The Money Puzzle

If you want to get advice from today's guest, Ben James of Escala Partners, you need to have at least $5m in your investment portfolio. In other words, his clients are strictly from the top end of town. So what have his clients been doing since the Iran crisis broke in February, and what is he telling them to do next?
Ben James, CEO of Escala Partners, joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode
In today's show, we cover:
The inflation shock to markets and what you must do next?
Liquidity beyond cash for the everyday investor
The next hot spots for active investors
Are dividends vulnerable in the months ahead

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Buyer's agents armed with rubber-stamp qualifications are herding investors into overpriced regional hot spots just in time for a looming wave of rate rises...it's an accident waiting to happen.
Veronica Morgan from Good Deeds Property Advisors joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover
A warning for investors buying outside their home markets
The off-the-shelf buyer's agent qualification you should know about
Crunch looms for first home buyers on the 5% home deposit scheme
Why property owners may sell up prior to CGT Budget change
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What do the super-rich have in common? The everyday investor might never be a dealmaker, but they can learn a lot from the discipline, focus and confidence common to the cohort on this year's Rich 250 list.
John Stensholt, Rich 250 Editor joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.

In today's show, we cover:
The common traits among the Rich 250
Who's who on the list and why they make the cut
How the share market AI v Software battle reshapes the list
Couple-power...the underrated factor in building wealth
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Cash rates are now more than 4 per cent and your mortgage is around 6 per cent: What's more, it looks very much like the hiking cycle is far from over, so should you fix at these levels?
Stuart Wemyss of the Prosolution Private Clients group joins Associate Editor, James Kirby in this episode.
In today's show, we cover:
To fix or not to fix...the dilemma bites
Surprise good news for older cash hoarders
SMSF property lending cleared for take off
How much insurance do you really need?

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Former AFL star Chris Judd has become a fund manager specialising in 'small cap' stocks: No surprise, he's got some clear views on the share market and what investors should be doing as higher interest rates loom.
Chris Judd of the Cerutty Macro Fund joins Associate Editor - Wealth, James Kirby, in this episode .In today's show, we cover:
The share market according to Chris Judd
How Judd's Cerutty Macro Fund finds stocks
The stocks he is concentrating on in 2026
A once-in-blue-moon Money Puzzle footy tip!

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