Finance & Fury Podcast
Episodes by Topic
Building Wealth & Investing
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...
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...
How can factor investing help you achieve your desired returns?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode we are going to look at the different factors to consider when deciding on how you should select investments This is an interesting topic – as everyone will have different factors that influence their investment decisions –...
Finance & Economics
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...
Printing an unbacked currency to avoid asset price declines. What could go wrong?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This week we will be looking at the Mississippi bubble. I find it a very interesting story of speculation and devaluation – creating a situation of loss of confidence in an early form of fiat currencies –– Lessons to learn from this – I...
Property
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...
What affects demand and prices of property in Australia?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this week’s episode, we will be looking at the demand for property in Australia. If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode – it may be worthwhile – discussed supply of property in Australia – this week we will be focusing on demand...
The future of property supply in Australia
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode we look at the future of the supply of property in Australia. We will talk about the availability of land in Australia, look at the population density and supply of developments, as well as what the future supply has in...
Shares
How can factor investing help you achieve your desired returns?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode we are going to look at the different factors to consider when deciding on how you should select investments This is an interesting topic – as everyone will have different factors that influence their investment decisions –...
Investing in megatrends for long term capital growth
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode we are going to have a look at investing in megatrends. When investing – there are many different approaches people can take – people have different return requirements – hence, when constructing a portfolio of investments,...
Is the share market at risk of de-risking?
Welcome To Finance and Fury. Is the market at risk of de-risking? Bit of a mouthful – but over the past 12 months the share markets has been going on a run with higher flows of capital going to higher risk shares over those that could be considered defensive shares –...
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
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...
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...
What is stakeholder theory and what does it mean for capital markets and investments?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. What is stakeholder theory and what does it mean for capital markets and investments? World Economic Forum annual agenda occurred a few weeks ago. One year ago, the World Economic Forum launched a new ‘Davos Manifesto’ in support of...
Introducing the great reset and what is on the agenda of the World Economic Forum.
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. I hope you are all going well. This episode is all about “the great reset”. It sounds like some weird, out there agenda, but it is carried out by some of the most influential organisations on earth. I want to...
Why are billionaires in favour of Universal Basic Income?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. Last week – went through the rise in billionaires in favour of additional socialist policies – went through why I think this is the case - I think that most of the billionaire class are in favour of calling...
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
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...
Should I make additional mortgage repayments or start investing?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Say What Wednesday edition. This week’s question is from Scott: “Hi Louis, I am currently in my 30s and have recently bought my first home. I would like to get your view if I should take advantage of low interest rates and start to put...
How to avoid getting further into debt and get spending habits back in line
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Credit cards and pay day lenders are on the rise, as some of those out of work are becoming strapped for cash. Today, we look at this further but also look at some alternative strategies to avoid the debt traps. We’ll also look at how to...
Welfare & Social Security
Investing in megatrends for long term capital growth
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode we are going to have a look at investing in megatrends. When investing – there are many different approaches people can take – people have different return requirements – hence, when constructing a portfolio of investments,...
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...
What affects demand and prices of property in Australia?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this week’s episode, we will be looking at the demand for property in Australia. If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode – it may be worthwhile – discussed supply of property in Australia – this week we will be focusing on demand...
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...