Building Wealth & Investing
All else being equal, what influences property prices more than anything else?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode we look at the most important factor that moves property prices. In other words, what one thing affects property prices more than anything both positively or negatively. This doesn’t mean that it is the only thing that...
Affordable rental policies and unintended consequences
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Today’s episode is going to be going through some economic theory on some recent promises from politicians on housing policy – the focus on most of these has been on rental markets – for affordable rent – there’s lots of coverage on...
Are IPOs a worthwhile investment?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode we will be looking at investing in IPOs and if this can be a strategy for sustainable above market returns – or if this is simply a capital trap for investors – lots to unpack, as we will go through what IPOs are, why...
Finance & Economics
Is the economy back to the 1970s?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode, we will be looking at the economy of the 1970s – looking at the share market correction that occurred and what contributed to this – the aim of this episode is to see if will we experience the same sort of market...
Is it worthwhile to invest in defensive Managed Funds or ETFs?
I hope you are going well and welcome to Finance and Fury – In this episode we go through the second part of a question from David – that is: Are the cash assets that held in managed funds or etfs equivalent to holding cash in the bank? If so, instead of investing in...
Have bond prices already factored in interest rate hikes or will they lose further value when interest rates do rise?
I hope you're going well and welcome to Finance and Fury. This week we have a question from a listener, David, in relation to bonds. The question is “Are the predicted interest rate hikes already factored into the price of the bond market? Or do you think we'll see...
Property
All else being equal, what influences property prices more than anything else?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode we look at the most important factor that moves property prices. In other words, what one thing affects property prices more than anything both positively or negatively. This doesn’t mean that it is the only thing that...
Affordable rental policies and unintended consequences
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Today’s episode is going to be going through some economic theory on some recent promises from politicians on housing policy – the focus on most of these has been on rental markets – for affordable rent – there’s lots of coverage on...
The future state of the housing market.
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Current state of the housing market – and the influence The RBA has and will have on Housing prices. The RBA has a long history of influencing the Australian housing market due to their control over the cash rate – for the past 30+ years –...
Shares
Are IPOs a worthwhile investment?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode we will be looking at investing in IPOs and if this can be a strategy for sustainable above market returns – or if this is simply a capital trap for investors – lots to unpack, as we will go through what IPOs are, why...
What allocation has the most consistent returns?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Sorry for the sporadic episodes – flat out with EOFY - In this episode we look at different asset allocations and how they have performed over time in relation to their returns as well as their risk – with a final focus on their risk...
The evolution of share markets
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode will be a little lighter than normal – as we will be looking at the history of share markets – focusing on the ASX, to look at how we ended up with the system we currently have? Also be looking at the makeup of the ASX 100...
Superannuation & Retirement
What are the best ways to save for a home deposit?
Welcome to Finance and Fury – For this week’s episode we are answering a question from listener David – surrounding some options to save for a home deposit “The conventional wisdom is to save for, say, a home deposit in a bank account with as high as possible interest...
The Federal Budget: How will you be affected and will the proposals benefit you?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode we’ll be talking about latest federal budget that was announced this week - and the implications this will have for individual There were many announcements in the budget – few good things like the reduced tax on innovated...
Vanguard’s plans to disrupt the Australian superannuation industry.
Welcome to Finance and Fury – Vanguard bringing in some disruption to Australian markets - If you haven’t heard of them – Vanguard are the world's second biggest asset manager – dealing in index funds and ETFs Vanguard – have almost $9 trillion of funds under...
Politics, Psychology and your money
Affordable rental policies and unintended consequences
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Today’s episode is going to be going through some economic theory on some recent promises from politicians on housing policy – the focus on most of these has been on rental markets – for affordable rent – there’s lots of coverage on...
The economic impact from the Russia-Ukraine conflict on financial markets
Welcome to Finance and Fury. I hope you are all doing well and safe at the moment – I know a lot of people in QLD and NSW have lost their homes and my thoughts go out to you - where we live is currently cut off – we are fortunate though – no flooding in the house –...
Moral hazard and the Evergrande collapse
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode we will be looking at the Property market in China and focus on the Evergrande developments – in particular if there is actually a timebomb starting to surface – and look at the potential contagion risks to the rest of the...
Society, individual purpose and the undiscovered self
Welcome to Finance and Fury. I’d like to start a serious conversation about the individual self and our drive for meaning within society. This relates to economics and by extension, personal finance – as economics focuses on how the individual incentives drive...
Will the next financial crisis come from the USA or China?
Welcome to Finance and Fury This episode, look at where the next financial crisis may come from – Will it be from the USA or from China? This is a question I was thinking about the other day – as there is a lot of talk about the Chinese economic being built on a house...
The economics of the Olympics – A golden opportunity or a bronze bust?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. As you might have seen, Brisbane has won the bid for the 2032 Olympics – but is this a good thing for the SEQ economy and the people living in it? in this episode we will have a look at the economics of the Olympics – we will Look at the...
Tax
The Federal Budget: How will you be affected and will the proposals benefit you?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode we’ll be talking about latest federal budget that was announced this week - and the implications this will have for individual There were many announcements in the budget – few good things like the reduced tax on innovated...
Will the proposed Stamp Duty reforms make property more affordable?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. A few weeks ago we went through the NZ government tasking the RBNZ with looking at property prices with monetary policy. in that episode, we went through why it probably isn’t going to really work well – politically the perception is that...
How to use the recent tax cuts as an opportunity to build additional wealth!
Welcome to Finance and Fury You might have seen the budget that came out last week – in this episode we will be looking at the bringing forward of the tax cut – but also using this as an opportunity and what to do with it The budget and the tax cuts – The Government...
Debt and Cash Flow
What are the proposed changes to the responsible lending laws and what this means for Australian borrowers and the economy at large.
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. In this episode – we will be going through the potential changes to the current Responsible lending laws that may occur next year – as these laws will either be watered down or completely removed - As it...
Is it better to rent or buy a property in the current economic environment?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Say What Wednesday edition. This week the Question is from Emma. “Hi Louis – Would like to get your opinion on if it is a good time to buy a property to live in or if it is better to continue renting? We have saved up for enough of a...
How to use the recent tax cuts as an opportunity to build additional wealth!
Welcome to Finance and Fury You might have seen the budget that came out last week – in this episode we will be looking at the bringing forward of the tax cut – but also using this as an opportunity and what to do with it The budget and the tax cuts – The Government...
Welfare & Social Security
Are IPOs a worthwhile investment?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode we will be looking at investing in IPOs and if this can be a strategy for sustainable above market returns – or if this is simply a capital trap for investors – lots to unpack, as we will go through what IPOs are, why...
What allocation has the most consistent returns?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Sorry for the sporadic episodes – flat out with EOFY - In this episode we look at different asset allocations and how they have performed over time in relation to their returns as well as their risk – with a final focus on their risk...
Alternative solutions to inflation
Welcome to Finance and Fury Inflation is all the rage at the moment – and policy makers are increasing interest rates in am aim to reduce this – but are there any other ways to solve this problem beyond rate hikes? This episode is mostly theoretical – as I don’t...
Technology & New Ideas
El Salvador and Bitcoin – a match made in heaven?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode we will continue to look at what is happening in crypto markets. After last episode, we are starting a bit of a mini-series on crypto and digital currencies. This wasn’t originally intended but I have been doing more of a deep...
My thoughts on cryptocurrencies: the ups and downs of an unregulated market.
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode we will look at crypto markets as there is a fair amount of noise being generated in this space at the moment. Just a heads up that this will be a bit of a longer episode as there is a lot to unpack. I have made my position on...
Market integrity, disruptions, innovations and the fallout of Wall Street versus retail traders.
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode, we are going to look at some of the potential fallouts from the GameStop saga – looking at market disruptions, market integrity and the ongoing implications of potential regulation changes If you want an overview of this,...
The Intro Eps
(Intro Series) The wrap up party
Intro - Episode 6 The wrap up party Hey guys! Welcome to the wrap up party for this little intro series Well done if you’ve made it to this point listening. I know a lot of it could have come across pretty confusing …and don’t worry I was quite confused myself by this...
(Intro Series) What does your retirement look like, and why?
Intro - Episode 5 What does your retirement look like, and why? What do you normally think about before you go anywhere? Anyone who has ever left the house before has probably had to think about something before taking a step out the front door. Anyone who hasn’t,...
(Intro Series) Trusting yourself and learning the basics
Intro - Episode 4 Trusting yourself and learning the basics To start off, do you think that having a map to financial independence would be the ideal solution? Compared to a puzzle it actually would be far better than trying to piece together something, if you could...