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– Why do US oil prices rise when they’re self-sufficient? 

– Why do we fall for politicians’ fake solutions on housing? 

– Where’s the inflation/immigration sweet spot? 

– I didn’t beat the S&P500. Should I give up? 

– How does Victoria get out of fiscal trouble? 

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– Should we neuter the AI arms race? 

– Warren Buffett steps down 

– Soul Patts is 20% in cash 

– Myer’s profits down 30% 

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– Should overtime be tax-free? 

– What if we restricted negative gearing to younger people? 

– What business and management intangibles do you look for? 

– What can I give a 17-year old to read to get him started on investing? 

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– The Fed hikes rates… why does it matter? 

– Why do our banks raise rates? 

– The data behind why house prices can’t keep climbing faster than wages 

– It’s time for regulatory sunsets 

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– What do I do after the Coldcard exploit?

– Berkshire Hathaway or an ETF?

– What other podcasts do you listen to?

– What are your other favourite quotes?

– Time is unknowable. Invest anyway.

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– AI replacing investors

– AI agility versus security

– ‘And then what?’

– The investing takeaway from higher bond yields

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– Don’t we already have a sovereign wealth fund?

– Give the RBA another lever?

– Should I keep adding to Super?

– Are LICs on the way back?

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– GDP weak… but also too hot?

– Productivity stalls

– Uber lays off 10% of its workforce

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– What does a recession actually look like?

– When do you tell your kid everything about your finances?

– Why doesn’t Norway’s SWF invest at home?

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– Lessons from Nvidia’s blow-out quarter

– Bitcoin on a tear… again

– Bathla collapses… now what?

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– Why am I getting smashed on my house price?

– Don’t miss the glimmers of light

– Inflation is why I don’t save

– An opportunity in small caps?

– 22 and the world at his feet!

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– It’s Vanguard Index Chart day!

– Super for housing… here we go again

– We now have a trillion dollars in debt

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– How do we fix our political quagmire?

– Are house prices really just a function of desire and competition?

– Why aren’t we talking about AI more?

– Where am I wrong on housing?

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– Another day, another bailout

– Mortgage applications are falling… now what?

– Can you defend a sky-high P/E?

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– Will Satoshi ever emerge?

– Public service savings aren’t easy, especially in health

– Should I hedge US investments because of possible US devaluation?

– What about Australian ETFs, and international investing inside Super?

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– 5 year anniversary of Strawman

– 40 year mortgage rear their ugly heads

– The ASX’s ‘Steven Bradbury’ moment

– A Bitcoin warning

– The rise of AI continues

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– What if I just want to preserve my purchasing power?

– Should losses be indexed for CGT purposes?

– What about staging CGT discounts over time?

– How do I avoid losing money to bad governance?

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– Inflation, rates, and the future

– Property is… falling?

– US Bond yields at 19-year high 

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– What to do with my massive Nvidia holding?

– Where is the public track record?

– Is AI a risk to bitcoin?

– How much is ‘enough’ for a 25-year old?

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We know how companies make money - they keep their costs lower than their revenues. But that doesn’t mean shareholders necessarily get wealthier.

Scott and Andrew chat about the different ways companies can create wealth for shareholders, including reinvestment, acquisitions, dividends and buybacks.

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– What’s the difference between a sovereign wealth fund and nationalisation?

– Are market recovery periods getting shorter?

– What’s the right approach for investing in retirement?

– What happens if ETFs become larger shareholders in listed companies?

– What questions would you answer before investing?

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What if there was a way to reduce the cost of administration, and the friction of changing jobs? But what if it led to worse outcomes? That’s the quandary the boys are throwing around in this episode on the merits of a Universal Basic Income.

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– Are ETF investors being scammed into buying AI stocks

– What about the minimum wage?

– Housing security or financial security?

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We talk a lot about what investors should do. But what ‘not’ to do is potentially more important.

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– The pollies aren’t as bad as you say!

– Where is the American tipping point?

– How can ‘grandfathering’ be fair?

– Is more CGT on shares really helping housing affordability?

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A listener, Geneveive, wonders how economic thinking could inform public policy decisions. Scott and Andrew give their thoughts.

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– What metrics should government use?

– Shouldn’t we criticise a broken promise?

– Can we have a campfire rant?

– Is there enough upside to invest, rather than paying the mortgage?

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– Inflation is… stuck

– Will house prices fall?

– When are founder-CEOs no longer needed?

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– Does borrowing on shares close the gap to leveraged property? 

– Should we take away pollies’ perks if they break promises? 

– Does the tax system disincentivise skilled immigration? 

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– Is a Trillionaire really a bad person?

– The end of hostilities in Iran… we hope

– A tipping point for retail in Australia?

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– How should Australia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund invest? 

– Should public transport be ‘free’? 

– How should we evaluate debt levels of different companies? 

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– SpaceX ready for launch

– Job cuts: AI, Southern Cross and Woolies

– Can AI bring us one-hour workweeks?

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– Is the PEG Ratio valid? 

– What do I do when management breaks my investment thesis? 

– Please stop saying we can’t make a difference on national security 

– Can we stop the intergenerational hate? 

– Is the US being run by a ham sandwich? 

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– GDP growth slows

– Why the RBA got what it wanted… and others aren’t happy

– The status quo effect needs to be challenged

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– Is the NASDAQ diversified enough? Are the FAANG stocks? 

– Give us some optimism 

– How can we have a sovereign wealth fund if we’re in debt? 

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– EVs and innovation 

– (Yet another) reason not to try to time the market 

– The compound power of combination 

– Why ‘adoption’ wins 

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– The Motley Fool Money drinking game? 

– Did you make a mistake on CSL? 

– Am I being ‘tricked’ by VDHG? 

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– Angus Taylor’s Budget reply 

– Pushback on NG and CGT 

– The real issue with housing affordability 

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– How do I think about moving from accumulation to income?

– How do you manage ‘legacy’ positions?

– Quarks, physicists and engineers

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It was a big Budget, with changes to trusts, negative gearing and capital gains tax… and let’s not forget the bigger picture!

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– What about AFIC’s DSSP?

– Should I buy an ETF and go fishing?

– CGT changes need averaging?

– Is SpaceX the next Amazon?

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– The Met Gala and the curse of arrogance

– Rates up as inflation bites

– Wisetech’s AI ‘miracle’

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– What’s wrong with a gas reservation system?

– Is this AI financial armageddon?

– Are NASDAQ’s listing rules hurting Super funds?

– Aren’t workers losing when tax comes out of CPI-linked wage rises?

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– What? Episode 1,000?!?!

– A very special announcement

– Inflation, living standards and the missed opportunity

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– Real time reaction on Cochlear

– Some real talk on oil and gas royalties?

– Is it time to invest internationally outside the US?

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– The next Star Wars?

– What’s going on with Berkshire?

– The role of bonds and how they’re priced

– Where innovation makes things worse

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– Bezos on AI

– Are share purchase plans red flags?

– Does low liquidity make small caps less efficiently priced?

– Are we getting manufacturing and services confused?

– What about small-cap ETFs?

– You called your dog… Diesel???

–  What about using fuel excise in place of interest rates?

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– Market back at pre-war highs

– The risk and opportunity of ‘sentiment’

– Qantas and Virgin raising fares and cutting flights

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– How do we save households from rate rises on the back of higher oil prices?

– Should I sell an investment property in the face of rising AI?

– Should the RBA use Super contributions or tax rates to manage the economy?

– Did you read Matt Canavan wrong?

– Even this free-marketeer is considering protectionism

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– Looking for value… in growth

– Of stonks and meme stocks

– Ceasefire in Iran… sort of

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