Finance & Fury Podcast
Episodes by Topic
Building Wealth & Investing
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...
Finding your purpose and building your ideal life
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In the last episode we talked about finding meaning in life, even in the worst of possible situation. That topic leads in nicely with purpose, which we will be covering in this episode. As Finding a purpose gives life additional meaning –...
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...
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 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...
Signs of financial instability: How inflation and rising bond yields affects fiat currencies and what this means for financial markets.
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Today, signs of financial instability that are emerging in markets – why are inflation and rising bond yields affecting fiat currencies – and what this means for markets – modern economy is interconnected and complex – so do my best to...
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
Checking if your superannuation is appropriately invested for you.
Welcome to Finance and Fury. Today we’ll look at how to get the right investments in super. Because super funds take care of it for people – a lot of people don’t pay attention – so in this episode want to explain what to look for and how to help determine if your...
The superannuation changes coming to an account near you.
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode – want to look at the proposals for the superannuation industry overhaul – released in the latest budget – as there are some pretty big changes – In the budget – the super system is likely to be in for a shake up due to the...
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...
Politics, Psychology and your money
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...
Why are some billionaires in favour of a more socialist state?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. This episode – be looking at the weird combination between socialism and billionaires that is emerging – especially focusing on why billionaires are increasingly becoming in favour of socialism? Or additional...
Overcoming political divisions in a partisan world
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. This episode is a little different – it is some of my commentary about the political division that is starting to emerge – especially in America – but also how to avoid it in your own lives and also prosper...
What is the difference between inclusive versus exclusive economic systems?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday editon. Last week – looked at laissez-faire economic system What laissez-faire should provide – a system of let it be – at the core – a system of relative freedom for the individual – doesn’t mean freedom for everything...
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...
Tax
What happens when a family trust comes to the end of its life? What happens with the assets and are there CGT or stamp duty liabilities?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, The Say What Wednesday edition. Today's question comes from Gab. Hi Louis, thank you (as always) for the great content. I've got another question that I've struggled with recently, and I'm hoping you can shed some light on the topic. I've...
Pay more in taxes, electricity prices and costs of goods, or the climate will change!
Welcome to Finance and Fury, The Furious Friday edition Today – cover Resource control over an economy/society – Energy, food, water – Many SDGs – 7, 13, 15, 16 – Mainly focus on 7 and 13 – this is the core of most SDGs – justifications for them anyway Goal 13:...
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...
Debt and Cash Flow
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...
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...
Welfare & Social Security
What is an economic moat and how can this help an investment portfolio?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode, we will be looking at investing using a moat. Moats are an effective tool for defence historically – you would put one up around a fortified structures – such as a castle or town – can be filled with water or not, many...
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...
Technology & New Ideas
Welcome to GameStop: may we take your order?
Welcome to Finance and Fury. In this episode, we're going to cover the GameStop saga. It's still ongoing at the time of recording this, so new information may be out by the time you listen. I wasn’t going to cover this topic – I saw this first pop up either Monday or...
Would a one world currency actually work?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. In this episode we will look at the concept of a one world currency and if one single currency could actually work for the world? There has been an increased level of discussion around this topic over the past...
What is the real economy and why should this be left alone?
Welcome to Finance and Fury, the Furious Friday edition. Two weeks ago on Furious Friday, we went through an intro to the great reset. This episode we will look further into this topic, at some of the proposals and break these down further. I managed to talk to...
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...