Dollars & Making Sense Ray Trevisan

We continue our series on venture capital with Glenn Butcher, CEO of FundWA and this week, we delve into the deal itself, what makes a good deal, and what the phases that investors may need to consider when evaluating a potential investment.  Is this something anyone can do, or should we leave to the professionals.  Tune in to find about the 3 Fs (family, friends and fools) and they apply to investing your hard earned money into VC opportunities.

This week we venture (pardon the pun) into VC - venture capital and talk with Glenn Butcher, CEO of FundWA about the basics of VC investing, how it operates and a general introduction into a much misunderstood sector of the investment landscape.  Its not as risky as you might think when you have experienced managers and founders who know what they're doing.  This is a great introduction into a fascinating investment sector.  This is part 1 of a 3 part series.

 “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics” — has been attributed to Mark Twain, who himself attributed it to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, who might never have said it in the first place.Today we chat with Andrew Inwood, Global CEO of Coredata, a leading provider of market information and research to the financial markets. Is there a "special sauce" or AI tool that will make you rich?  Tune in to find out.

Stage 3 tax cuts have now been legislated and given Royal assent - yes "L-A-W" as one very famous ex PM used to say.  This week we chat with Frank Drenth, tax specialist from the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (www.ifpa.com.au) to work out how much extra you're going to get (and yes everyone does!), and some strategies to save on taxes this financial year and next.  Dollars and Making Sense a weekly show about finance, money and investing.

We welcome back Natasha Panagis, Superannuation subject matter expert from the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (www.ifpa.com.au) to discuss a raft of changes to superannuation law that comes into effect from 1 July 2024.  Contributions caps, forward payments, NALE, Div296 and everything in between.  IFPA's recent annual conference is a gold mine of information now available and as always, if you're not sure, contact your tax accountant or your authorised financial adviser.

Does your superannuation need a health check?  Well EOFY is a great time to plan for that check (yes - the end of the financial year), and we're joined by Natasha Panagis, super expert at the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (www.ifpa.com.au) to work though an easy to understand check list of things you can do to make your super work harder for you, and ensure you retire with the best possible situation for you and your loved ones.  Tune in to learn about concessional and non-concessional contributions and the super guarantee so you guarantee a secure and comfortable retirement.