For What It's Worth

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For What It's Worth

Join InvestSMART's Editor-in-Chief Alan Kohler and Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas as they traverse the world of finance and discuss the topics that will affect your net worth. To submit a question for Alan and Evan to explore in more detail, email podcasts@investsmart.com.au.

Episodes

  1. Tick-tock to Brexit

    09/11/2019

    Tick-tock to Brexit

    Ticky Fullerton, Co-Presenter of Business Weekend and Business Editor of Sky News joins InvestSMART's Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas in this week's episode of For What It's Worth, to discuss the trials and tribulations that is Brexit.

    25 min
  2. Labor's future of work

    07/24/2019

    Labor's future of work

    Federal Shadow Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers MP, joins InvestSMART's Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas in this week's episode of For What It's Worth, to discuss the future of work in a digital world, what policy steps could be taken for long term sustainable economic growth in Australia, how we can get consumption going again and what the future of tax in Australia might look like.

    18 min
  3. Australia’s Infrastructure Revolution

    07/15/2019

    Australia’s Infrastructure Revolution

    Dr John Hewson AM ⁠— Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU and former Liberal opposition leader joins InvestSMART's Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas in this week's episode of For What It's Worth, to discuss Australia’s ability to trade with China over the next two decades, Trump’s bombastic presidency and how Australia could undertake an Infrastructure Revolution if Canberra has the will.

    23 min
  4. The future of currency

    07/09/2019

    The future of currency

    This week on For What It's Worth, Steve Sammartino, Australia's leading futurist and keynote speaker, joins InvestSMART's Chief Market Strategist, Evan Lucas, to discuss the future of cryptocurrency, what impact big tech such as Facebook and Apple might have on the sector, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of fiat currency.

    24 min
  5. ‘Disrupting’ Australia is a good thing

    06/24/2019

    ‘Disrupting’ Australia is a good thing

    This week on For What It’s Worth, InvestSMART’s Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas is joined by David Koch, Co-host of Sunrise, Chairman of Port Adelaide Football Club and finance aficionado, to discuss the joys of digital disruption in Australia and why it’s driving investment, why the future of financial advice is digital, and David’s international investment drive that saved Port Adelaide FC.

    25 min
  6. Globalisation – so last decade

    06/11/2019

    Globalisation – so last decade

    In this episode of For What It's Worth, InvestSMART Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas is joined by Joanne Masters, Chief Economist at Ernst & Young Oceania to discuss the current state of the labour market, if we’re ready for globalisation, whether property is set for a revival, and if GDP is set for a turnaround.

    20 min
  7. Victoria's 'fake' budget

    05/29/2019

    Victoria's 'fake' budget

    In this episode of For What It's Worth, InvestSMART Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas is joined by Crikey Founder, Journalist and Shareholder Activist Stephen Mayne where they discuss the beauty and hard truths of franking credits, why the ‘great monetary support’ from central banks could actually be a house of cards, and the federal versus state funding conundrum.

    24 min
  8. The government's home loan guarantee

    05/13/2019

    The government's home loan guarantee

    In this episode of For What It's Worth, InvestSMART's Chief Market Strategist, Evan Lucas, and special guest Sophie Elsworth – National Personal Finance Writer at News Corp, discuss why Labor’s franking credits policy is likely to look different once the dust settles from the election, why ‘savers’ have more to lose from an interest rate cut than mortgage holders, and question whether you’d want the government as your guarantor on your home.

    22 min
  9. The buy now, pay later phenomenon

    05/01/2019

    The buy now, pay later phenomenon

    In this episode of For What It's Worth, InvestSMART's Chief Market Strategist, Evan Lucas, and special guest Brooke Corte, Presenter on Your Money, debate the buy now, pay later phenomenon and the age of instant gratification. They also explore the world of housing finance, question whether savers have been forgotten, and look at the impact that fees have on investment returns.

    23 min
  10. Should Australia become more Scandi?

    04/08/2019

    Should Australia become more Scandi?

    In this episode of For What It's Worth, InvestSMART’s Chief Market Strategist, Evan Lucas, and Editor-in-Chief, Alan Kohler, debate the merit of a Scandinavian tax system and discuss the unique situation we find ourselves in with bonds and equities.

    19 min
  11. Are we heading towards a recession?

    03/20/2019

    Are we heading towards a recession?

    In this episode of For What It's Worth, 2GB's Steve Price joins InvestSMART's Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas to debate whether money will be thrown around like confetti at the upcoming Federal Budget. They also query the impact of changes to franking credits, negative gearing and capital gains tax, and ultimately, question whether the nation is heading towards a recession.

    19 min
  12. Are all millennials socialists?

    03/03/2019

    Are all millennials socialists?

    In this opening episode of For What It’s Worth, InvestSMART’s Editor-in-Chief Alan Kohler, and Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas ponder whether rates will be cut, the smashed avocado conundrum, and our very own tech stocks.

    23 min
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Join InvestSMART's Editor-in-Chief Alan Kohler and Chief Market Strategist Evan Lucas as they traverse the world of finance and discuss the topics that will affect your net worth. To submit a question for Alan and Evan to explore in more detail, email podcasts@investsmart.com.au.

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