Spark Your Fire (Investing podcast)

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing the latest topics in around property & finance including: - RBA October Cash Rate decision - Deep dive into CoreLogic September data - Investing for Location vs Property Type - which is more important and why?  And much more! DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions exp...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through exploring and discussing the 3 key indicators in terms of identifying the bad performer in your property portfolio: The supply indicator The opportunity cost indicator The "fit for purpose"/plan of attack indicator BONUS - The logic behind determining which property to sell  and much more!   DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Finan...

In this episode of Lending Update, our host David Shih goes through a number of quick updates on finance including: - Current market sentiment - Lending conditions for purchase & refi including assessment rate changes - More major banks reduce their 2 to 3 years fixed rate  And much more! DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing the latest topics in around property & finance including: - RBA August Cash Rate decision - CoreLogic July data highlights - With more and more government restrictions being imposed onto landlords, is it still worth investing in property or better off to invest in ETFs?  And much more! DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through disucssing & exploring the latest trends & observations in around property & finance including: - June CPI data and how will it play out with RBA Cash Rate decision in August - Early indicators of investors sell off - is this the beginning? - Should investors be buying renovated or unrenovated property? And should yo...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing the latest topics in around property & finance including: - Summary of RBA July Cash Rate decision - CoreLogic June data highlights - Should you be making P&I or IO repayment for your investment loans? And much more! DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expresse...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through disucssing & exploring the latest trends & observations in around property & finance including: - What could potentially stop RBA from continuing to pull the rate trigger? - Property bounce resumes unabated. Why? - Will we see a softening in prices with more stock coming on later this year? - Should you look at buying now or wai...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through disucssing the latest topics in around property & finance including: - CPI data for April 2023 sits at 6.8%. Will this trigger another RBA rate rise in June? - Minimum wage increase and would it lead to a wage price spiral? - Will we see more property coming up for sale with fixed rate mortgage cliff looming? - Unpacking latest...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through disucssing the latest topics in around property & finance including: - RBA May Cash Rate decision - is end of rate rise in sight? - Property prices continue to rebound at current interest rate levels - Is this the start of potentially people tapping into super to help with mortgage repayment? - Latest update on potential assessm...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through disucssing & exploring the latest trends & observations in around property & finance including: - Market trend is clearly rebounding but not caused by April cash rate pause - what could be the reasons behind that's caused this? - Our Sydney property market observations & highlights - QLD rental legislation update - limit to only...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through disucssing the latest topics in around property & finance including: - Unfolding the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank in US and their impacts to us - RBA April Cash Rate decision - Porter Davis liquidation and what can we learn from it - Labour win in NSW - what are the upcoming changes to NSW buyers? - CoreLogic...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, our host David Shih has the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Lamp, a property investor/doctor who shares his property journey and also promotes financial well-being in particular medical professionals. The topics discussed includes: - How he overcome the mindset hurdle of purchasing interstate - His current portfolio which scored him $500K equity within 5 years - The...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through disucssing the latest topics in around property & finance including: - RBA increased offical cash rate to 3.6% and our view on the terminal rate - Westpac predicted 7 rate cuts in 2024/25 - Corelogic data highlights for Feb 2023 - Sydney rents continue to rise and what it means for property investors as yields improve - The "18...

DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.  "Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly,...

DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.  "Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly,...

DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.  "Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly,...

DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.  "Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly,...

Is real estate expensive now? DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.  "Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information rece...

DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.  "Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly,...

DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.  "Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on, any information received, directly or indirectly,...

In this episode we will learn about derivatives..  DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.  "Spark your FIRE" and its team are not liable to the listeners or any other party, for the listeners use of, or reliance on,...

In this weeks episode W/Rudi Filapek-Vandyck -  Equities market - Are they behaving similar to 2008 GFC,  Is private equity next one to suffer?  Corporate profits/valuations,  Treasury market volatility index,    DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as inve...

In this weeks episode we discuss key points of meeting notes released by fed ..  Article link -  https://www.ft.com/content/8d7d4cca-02d9-4673-8ed4-fdf9e9d47343   DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.  "Spark your...

In this weeks episode W/Andrew Nguyen we get the latest pulse on Melbourne - - What's happening on the ground with Melbourne prices & rents - Views on the latest NSW FHB Stamp Duty reform and what could happen if it gets applied to VIC too - Interpreting Melbourne auction clearance rate trend and it's impact on prices - Andrew's hot tip for investors who want to get into the Melbourne market & lot...

In this weeks Friday wrap we do a deep dive of Michael Yardney's article on "10 reasons why our property market won't crash" & lot more! DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.  "Spark your FIRE" and its team are not...