Australian Finance Podcast
The Australian Finance Podcast is your guide to sorting out your finances, one episode at a time.
Owen Rask, Chief Investment Officer, & Gemma Mitchell, Senior Financial Adviser, bring you actionable strategies and knowledge that you can put into practice today. Save money, invest better and live life on your terms.
New to the show?
We recommend starting with our 2026 Summer Series: a practical 10-part podcast series designed to help you build confidence with money, investing, and long-term wealth. More advanced listeners might enjoy our other show, The Australian Investors Podcast.
Find our show notes here.
Disclaimer
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Before acting, consider whether the information is appropriate for you and consider seeking personal advice from a licensed financial adviser. You can read our Financial Services Guide at www.rask.com.au/fsg. If a financial product is mentioned, consider the relevant PDS and TMD, where applicable, before making any financial decision.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Returns are not guaranteed and capital may be at risk. The Rask Group Pty Ltd is a Corporate Authorised Representative No. 1280930 of Rask Licensing Pty Ltd, AFSL 563 907.
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10 must-know ATO tax rules for 2021 | How to sa...
In this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Owen Rask talks to expert tax agent Jacob Fenech, part of the Airtax team, about the 10 "must know" tax rules for 2021 & beyond.
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Q&A: When NOT to get advice, hedging AUD & your...
I'm not PAYG: do I NEED financial advice? Plus, how, why & when to "hedge" your portfolio out of Australian dollars... all that and more on this month's AFP Q&A session.
46 min
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Getting a home loan? Your crash course guide to...
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate & Owen bring back Chris Bates (mortgage broker) to discuss everything from what mortgage brokers can do for you, how they're paid in Australia and finding the best rate for you, to fixed v variable loans and owning your own home in less than 30-years.
39 min
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Avoiding scams & decrypting financial news (wit...
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz chat to ABC Everyday journalist, Pat Wright, about financial news in Australia and steering clear of scams.
39 min
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Buying property? 10 expert tips for first home ...
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast Amy Lunardi (buyer's agent) and Chris Bates (mortgage broker) discuss everything from buying a quality first home, finding those elusive off-market and pre-market properties and designing your property brief, to whether LMI is your friend and speaking to the local council.
40 min
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How Owen invests in small-cap ASX shares...no, ...
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$10k share portfolio: 11 investment ideas in 2021
In today's episode, we discuss our hypothetical $10,000 share portfolio ideas. Rask Invest analysts Owen, Cathryn, and Kevin, along with Kate, each identify 3 share and ETF ideas that they'd add to a hypothetical investment portfolio, along with the key opportunities and risks for each choice.
51 min
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Share Investing Q&A: Blue chip stocks, takeover...
In today's episode we answer all of your questions about share investing that you've sent us during the month!
Rask Invest analysts Owen, Cathryn and Kevin, along with Kate, discuss the meaning behind some common share investing jargon, buying your first share, investing in blue chip companies, paying CGT, mergers & acquisitions and the merits of analytical tools to help you research companies.
47 min
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Advanced Share Analysis: The Walt Disney Compan...
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Owen Raszkiewicz & Kevin Fung provide an advanced investment analysis on The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS).
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Q&A: Diversified ethical ETFs, portfolio rebala...
Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz discuss diversified ethical ETFs, portfolio rebalancing & REITs, on this Q&A episode of The Australian Finance Podcast.
50 min
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Investment Case Study: The Walt Disney Company ...
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell and Cathryn Goh apply Rask's 5-step investing checklist to The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS).
38 min
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Owen's 5-step investing checklist (invest like ...
Like investing? Want to know what a pro stock analyst does every day (so you can do it too)? Kate and Owen share Rask's 5-step investing checklist as part of Shares Month on The Australian Finance podcast. Get the simple but effective steps to improve your investing.
47 min
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Tash's Story: Using money as a tool, sharing yo...
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz have a fun chat with podcast listener Tash, about using money as a tool, sharing her finances online & building wealth from an early age.
36 min
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Bleep Boop Beep: The great robo-investing debate
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz host the great robo-investing debate, and discuss the pros and cons of using a robo-adviser in Australia.
39 min
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How to invest ethically in Australia [Free Cour...
This is probably the most controversial episode we've ever recorded. On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz talk about ESG and sustainable investing and how you can invest ethically in Australia.
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Investing with $1 in Australia
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz spoke to Brooke Roberts, the co-founder of micro-investing platform Sharesies. We chat about her entrepreneurship journey in NZ, bringing Sharesies to Australia, the NZ investment market, some common barriers to investing and strategies to talk about money with your friends and family.
37 min
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Are you standing out from the crowd? (virtual w...
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell chats to Tom Brunskill, the CEO of Forage, about exactly how to stand out from the crowd in today's job market, with little more than an investment of your time and effort.
39 min
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Q&A: ETFs v LICs, getting a tax agent and divid...
Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz discuss DRPs & DSSPs, when to get a tax agent, side hustles v overtime and LICs or ETFs on this Q&A episode of The Australian Finance Podcast.
54 min
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When & where to get financial advice (key quest...
Getting financial advice is a big decision, so in this episode, Kate Campbell chats to Aussie financial adviser Paul Benson about some essential questions to keep in mind when making this decision. We discuss what financial advisers can help you with, key questions to ask when finding a financial adviser, and most importantly...what it actually costs.
38 min
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How to: make better financial decisions
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz chat about the importance of making good financial decisions and some actionable ways to improve your decision making process.
31 min
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Taking back control of your time & money (free ...
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz chat about the brand new Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) course available on Rask Education.
34 min
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Inside the ACDC ETF: A Deep Dive with Kanish Chugh
What's up with the ACDC ETF? In this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Owen talks to Kanish Chugh from ETF Securities about their battery technologies ETF, aptly named ACDC.
40 min
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Q&A: Market highs, $80k school fees, student si...
Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz discuss market valuations, investing for private school fees, student side hustle ideas and keeping on top of your investment paperwork on this Q&A episode of The Australian Finance Podcast.
47 min
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Jeff's Story: The slippery slope into credit ca...
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz chat to podcast listener Jeff, about his journey paying off credit card debt.
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The Psychology of Money & Storytelling (ft. Mor...
On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell and Owen Raszkiewicz talk to special guest from the US, Morgan Housel. They discuss the important behaviours we should work on to improve our odds of financial success and the most powerful thing money can do for you.
42 min