LiSTNR

Motley Fool Money

This podcast gives you a smart, cool headed and down to earth wrap on the latest finance and investing news from Australia & around the world. Investing legends Scott Phillips and Andrew Page walk you through what’s really going on and what you need to know to make great financial decisions. Subscribe to get your regular fix of BS-free money advice. Sign up for the newsletter at fool.com.au/LiSTNRFor more episodes download the free LiSTNR app

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LiSTNR

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www.fool.com.au

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

A surprise mailbag! July 14, 2023 14.07.2023

– Why do we only talk about auction results? – Should I sell my shares when on maternity leave? – Advice for female investors? – How do you manage your rainy day fund? – Surely it’s time to use the offset? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. Retail deathmatch. July 9, 2023 08.07.2023

– Investment deathmatch: Pitting Harvey Noman against JB HiFi – What about alternating investments in companies and ETFs – In defence of CSL, Cochlear and ResMed See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An investor's guide to valuation. July 7, 2023 07.07.2023

An investors guide to valuation and business performance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. How important is company management?  July 2, 2023 01.07.2023

– Do I need a CHESS sponsor for a Vanguard ETF? – How important is company management? – Do we need other cryptos beside Bitcoin? – Investing in Uzbekistan? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making sense of financial statements. June 30, 2023 30.06.2023

Scott and Andrew take you on a cook's tour through the financial statements, so you know what they mean and what to look for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. Leaning into the ‘nuance’ of investing. June 25, 2023 24.06.2023

– Leaning into the ‘nuance’ of investing – Why you shouldn’t give in to pessimism – What about avoiding banks and miners? – The Pros and Cons of SMSFs – Emerging Markets ETFs? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rates mightn't go as high as we think? June 23, 2023 23.06.2023

– Rates mightn’t go up as high as we think? – Time to remove the RBA? – Rex's $35m loss. – What do we do about competition? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. The stories we tell ourselves. June 18, 2023 17.06.2023

– The stories we tell ourselves – Hold ‘em or fold ‘em? – Is it time for ‘proper’ investing? – The $70,000 ‘pew pew’ gun – Should I rebalance with bonds? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Australian housing really a ‘Ponzi’? June 16, 2023 16.06.2023

– US rates pause & NZ in recession – Consumer spending tips past a peak? – What does it mean for housing? – Is Australian housing really a ‘Ponzi’? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. In whose name should I invest? June 11, 2023 10.06.2023

– How do ETFs trade? – The path to financial stability – Income from funding LMI? – In whose name should I invest? – Will inflation hurt share prices? – Do ETFs inflate the prices of big companies? – Please have a rant! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heading towards a per-capita recession. June 9, 2023 09.06.2023

– Rates rise... And more to come? – GDP growth slows and retail sales slump – Investing in a world of second-order thinking See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. An opportunity in agriculture? June 4, 2023 03.06.2023

– Is there an opportunity in agriculture? – What about agtech? – How should I help my 18yo son? – Taking the Aussie dollar into account? – Should we incentivise newly built homes? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inflation up, and tough love from the Gov. June 2, 2023 02.06.2023

– Inflation jumps – Phil Lowe tells some hard truths – Wesfarmers ‘the honeymoon is over’ – Fixing the wages problem See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. The skinny on SMSFs and Industry Super. May 28, 2023 27.05.2023

– Is it time to rebalance my portfolio? – What to do with a non-renounceable rights offer? – The skinny on SMSFs and Industry Super – Is 'sentiment' really all that's separating these businesses? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What to do with a lower Aussie dollar. May 26, 2023 26.05.2023

– UK inflation falls… a little. Sort of. – The ugly truth about interest rates – What to do with a lower Aussie dollar – What does the Rich List tell us about Australian business – Should we tax wealth? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. Investing in an accelerating world. May 21, 2023 20.05.2023

– Does the pace of change make stock picking impossible? – Is now the right time to buy a house? – What about a leveraged ETF? – What about a supply response to inflation? – The skinny on activist short-selling – Why don’t people talk about ROE more? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does an investor respond to ongoing inflation? May 19, 2023 19.05.2023

– Is the US going to default? – How to invest in an inflationary world – ChatGPT moves into funds management? – What’s the role of corporate activism? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. What, exactly, is consensus? May 14, 2023 13.05.2023

– What’s Strawman?  – How to deal with CGT with takeovers?  – How important is keeping track of performance?  – What about the medicinal marijuana industry?  – What is ‘consensus’?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our budget verdict. May 12, 2023 12.05.2023

– Verdict on the Federal Budget  – What could it mean for rates?  – More tech staff layoffs  – The highlights of 'Woodstock for Capitalists'  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. How can you buy permanently expensive stocks? May 7, 2023 06.05.2023

– Why do shares fall when rates rise?  – How can you buy permanently expensive stocks?  – What ETF might replace Super?  – Why don’t companies pay dividends monthly?  – Why does the ASX follow the US lead?  – Will my franking credits disappear if a company grows overseas?  – How can I see if revenue is boosted only by inflation?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rates up, and another bank failure. May 5, 2023 05.05.2023

– Rates, cigs up  – The political commentary is ever more unhelpful  – US rates, too, and Powell flags a recession  – Who is responsible for unemployment?  – What are the implications of the First Republic collapse?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. The hardest question about housing. April 30, 2023 29.04.2023

– The hardest question about housing – Forget the RBA, what about the pollies? – What to do with big losses? – Is low liquidity really a problem? – What happens when a share joins an index? – Why is gold a big deal? – Who gets the money when the RBA puts rates up? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why markets should be like soccer. April 28, 2023 28.04.2023

– Inflation falls to 7% – The case against office real estate – … and second-tier retail – Is a rental freeze a good idea? – Why markets should be like soccer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mailbag: incl. Should I trade options for income? April 23, 2023 22.04.2023

– Invest, or put money in the offset? – Does anything beat Soul Patts? – What happens when the US dollar is no longer the reserve currency? – Should I sell covered calls? – Why not just invest through Super? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The end of banking as we know it? April 21, 2023 21.04.2023

– UK inflation… a preview for Australia? – A new board for the RBA? – Should we reindex CGT? – ApplePay launching a high interest savings account See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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