since the recession we 'had to have'
Episode #138: What is the more sustainable trend in inflation?
Episode #137: What did we learn from the US election?
Episode #136: Market Updates - Peering through a 'wall of worry'
Episode #135: Alan Kohler - Why it's really tough to have a recession now
Episode #134: China’s economy - Special
Episode #133: Brad Creighton - How markets have moved and why.
Episode #132: Eliza Owen - What is going on in the property market right now?
Episode #131: Market volatility, RBA forecasts and how to predict an Australian recession.
Episode #130: The rise of populism and bigger government – what it means for investors
Episode #129: TRUMPonomics
Episode #128: AU share market high, global inflation, what's supercore & the hike in coffee beans.
Episode #127: NVidia, Eggs, Stage 3 tax cuts, The lipstick effect and happy share market songs
Episode #126: Trump 2.0 and the rise of the far right in Europe
Episode #125: RBA stays Hawkish, and will Powell be looking for a new gig, if it’s Trump 2.0
Episode #124: Housing affordability: A tale of three cities
Episode #123: Australian April inflation, global trends and will it be Trump in 2025?
Episode #122: Federal Budget 2024 - what a second surplus means for Australian households
Episode #121: Rates on hold and crystal balling next week's budget.
Episode #120: Revisiting retail and home prices: will we see another rate hike?
Episode #119: Inflation: how did we get it so wrong?
Episode #118: How vulnerable are shares?
Episode #117: The Australian property market, income and happiness and rising petrol prices
Episode #116: How to invest in the current macro environment
Episode #115: Inflation surprised on the downside in February
Episode #114: RBA Not ruling anything out or anything in
Episode #113: Inflation expectations
Episode #112: Five problems with the Australian tax system
Episode #111: Still cautious but less concerned: why the RBA left rates on hold
Episode #110: Falling inflation – what does it mean for investors?
Episode #109: Is high Australian household wealth a source of support for consumers?
Episode #108: Four reasons for optimism
Episode #107: Five key lessons from 2023
Episode #106: 2023 saw the return of Goldilocks, but what’s in store for 2024 for investors?
Episode #105: The RBA leaves rates on hold – have we finally reached the top?
Episode #104: Population growth in Australia
Episode #103: What would a further rise in the $A mean for investors?
Episode #102: 9 key things for successful investing
Episode #101: Are RBA rate hikes doing more harm or help to the economy?
Episode #100: RBA retains a tightening bias by raising to 4.35 per cent
Episode #99: What impact does geopolitics have on financial markets?
Episode #98: Australian home prices up on supply shortfall, but at risk from high rates
Episode #97: Five constraints on medium term investment returns
Episode #96: Rate hikes: how households have weathered the storm
Episode #95: The threat from higher oil and petrol prices
Episode #94: 1987 vs now - rising bond yields (& war in Israel) and the risks for shares
Episode #93: The housing market
Episode #92: Is another rate hike still imminent?
Episode #91: For what it’s worth: why what you pay for an investment is a key driver of its return
Episode #90: The Labour Market
Episode #89: Immigration and housing affordability
Bonus episode: Retire with Confidence Whitepaper
Episode# 88: Has the RBA finished rate hikes?
Episode #87: Recession
Episode #86: Three reasons to err on the side of optimism as an investor
Episode #85: Inflation
Episode #84: China’s slowdown & structural challenges & the implications for Australia
Episode #83: Why is boosting productivity so hard to do?
Episode #82: Interest Rates
Episode #81: Have we dodged the recession bullet?
Episode #80: Another look at the RBA
Episode #79: Addressing Australians’ financial literacy and the gender literacy gap
Episode #78: Leading versus lagging economic indicators
Episode #77: The Watch List: 7 economic indicators for investors to pay attention to
Episode# 76: 15 Common sense tips to help manage your finances.
Episode# 75: Returns rebound – but is it sustainable?
Episode# 74: The Reserve Bank of Australia holds on 4.1%, but for how long?
Episode# 73: A recession in Australia - should we be worried?
Episode# 72: The worry list for shares
Episode# 71: What can be done to boost housing affordability?
Episode# 70: Why commercial property returns are more vulnerable than ever
Episode# 69: The Federal Budget - the fastest return to surplus since World War II
Episode# 68: Australian home prices – here we go again!
Episode# 67: Will the proposed RBA reforms lead to a better Australian economy?
Episode #66: Investment outlook drivers
Episode #65: Five investment principles for uncertain markets
Episode #64: House prices
Episode #63: US bank failures and investment markets
Episode #62: The case for peak rates
Episode #61: Economic lessons from the 70s, 80s and 90s
Episode #60: The seven economic indicators for investors to watch
Episode #59: Interest rates – are we there yet?
Episode #58: Seven reasons Australian shares are set to outperform.
Episode #57: Inflation and interest rates
Episode #56: What can we expect for investment markets in 2023?
Episode #55: Can we expect better returns in 2023?
Episode #54: Have we hit the peak for interest rates?
Episode #53: Five medium term inflation pressures & implications for investors
Episode #52: Shares may have bottomed
Episode #51: Seven reasons why Australia should be able to avoid a recession
Episode #50: Why rates shouldn’t go much higher, but house prices have further to fall
Episode #49: Breaking down the budget
Episode #48 Seven pearls of wisdom for investors
Episode #47: The perils of forecasting in investing
Episode #46: Five reasons rates won’t go much higher
Episode #45: Sticking to investment basics as shares slide
Episode #44: The 12-month outlook for shares
Episode #43: Solving Australia’s productivity problem
Episode #42: Seven economic signals for investors
Episode #41: House prices and interest rates
Episode #40: The psychology of investment markets
Episode #39: What are investment cycles and why should investors be aware and wary of them?
Episode #38: Five reasons why the RBA cash rate is likely to peak with a '2' in front of it
Episode #37: The good news in the plunge in markets
Episode #36: What can we learn from inflation in the 1970s?
Episode #35: The past financial year in review
Episode #34: Examining Australia’s Achilles' heel - high household debt
Episode #33: Tips for investors in times of investment market turmoil
Episode #32: The RBA has lifted rates again, so where to next?
Episode #31: Implications of the property downswing
Episode #30: Australia has a new government, what does it mean for investors?
Episode #29: Share market falls - The bad, the good and what you need to know
Episode #28: Overcoming a fear that could impact the quality of your retirement
Episode #27: Tips for investing in uncertain times
Episode #26: The RBA has raised rates, so where to from here?
Episode #25: Australian inflation surprises - implications for interest rates
Episode #24: The 2022 Australian Federal Election and Investors
Episode #23: Australian housing slowdown Q&A
Episode #22: How is the Ukraine-Russia conflict impacting markets?
Episode #21: Navigating the property market in 2022
Episode #20: Omicron and the markets – can we be optimistic in 2022?
Episode #19: COP26 and what it means for investing
Episode #18: What you need to know about cryptocurrency
Episode #17: The state of Australia’s property market
Episode #16: Securing financial freedom in retirement
Episode #15: Transitioning to retirement
Episode #14: ESG and responsible investment explained
Bonus episode: 'Your Future, Your Super' explained
Episode #13: Is a self-managed super fund right for you?
Episode #12: The top five super questions
Episode #11: Keeping your super safe
Episode #10: Shane Oliver’s top five investment mantras
Episode #9: The economy, markets and your super
Episode #8: End of financial year part 2
Episode #7: End of financial year part 1
Episode #6: Retirement part 2
Bonus episode: 2021 Federal Budget special
Episode #5: Retirement part 1
Episode #4: What happens to my super if I die?
Episode #3: Getting money out of super
Episode #2: Getting money into superannuation
Episode #1: What is superannuation?