Simplifying Investing

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The Simplifying Investing series helps to de-mystify the often-complex world of investing. Whether it’s big or small, we are all invested in something, that's why we're drawing on the knowledge of AMP’s experts to answer the big questions in superannuation, retirement, home loans and beyond. Podcasts provided by AWM Services Pty Ltd ABN 15 139 353 496, AFSL No. 366121, part of the AMP Group. They contain general advice only and have not considered your personal circumstances. You should consider seeking professional advice before deciding to act on any information in these podcasts.

Episode Date
2026 Budget breakdown: winners, losers and housing reality: Episode #173
May 14, 2026
Why the RBA Isn’t Done Yet: Episode #172
Apr 30, 2026
Markets Hate Uncertainty — Investors Shouldn’t: Episode #171
Mar 27, 2026
* Bonus ep - Gulf War 3.0: Global Tensions, Market Volatility and what it all means: Episode #170
Mar 05, 2026
Alexis George on Leadership, AI and Wealth: Episode #169
Feb 26, 2026
AI, Inflation and the Shifting Market Landscape: Episode #168
Feb 19, 2026
Feeling squeezed? Here’s why the RBA lifted rates: Episode #167
Feb 06, 2026
Global Drama, Rate Hikes and Market Silver Linings: Episode #166
Jan 30, 2026
2025 Wrapped: Rates, Gold & Good Vibes 🎉: Episode #165
Dec 12, 2025
Markets, Midterms & Money Moves Explained: Episode #164
Nov 28, 2025
🧠 RBA Holds Fire - What It Means for Your Money 💰: Episode #163
Nov 06, 2025
Tariffs, Gold & Labubu: Episode #162
Oct 16, 2025
🏡📉 Housing, Rates & Generational Gaps: Episode #161
Oct 03, 2025
💰 Bitcoin: Digital Gold or Risky Gamble? - Episode #160
Sep 17, 2025
Markets, Gold & Game Boys: Episode #159
Sep 05, 2025
Episode #158: From Rate Cuts to Renovation Blowouts - The Week in Economics
Aug 21, 2025
Episode #157: Special episode - Ash Frenken
Aug 18, 2025
Episode #156: Jobs Vanish, Tariffs Bite & Aussies Eye a Rate Cut
Aug 08, 2025
Episode #155: Markets Boom, Jobs Bust: What’s Really Going On?
Jul 24, 2025
Episode #154: Dear World – Trump's Tariff Love Letters and another strong year for share markets
Jul 11, 2025
Episode #153: Operation Midnight Hammer
Jul 01, 2025
Episode #152: Markets looking through the political noise
Jun 19, 2025
Episode #151: Sitting quite strongly
May 29, 2025
Episode #150: Special Episode with Ravi Sharma and Sean O'Malley
May 23, 2025
Episode #149: A 'pause' but not the final end point
May 15, 2025
Episode #148: Why more isn't always better than less
May 02, 2025
Episode #147: Economics in our schools and universities
Apr 28, 2025
Episode #146: Super in uncertain times
Apr 17, 2025
Episode #145: Band-aid solutions or re-opening old wounds?
Apr 03, 2025
Episode #144: Why are markets spooked?
Mar 20, 2025
Episode #143: The only constant is tariffs
Mar 06, 2025
Episode #142: A hawkish or cautious cut?
Feb 20, 2025
Episode #141: Is it "Job Done" on inflation?
Feb 06, 2025
Episode #140: Trump's inauguration: a volatility that we 'have to get used to'
Jan 23, 2025
Episode #139: The slowest rate of growth since the recession we 'had to have'
Dec 12, 2024
Episode #138: What is the more sustainable trend in inflation?
Dec 02, 2024
Episode #137: What did we learn from the US election?
Nov 15, 2024
Episode #136: Market Updates - Peering through a 'wall of worry'
Oct 17, 2024
Episode #135: Alan Kohler - Why it's really tough to have a recession now
Oct 09, 2024
Episode #134: China’s economy - Special
Sep 18, 2024
Episode #133: Brad Creighton - How markets have moved and why.
Sep 04, 2024
Episode #132: Eliza Owen - What is going on in the property market right now?
Aug 22, 2024
Episode #131: Market volatility, RBA forecasts and how to predict an Australian recession.
Aug 08, 2024
Episode #130: The rise of populism and bigger government – what it means for investors
Jul 25, 2024
Episode #129: TRUMPonomics
Jul 19, 2024
Episode #128: AU share market high, global inflation, what's supercore & the hike in coffee beans.
Jul 18, 2024
Episode #127: NVidia, Eggs, Stage 3 tax cuts, The lipstick effect and happy share market songs
Jul 05, 2024
Episode #126: Trump 2.0 and the rise of the far right in Europe
Jun 27, 2024
Episode #125: RBA stays Hawkish, and will Powell be looking for a new gig, if it’s Trump 2.0
Jun 19, 2024
Episode #124: Housing affordability: A tale of three cities
Jun 06, 2024
Episode #123: Australian April inflation, global trends and will it be Trump in 2025?
May 30, 2024
Episode #122: Federal Budget 2024 - what a second surplus means for Australian households
May 16, 2024
Episode #121: Rates on hold and crystal balling next week's budget.
May 09, 2024
Episode #120: Revisiting retail and home prices: will we see another rate hike?
May 03, 2024
Episode #119: Inflation: how did we get it so wrong?
Apr 29, 2024
Episode #118: How vulnerable are shares?
Apr 29, 2024
Episode #117: The Australian property market, income and happiness and rising petrol prices
Apr 11, 2024
Episode #116: How to invest in the current macro environment
Apr 05, 2024
Episode #115: Inflation surprised on the downside in February
Mar 28, 2024
Episode #114: RBA Not ruling anything out or anything in
Mar 21, 2024
Episode #113: Inflation expectations
Feb 16, 2024
Episode #112: Five problems with the Australian tax system
Feb 09, 2024
Episode #111: Still cautious but less concerned: why the RBA left rates on hold
Feb 07, 2024
Episode #110: Falling inflation – what does it mean for investors?
Jan 17, 2024
Episode #109: Is high Australian household wealth a source of support for consumers?
Jan 11, 2024
Episode #108: Four reasons for optimism
Jan 09, 2024
Episode #107: Five key lessons from 2023
Dec 18, 2023
Episode #106: 2023 saw the return of Goldilocks, but what’s in store for 2024 for investors?
Dec 14, 2023
Episode #105: The RBA leaves rates on hold – have we finally reached the top?
Dec 05, 2023
Episode #104: Population growth in Australia
Dec 03, 2023
Episode #103: What would a further rise in the $A mean for investors?
Nov 28, 2023
Episode #102: 9 key things for successful investing
Nov 21, 2023
Episode #101: Are RBA rate hikes doing more harm or help to the economy?
Nov 20, 2023
Episode #100: RBA retains a tightening bias by raising to 4.35 per cent
Nov 07, 2023
Episode #99: What impact does geopolitics have on financial markets?
Nov 05, 2023
Episode #98: Australian home prices up on supply shortfall, but at risk from high rates
Nov 01, 2023
Episode #97: Five constraints on medium term investment returns
Oct 25, 2023
Episode #96: Rate hikes: how households have weathered the storm
Oct 23, 2023
Episode #95: The threat from higher oil and petrol prices
Oct 18, 2023
Episode #94: 1987 vs now - rising bond yields (& war in Israel) and the risks for shares
Oct 10, 2023
Episode #93: The housing market
Oct 06, 2023
Episode #92: Is another rate hike still imminent?
Oct 05, 2023
Episode #91: For what it’s worth: why what you pay for an investment is a key driver of its return
Sep 27, 2023
Episode #90: The Labour Market
Sep 24, 2023
Episode #89: Immigration and housing affordability
Sep 20, 2023
Bonus episode: Retire with Confidence Whitepaper
Sep 18, 2023
Episode# 88: Has the RBA finished rate hikes?
Sep 14, 2023
Episode #87: Recession
Sep 11, 2023
Episode #86: Three reasons to err on the side of optimism as an investor
Sep 05, 2023
Episode #85: Inflation
Aug 28, 2023
Episode #84: China’s slowdown & structural challenges & the implications for Australia
Aug 24, 2023
Episode #83: Why is boosting productivity so hard to do?
Aug 16, 2023
Episode #82: Interest Rates
Aug 14, 2023
Episode #81: Have we dodged the recession bullet?
Aug 10, 2023
Episode #80: Another look at the RBA
Aug 02, 2023
Episode #79: Addressing Australians’ financial literacy and the gender literacy gap
Jul 30, 2023
Episode #78: Leading versus lagging economic indicators
Jul 26, 2023
Episode #77: The Watch List: 7 economic indicators for investors to pay attention to
Jul 19, 2023
Episode# 76: 15 Common sense tips to help manage your finances.
Jul 12, 2023
Episode# 75: Returns rebound – but is it sustainable?
Jul 10, 2023
Episode# 74: The Reserve Bank of Australia holds on 4.1%, but for how long?
Jul 04, 2023
Episode# 73: A recession in Australia - should we be worried?
Jun 28, 2023
Episode# 72: The worry list for shares
May 31, 2023
Episode# 71: What can be done to boost housing affordability?
May 24, 2023
Episode# 70: Why commercial property returns are more vulnerable than ever
May 17, 2023
Episode# 69: The Federal Budget - the fastest return to surplus since World War II
May 10, 2023
Episode# 68: Australian home prices – here we go again!
May 02, 2023
Episode# 67: Will the proposed RBA reforms lead to a better Australian economy?
Apr 27, 2023
Episode #66: Investment outlook drivers
Apr 19, 2023
Episode #65: Five investment principles for uncertain markets
Mar 28, 2023
Episode #64: House prices
Mar 22, 2023
Episode #63: US bank failures and investment markets
Mar 15, 2023
Episode #62: The case for peak rates
Mar 08, 2023
Episode #61: Economic lessons from the 70s, 80s and 90s
Feb 27, 2023
Episode #60: The seven economic indicators for investors to watch
Feb 20, 2023
Episode #59: Interest rates – are we there yet?
Feb 08, 2023
Episode #58: Seven reasons Australian shares are set to outperform.
Jan 31, 2023
Episode #57: Inflation and interest rates
Jan 26, 2023
Episode #56: What can we expect for investment markets in 2023?
Jan 18, 2023
Episode #55: Can we expect better returns in 2023?
Dec 14, 2022
Episode #54: Have we hit the peak for interest rates?
Dec 06, 2022
Episode #53: Five medium term inflation pressures & implications for investors
Nov 28, 2022
Episode #52: Shares may have bottomed
Nov 15, 2022
Episode #51: Seven reasons why Australia should be able to avoid a recession
Nov 09, 2022
Episode #50: Why rates shouldn’t go much higher, but house prices have further to fall
Nov 01, 2022
Episode #49: Breaking down the budget
Oct 25, 2022
Episode #48 Seven pearls of wisdom for investors
Oct 20, 2022
Episode #47: The perils of forecasting in investing
Oct 12, 2022
Episode #46: Five reasons rates won’t go much higher
Oct 04, 2022
Episode #45: Sticking to investment basics as shares slide
Sep 28, 2022
Episode #44: The 12-month outlook for shares
Sep 22, 2022
Episode #43: Solving Australia’s productivity problem
Sep 15, 2022
Episode #42: Seven economic signals for investors
Sep 07, 2022
Episode #41: House prices and interest rates
Sep 01, 2022
Episode #40: The psychology of investment markets
Aug 17, 2022
Episode #39: What are investment cycles and why should investors be aware and wary of them?
Aug 11, 2022
Episode #38: Five reasons why the RBA cash rate is likely to peak with a '2' in front of it
Aug 04, 2022
Episode #37: The good news in the plunge in markets
Jul 27, 2022
Episode #36: What can we learn from inflation in the 1970s?
Jul 14, 2022
Episode #35: The past financial year in review
Jul 07, 2022
Episode #34: Examining Australia’s Achilles' heel - high household debt
Jun 29, 2022
Episode #33: Tips for investors in times of investment market turmoil
Jun 21, 2022
Episode #32: The RBA has lifted rates again, so where to next?
Jun 08, 2022
Episode #31: Implications of the property downswing
Jun 02, 2022
Episode #30: Australia has a new government, what does it mean for investors?
May 24, 2022
Episode #29: Share market falls - The bad, the good and what you need to know
May 19, 2022
Episode #28: Overcoming a fear that could impact the quality of your retirement
May 16, 2022
Episode #27: Tips for investing in uncertain times
May 11, 2022
Episode #26: The RBA has raised rates, so where to from here?
May 03, 2022
Episode #25: Australian inflation surprises - implications for interest rates
Apr 28, 2022
Episode #24: The 2022 Australian Federal Election and Investors
Apr 20, 2022
Episode #23: Australian housing slowdown Q&A
Apr 13, 2022
Episode #22: How is the Ukraine-Russia conflict impacting markets?
Mar 11, 2022
Episode #21: Navigating the property market in 2022
Feb 22, 2022
Episode #20: Omicron and the markets – can we be optimistic in 2022?
Feb 09, 2022
Episode #19: COP26 and what it means for investing
Nov 26, 2021
Episode #18: What you need to know about cryptocurrency
Nov 12, 2021
Episode #17: The state of Australia’s property market
Oct 29, 2021
Episode #16: Securing financial freedom in retirement
Oct 15, 2021
Episode #15: Transitioning to retirement
Sep 30, 2021
Episode #14: ESG and responsible investment explained
Sep 17, 2021
Bonus episode: 'Your Future, Your Super' explained
Sep 03, 2021
Episode #13: Is a self-managed super fund right for you?
Aug 19, 2021
Episode #12: The top five super questions
Aug 06, 2021
Episode #11: Keeping your super safe
Jul 23, 2021
Episode #10: Shane Oliver’s top five investment mantras
Jul 09, 2021
Episode #9: The economy, markets and your super
Jun 25, 2021
Episode #8: End of financial year part 2
Jun 11, 2021
Episode #7: End of financial year part 1
May 27, 2021
Episode #6: Retirement part 2
May 20, 2021
Bonus episode: 2021 Federal Budget special
May 12, 2021
Episode #5: Retirement part 1
May 06, 2021
Episode #4: What happens to my super if I die?
Apr 29, 2021
Episode #3: Getting money out of super
Apr 22, 2021
Episode #2: Getting money into superannuation
Apr 14, 2021
Episode #1: What is superannuation?
Apr 06, 2021