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Investopoly
Investopoly is a twice-weekly podcast designed to help you make better financial decisions and build wealth with clarity and confidence. Hosted by Stuart (tax adviser, financial adviser, and mortgage broker) and Campbell (senior financial adviser), each episode delivers concise, practical insights grounded in real-world strategy, research, methodologies, and case studies.
You will get two episodes each week: a main episode that deep-dives into a single wealth-building topic, and a Q&A episode that answers listener questions and real scenarios. Send your questions to questions@investopoly.com.au
We also writes a weekly blog, and many podcast topics build on those ideas and frameworks. Stuart's forthcoming book, Wealth by Design, will be available in July 2026.
Investopoly
Q&A - Property at 49, timing the cycle, and investing through an AI downturn
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Three thoughtful listeners, each already doing a lot right and looking for the sharpest next move. A 49-year-old single police officer, no mortgage, $810k in super, a growing ETF portfolio, asks the perennial question: buy an investment property, keep doing what's working, or borrow to invest further in shares? Stuart weighs the options against her plan to retire at 57.
Slav returns with two connected questions. Having ridden the "rising tide" to 40%+ gains on regional Queensland properties and leveraged into a Melbourne outer suburb, he wants to know how you actually track a changing cycle to decide when to sell and reinvest in stronger locations. His second is timely and unsettling: with AI disrupting white-collar work, how sustainable is a 70–80% LVR portfolio if both incomes disappeared for an extended stretch?
Finally, "Celeste," 44 and mortgage-free in Kingscliff, feels stuck in analysis paralysis. Is it too late to buy property, or should surplus keep flowing into ETFs and super? She also asks how to structure children's investment bonds, and whether to draw on ETF income or shift assets into super in retirement.
Grounded, practical answers for real crossroads.
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Over the years we've written hundreds of articles. These three bring our best thinking together on the topics that matter most right now: choosing a super fund, debt recycling, and navigating the new tax changes.
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This podcast provides general information about finance, tax and credit. It doesn't take into account your specific objectives, financial situation or needs, so you need to assess whether it's relevant to your circumstances before acting on it. If you're not sure, speak to a licensed, trustworthy professional.
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