HeyJaredTotal Money Management
Join Steve, Tom, and Jacob as they dive into the real world of investing. From stocks and property to bonds and the global economy, we simplify complex ideas with bold insights, straight talk, and a touch of humour.
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Episode 153: Dodgy Loans, Private Credit and Late-Cycle Signs (opens the original)
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Gold Coast broker Joel from Sunshine Finance joins Steve and Jacob to talk about the risks he sees on the lending front line, from property developments to private credit offers promising big returns. Joel comes from a construction background and says no before he says yes. He explains why commercial and asset finance rates move differently to home loans, why property development is riskier than it looks, and why any promised return needs a hard look at where it actually comes from. He also cove
Episode 152: Grey Swans (opens the original)
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Masterclass link: https://www.totalmoneymanagement.com.au/Webinar-Anti-Fragile 25 years since 9/11, and the Middle East is heating up again. Steve and Jacob break down the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, Iran's economic squeeze, and oil pushing toward $100 a barrel, then dig into why avoiding big drawdowns matters more than chasing the top, with CAPE sitting at 42 and Taleb's black swan lens applied to markets. Free live masterclass, How to Build an Antifragile Portfolio, Wed 30 Sept, 7pm AEST.
Episode 151: Cash Equals Options (opens the original)
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FREE WEBINAR LINK: https://www.totalmoneymanagement.com.au/Webinar-Anti-Fragile?cid=7c7b1153-bccd-4fad-aef2-c3812804fe4a This week Steve, Tom and Jacob open with three headlines that are more connected than they look: Iran calling for resolution under the weight of sanctions and inflation, the link between immigration and wage suppression in Australia, and house prices falling across every capital city except Darwin. The CoreLogic numbers for August tell the story. Sydney down 4.7% for the quart
Episode 150: Sanctions, Oil and Three Years On (opens the original)
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150 episodes. Over three years of cutting through the noise together. To mark it, Steve, Tom and Jacob run through this week's biggest stories: new US sanctions on Iran and what they mean for oil, why Australia's fuel security is more fragile than the export numbers suggest, the real story behind US bond yields, and the US-Canada tariff standoff. They also dig into why private credit keeps making headlines and what a major builder collapse says about the sector. Then it's Watch Your Edge: why th
Ep 149: The World Order Is Breaking, and Why Australian Property Isn't Coming Back (opens the original)
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This week Steve, Jacob and Tom cover the shifting global order, why America is pulling back from being the world's policeman, and what that means for trade, tariffs and geopolitics. They also break down new bank lending data out of China, the risks building up in private credit and AI infrastructure financing, and why they remain cautious on the sector despite the hype. Closer to home, the guys dig into the Australian property market: why investor loans have dried up, what the end of negative ge
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