The Strategy Stacker - Luke Talks Money

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 10 January 2025. This is the first show of 2025 and Luke returns to the studio with Leon. The topic for this week is: New year resolutions – Set yourself up for success in 2025. The show offers […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 20 December 2024. This is the last show of 2024. Luke joins Nicole Overall this week as Leon takes well-deserved Christmas leave. The topic for this week is planning for the new year. Thank you for joining us […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 13 December 2024. Luke joins Leon Delaney in the studio to talk about super, retirement and in particular the Transfer Balance Cap. This is Leon’s final show for the year – Merry Christmas Leon! Luke will be joined […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 6 December 2024. Luke joins Leon Delaney in the studio to talk about Christmas spending. It’s summer and as we approach Christmas, retailers are doing all they can to help you get into the spirit of spending and […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 29 November 2024. Luke joins Leon Delaney in the studio to talk about a superannuation strategy that makes a lot of dollars and sense. There are a lot of incorrect assumptions about superannuation and this episode takes a […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 22 November 2024. Luke joins Leon Delaney in the studio to talk about taking profit from your super fund. Investors in the recent times have had great returns on their superannuation. With many enjoying double digit returns right […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 15 November 2024. Luke joins Leon Delaney in the studio to talk about Self Managed Super – how much does it really cost? There’s lots of discussion about different superannuation vehicles, industry funds, personal funds and self managed […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 8 November 2024. Luke joins Leon Delaney in the studio to talk about the outcomes of the US Election and what Donald Trump in the White House means for your investment portfolio? The return of  President Trump undoubtedly […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 1 November 2024. Luke joins Leon Delaney in the studio with Luke to talk about how to work effectively with a financial planner. Advising clients is an important role, and to get the most out the relationship you […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 25 October 2024. Luke joins Leon Delaney in the studio with Luke to talk about an important topic. What can I do outside of super to compliment my long term financial plans? Superannuation is a great and tax […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 18 October 2024. Luke this week Leon Delaney returns to the studio with Luke to talk about an important topic. Should you have an emergency fund and income protection insurance? Planning for the unexpected is an important part […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 11 October 2024. Luke this week is joined by Nicole Overall who is sitting in the chair for Leon Delaney. Recently, Luke and Nicole talked about negative gearing. One of the issues they didn’t talk about was that […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 4 October 2024. Leon’s back in the studio this week. Last week Luke and Nicole talked about the demise of negative gearing and the impact on people who have invested in property. This week’s topic asks the question: […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 27 September 2024. Leon’s out of the studio this week so Luke is joined by Nicole Overall to talk about negative gearing. House prices and negative gearing have been making lots of headlines as the Federal Government talks […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 20 September 2024. The topic this week is how to salary sacrifice into super and make personal deductible contributions at the same time to lower your personal income tax. Australian’s love a tax deduction, but many people don’t […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 13 September 2024. The topic this week is residential property the right investment. Australians love a residential property investment but is it really the right investment for your goals? This episode aims to provide some general financial information […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 6 September 2024. The topic this week is Converting Preference Shares and your investment portfolio. While most of us have heard about shares, we might not have heard about Converting Preference Shares. This episode aims to provide some […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 30 August 2024. For many Australians a financial gift to adult children or grandchildren to help them on their own journey is something that many wish to do. It might be money they’ve saved or received from an […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 23 August 2024. Anyone who invests cares about the income and return they receive from their investment portfolio, but it becomes even more important when you’re about to retire from work. This episode aims to provide some general […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 16 August 2024. Those who work enjoy the contribution their employer makes to super for them, but it surprises many to learn that there are limits on what you can put in. It’s quite strange really, as you […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 9 August 2024. This  show this weeks show looks at seven deadly taxes. We’re not talking about income tax, capital gains tax or the GST, but the taxes of situations and behaviour that slow progress towards our goal. […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 2 August 2024. This  show this weeks show looks at superannuation. Every working Australian has a super fund helping them save for retirement, but how do you judge a good super fund from a bad super fund?. This […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 26 July 2024. This  show this weeks show looks at interest only loans on investment property. This episode aims to provide some general financial information about how you might think about paying that loan back, given the cost […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 19 July 2024. This week’s show looks at the PSS. As many PSS members are approaching retirement, Luke is finding that there are some definite knowledge gaps when he speaks with members about their own retirement plans. This […]

Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in Money Matters, which aired live on Friday 12 July 2024. This week’s show looks at an important estate planning issue, and one that’s very important for those with people who have minors or those under 18 in their lives. This week Luke explores Testamentary Trusts, […]