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Being right vs making money, Buffett's sweetest investment, estate planning and super, speculative stock allure, rates and bonds, gold fever.
Buffett changes his mind, wealth transfer tips, retirement risks, 'Big Short' investor speaks, Olympics by numbers, infrastructure opportunities.
Health scare changes priorities, more housing density needed? CBA risks to ASX, life expectancy numbers, global dividends, budget deficit myths, Rex's obstacle.
Old stocks beat new, super funds and retirement, Aussie banks to tumble?, time for more bonds, ignore market naysayers, small cap opportunities.
CPI misses key retirement costs, pros and cons of SMSFs, terminal illness and your super, plus: home as a retirement asset, passive investing in Australia, apples and oranges in private credit, trading on human biases.
Investors threading eye of needle, climate change versus growth, accounting quirks, super tax deductions, AI regulation, retirement certainty.
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Iron law of wealth, 10 rules for ageing well, Shane Oliver's investing lessons, tapped out consumers, hidden card fees, baby bust, tax-loss selling.
Aussie housing vs world, LICs rebound catalyst, new retirement challenges, replicating Buffett, finding joy in retirement, FY25 ASX outlook, gold.
$3m super tax follow-up, Peter Thornhill, life expectancy data, retiree frugality explained, allocating money overseas, bonds' brighter prospects.
Australia's Berkshire Hathaway, generational wealth transfer, retirement savings fears, cash beats card?, medical breakthroughs, Big Super headwinds.
Questioning The Australian Dream, taxing unrealised gains, Big super's challenges, life expectancy stats, poker and investing, buy and hold AI?, EVs.
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Retirement's real costs, are ETFs frothy?, bank hybrids, investing in quality, Magnificent 7 challenges, copper bull market, global REITs, true wealth.
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Ken Henry speaks, are markets broken?, super and decumulation, back to office fallout, best long-term themes, four investor types, Mag7's likely fall.
UniSuper boss speaks, thriving SMSFs, indexing tax thresholds, Boral turnaround lesson, Graham Turner part 2, SMSF contribution splitting, private equity.
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Peter Thornhill's latest, financial literacy in schools, CPI lowballs real costs, SMSF trends, 4 interesting small caps, land lease housing.
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