Masters of Finance Podcast with Alex Hont

Cool Tools for portfolio construction - Climate Change, Robots, AI, Cyber security, Cloud Computing - Betashares

Following on from our mini-series in 2020 on the future trends and investment impacts, we have a look at some of the tools you can use in portfolio construction to gain exposure to some of those trends. In this episode, Alex is joined by Michael Brown from Betashares Exchange Traded Funds to talk about some of the tools available to get some exposure to the megatrends of Climate Change Innovation, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud computing, and Cybersecurity.    More info on the host    www.mastersoffinance.com.au To email us directly         masters@mastersoffinance.com.au Please read and acknowledge the following before listening to this episode. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice or financial product advice. To receive personal financial advice or financial product advice you must first receive a Statement of Advice (SoA). You must also receive, read and understand the Product Disclosure Statement/s (PDS) of any products you are considering to ensure the product/s is suited to your needs before acting. We may discuss products, services and answer listener questions on this podcast for entertainment & illustration purposes only. We may change the name of the questioner for anonymity. It is impossible to give you personal advice on an entertainment podcast as we do not know the details of your personal financial situation.

Cool Tools for Portfolio Construction - Gaming, Clean Energy, China and Quality - VanEck Vectors

Following on from our mini-series in 2020 on the future trends and investment impacts, we have a look at some of the tools you can use in portfolio construction to gain exposure to some of those trends. In this episode, Alex is joined by Damon Gosen from VanEck Vectors to talk about the clean energy revolution, the rise in Gaming and eSports, how the Chinese economy is changing, and discuss why the factor of Quality should be considered in portfolios.  More info on the hosts   www.mastersoffinance.com.au To email us directly         masters@mastersoffinance.com.au Please read and acknowledge the following before listening to this episode. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice or financial product advice. To receive personal financial advice or financial product advice you must first receive a Statement of Advice (SoA). You must also receive, read and understand the Product Disclosure Statement/s (PDS) of any products you are considering to ensure the product/s is suited to your needs before acting. We may discuss products, services and answer listener questions on this podcast for entertainment & illustration purposes only. We may change the name of the questioner for anonymity. It is impossible to give you personal advice on an entertainment podcast as we do not know the details of your personal financial situation.

Change, Change, Change is gonna happen sometimes

In this episode of the Masters of Finance Podcast, Alex is once again joined by Dr. Paul Moran to go through some of the changes that have been announced for the Australian superannuation system. We have a look at Downsizing, increases in contribution caps and the changes to everyone's favourite work test.  Some of these will take effect from the 1st of July 2021, others will only come into effect on the 1st of July in the financial year following Royal Assent is granted (which really means 1 July 2022 at the earliest). "Change, Change, Change is gonna happen sometimes, so just remember the good times" - Sticky Fingers, Helping Hand 2009 More info on the host   www.mastersoffinance.com.au To email us directly        masters@mastersoffinance.com.au Please read and acknowledge the following before listening to this episode. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice or financial product advice. To receive personal financial advice or financial product advice you must first receive a Statement of Advice (SoA). You must also receive, read and understand the Product Disclosure Statement/s (PDS) of any products you are considering to ensure the product/s is suited to your needs before acting. We may discuss products, services and answer listener questions on this podcast for entertainment & illustration purposes only. We may change the name of the questioner for anonymity. It is impossible to give you personal advice on an entertainment podcast as we do not know the details of your personal financial situation.

Cool Tools for portfolio construction - ETF Securities

Following on from our mini-series in 2020 on the future trends and investment impacts, we have a look at some of the tools you can use in portfolio construction to gain exposure to some of those trends. In this episode, Alex is joined by Ganesh Balendran from ETF Securities to talk about how all that glitters is gold and some of the cooler and niche investment options they have in their stable.  More info on the host   www.mastersoffinance.com.au To email us directly       masters@mastersoffinance.com.au Please read and acknowledge the following before listening to this episode. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice or financial product advice. To receive personal financial advice or financial product advice you must first receive a Statement of Advice (SoA). You must also receive, read and understand the Product Disclosure Statement/s (PDS) of any products you are considering to ensure the product/s is suited to your needs before acting. We may discuss products, services and answer listener questions on this podcast for entertainment & illustration purposes only. We may change the name of the questioner for anonymity. It is impossible to give you personal advice on an entertainment podcast as we do not know the details of your personal financial situation.

When it comes to bond yields, size matters

In this episode, we go into detail about the mechanics of bond yields and talk about how changing bond yields and their impacts on risk premiums can influence share prices.  There is also a short faux interview with Jonathan Pain with the audio taken from his presentation at the Portfolio Construction Forum Markets summit earlier this year (a big thank you to the Portfolio Construction form for allowing me to use the audio).  More info on the host  www.mastersoffinance.com.au To email us directly       masters@mastersoffinance.com.au Please read and acknowledge the following before listening to this episode. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice or financial product advice. To receive personal financial advice or financial product advice you must first receive a Statement of Advice (SoA). You must also receive, read and understand the Product Disclosure Statement/s (PDS) of any products you are considering to ensure the product/s is suited to your needs before acting. We may discuss products, services and answer listener questions on this podcast for entertainment & illustration purposes only. We may change the name of the questioner for anonymity. It is impossible to give you personal advice on an entertainment podcast as we do not know the details of your personal financial situation.