The Money Puzzle

Bricks vs Shares: Here's how the new tax regime changed the maths

The Money Puzzle

Show Notes

It's the age-old question: is an investment property or shares a better investment? The government's tax changes has blown the debate wide open. As Stockspot founder Chris Brycki explains to The Australian's wealth editor Julie-anne Sprague, the numbers are in. His analysis of a $1m property shows investment property owners need to find an extra $11,000 a year just to stay in the same position as they were before. Read his analysis in The Australian here In today's show, we cover: Strategies in diversification Investing a lump sum or dollar-cost averaging Tech stock alternatives To sign up to The Australian's free wealth newsletter here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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