Finance & Fury Podcast
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Building Wealth & Investing
Is it time to start investing using a value strategy?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Time for value? Looking at the value rotation occurring within the share market A value rotation is a term used to describe a shift in investment behaviour – where investors start favouring value shares instead of growth shares Previous...
When bond yields start to rise, what happens to the price of gold and shares?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In the last episode I went through the bond market and how inflation expectations being on the rise are having their effects, yield curves starting to steepen. So what will happen to other asset classes? In this episode we will look at...
Why are yields rising in the bond markets despite the RBA’s best efforts?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode we will be looking at what is happening in the bond market, how the RBA is struggling to maintain their targets on bond yields for 3y and 10 year - as well as some of its implications on the debt markets and government. What...
Finance & Economics
Why I finally bought another property and is this a good financial decision?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode is about a bit of personal story “Why I finally bought another property and if is this a good financial decision?” So – if the episode title didn’t give this away - I have recently bought a property – well - technically not...
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...
Why are profit incentives needed for a well-functioning society as opposed to trying to legislate this as an intended outcome?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. In this episode, I want to look at a core concept of economics – the need for monetisation/value of objects for them to exist – that is – that profits are a factor that help to maximise most outcomes in society...
Property
Can you own your personal place of residence inside of a family trust?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Say What Wednesday edition, every week answering your questions. This week we answer Stephen’s question: “Hi Louis, I saw an article about purchasing a home inside of a family trust for asset protection. I’m just wondering if you have...
Why I finally bought another property and is this a good financial decision?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode is about a bit of personal story “Why I finally bought another property and if is this a good financial decision?” So – if the episode title didn’t give this away - I have recently bought a property – well - technically not...
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...
Shares
When bond yields start to rise, what happens to the price of gold and shares?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In the last episode I went through the bond market and how inflation expectations being on the rise are having their effects, yield curves starting to steepen. So what will happen to other asset classes? In this episode we will look at...
Are sectors of the US share market in financial bubble territory?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Are sectors of the share market in a bubble, one in particular that comes to mind would be the US tech sector. There have been many bubbles in financial markets throughout history – if enough excitement is generated around some new asset,...
Investing in infrastructure as part of a wealth accumulation strategy.
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode will looking at infrastructure as an asset class, to see if it can help to provide some diversification for portfolios and decent moving forward. Infrastructure – physical assets that provide services that are essential for...
Superannuation & Retirement
What are Commonwealth unfunded superannuation liabilities and who do these benefit?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Say What Wednesday edition. This week’s question comes from Douglas: “Long time listener of your Podcast and it has great insights and thought-provoking ideas. Can you dive deeper in to who are the beneficiaries of the Future Fund from...
The future landscape of your superannuation accounts and the rise of the “megafunds”
Welcome to Finance and Fury. The future landscape of superannuation – the rise of megafunds through compelled mergers Numerous bodies, including regulators and government, have been keen for superannuation funds to merge The merging of several larger superannuation...
Is the ETF GEAR a good opportunity for long term growth and dividends?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Say What Wednesday Edition. This weeks question comes from Gab. “I had a question regarding a leveraged ETF from Betashares called GEAR. It is designed to offer around 2:1 exposure to the ASX 200, with 0.8% management cost. Looking at...
Politics, Psychology and your money
Fully planned or self-organising chaos: which economic system leads to the best outcome for us?
nnWelcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. Today, we are going to go through the concept of planning versus chaos within an economic system Before we get into it - Which one would you prefer – purely based around the description – an economic system...
Are we going through an economic or societal collapse or just another turning in a cycle?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. Last week we went through the Fed Theory and disconnect theories. Today I want to look at an overlapping theory to this on what is happening in society as well. I just finished an interesting book called the...
An economic and fiscal update and examining the 2020 budget
Welcome to Finance and Fury Budget came out last week – this episode – go through the fiscal overview and the policy measures in it Fiscal overview – provided updates on the government budget position and economic updates Government – added $289 billion in fiscal...
Beyond monetary policy, what policy changes can be made to help improve economic conditions?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. Last Furious Friday episode – started on a thought experiment – looking at the reversal of the trends in Monetary policy - who knows if these would work and make for a better economy – these were: Separate...
Is it time to rethink monetary policy? A question from Ross
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. Today is more a Say What Wednesday episode, I need to catch up on some of your questions and this one fits in nicely. This is a question I got from Ross about rethinking monetary policy. “Am currently reading...
Crony capitalism and Modern Monetary Theory in action!
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. Today we’re looking at Modern Monetary Theory in action. The first stage, how this is going to be practically done, involves the merging of the central banks and Government Treasury. We’ll also look at the...
Tax
Death and taxes, or taxed to death?
Welcome to Finance and Fury A plan for structural reforms to help increase Australians’ ability for upward mobility. The coalition will likely have enough seats to squeeze through a lot of reforms. Today: Income axes going up aren’t much of a concern What about the...
The Election Battle between those who pay tax, and those who don’t
Welcome to Finance and Fury Today will be a quick update for the upcoming election and policies in response to the budget plans released last week. This election is becoming a battle for votes among salary earners. In the past we have talked about class warfare...
Say What Wednesday: Labor’s policy changes – Franking credits, negative gearing, super, and CGT
Welcome to Finance & Fury, the ‘Say What Wednesday’ edition where every week we answer questions from you guys. Today’s question is from John; “Thanks for the podcast and the content you provide. I thought a useful podcast topic could be the...
Debt and Cash Flow
The personal financial pitfalls from stimulus measures
Welcome to Finance and Fury – Today we'll be looking at some of the pitfalls of the recent financial measures to combat the economic fallout that is going on Two major ones when it comes to the personal side of this- Money out of super – Easing the rules of...
Don’t forget about Inflation! How it can either be your best friend if you have debt, or your worst enemy if you are building wealth
Welcome to Finance and Fury, Inflation and interest rate – real rates RBA update – Inflation and interest rates RBA - cash rate unchanged at 1% - following two consecutive rate cuts – past ep, talked about loans and property pieces Today – Look at the hidden wealth...
Will property prices keep declining due to higher mortgage arrears?
Hey guys and welcome to Finance and Fury! Today we’re joined again by Jayden to talk about whether property prices will keep declining due to higher mortgage arrears. The RBA’s cookie cutter approach to rates will continue to try and help reduce chances of mortgage...
Welfare & Social Security
Are sectors of the US share market in financial bubble territory?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Are sectors of the share market in a bubble, one in particular that comes to mind would be the US tech sector. There have been many bubbles in financial markets throughout history – if enough excitement is generated around some new asset,...
Investing in infrastructure as part of a wealth accumulation strategy.
Welcome to Finance and Fury. This episode will looking at infrastructure as an asset class, to see if it can help to provide some diversification for portfolios and decent moving forward. Infrastructure – physical assets that provide services that are essential for...
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...
Technology & New Ideas
The Curious case of Pandemic Bonds
Welcome to Finance and Fury, The Furious Friday edition You probably are exhausted about the coronavirus - What you probably haven’t heard about is A little known type of bond created in 2017 by the World Bank. The World Bank – Headquartered in Washington DC – back in...
Are K Waves useful in the modern economy to forecast where we are likely to head?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday Edition Today is a follow on from Last FF ep – on K waves – if haven’t listened – worthwhile to go check Today – is the cycle relevant today with central banks – and go through the most recent cycle – meant to start in...
What can a Kondratieff Wave and what can it tell us about the economy over the long term?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, The Furious Friday Edition With the current state of the markets – and the focus only on today's news and short-term cycles - In this episode – we will be looking at economies and markets in relation to Waves and cycles in a complex system...
The Intro Eps
(Intro Series) From ‘Puzzle’ to ‘Map’
Intro - Episode 3 From 'Puzzle' to 'Map' Welcome to the 3rd part of the intro series for Finance and Fury. Today let’s start with a bit of time travel. Picture 1500’s, London. All the guys have hipster like facial hair, accessories, the big beards, the little curly...
(Intro Series) Translating Finance
Intro - Episode 2 Translating Finance Welcome to Part 2 of this intro series to Finance & Fury. Today I wanted to start this episode off with getting you to imaging you’ve hit the lotto jackpot! Say for instance, you’ve got a guaranteed million dollars per annum...
(Intro Series) What is financial independence?
Intro - Episode 1 What is Financial Independence? Welcome to the first part of this intro series to “Finance and Fury”. This series is brought to you by THINKING, as thinking is where this all started! Thinking about the easiest solutions to reaching financial...