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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 Wemyss (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
Stuart & Campbell 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.
Episodes
512 episodes
Ep 398: Why non-bank lenders can significantly extend your investment capacity
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Episode 398
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Q&A - Buy the dream home or optimise the structure? Leveraging smartly in your late 30s and 40s
In this strategic Q&A episode, Stuart explores two thoughtful listener scenarios centred on structure, leverage, and long-term optionality.First, a high-earning couple in their late 30s with significant cash, shares, super, and a low...
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34:53
Ep 397: Australian vs International Shares: Why the 45:55 split does not add up
Read Full Blog HereWhy do most diversified Australian portfolios still...
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Episode 397
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27:11
Q&A - Structuring for smarter retirement: capital losses, property fatigue & the upgrade dilemma
In this strategy-heavy Q&A episode, Stuart tackles sophisticated portfolio questions from high-income earners and mid-life investors recalibrating their next move. A key theme is structure when (and whether) to introduce a family trust, how...
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Ep 396: The AI trade – what can we learn from the dot-com bubble?
Read Full Blog HereAI has moved from buzzword to investment obsession almost overnight...
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Episode 396
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27:25
Q&A - Dream Homes, big incomes & borrowing power: When to upgrade, wait, simplify
In this Q&A episode, Stuart unpacks a series of high-stakes property and borrowing decisions from listeners at very different life stages, from a 24-year-old with rising income and growing capacity, to high-earning families juggling multipl...
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Ep 395: Financial modelling for wealth: advice or sales pitch?
Read Full Blog HereFinancial modelling has become a powerful sales tool across the wealt...
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Episode 395
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31:13
Q&A - Too Late or One More Move? Navigating investing, regret, and retirement decisions in your 40s and 50s
In this in-depth Q&A episode, Stuart works through a series of listener questions that all circle the same tension: how to make confident investment decisions when time feels limited and past mistakes still loom large. The discussion spans ...
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Ep 394: Property vs Shares: The hidden incentives behind the advice
Read Full Blog HereConflicts of interest are everywhere in financial services, but...
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Episode 394
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29:54
Q&A - How much debt is too much? net worth, upgrading homes, late starts, and navigating big financial trade-offs
In this wide-ranging Q&A episode, Stuart tackles some of the most common and confronting questions listeners face as their wealth grows and decisions become less forgiving. A central theme is how to balance aspiration with financial resilie...
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Ep 393: Does ethical investing generate better or worse returns?
Read Full Blog HereIn this episode, Stuart takes an evidence-based look at ethical, ESG, and sustainable in...
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Episode 393
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34:08
Q&A - Early retirement goals, messy portfolios, and real-world trade-offs: bonds, redraws, SMSFs, and lifestyle shifts
This Q&A episode steps away from headline strategies and focuses on the decisions real households wrestle with once life, family, and fatigue start to matter as much as optimisation.We begin with a high-income couple in their 30s try...
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Ep 392 : A two-speed property market in 2026: where prices rise (and where they won’t)
Read Full Blog HereIf you’re planning to buy, sell, upgrad...
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Episode 392
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29:35
Q&A - Lifestyle upgrades versus financial independence, late-stage property decisions, family trust tax risks, and more
In this episode, Stuart works through a series of real-world questions that sit right at the intersection of money, lifestyle, and long-term strategy. From couples in their early 50s weighing up a beachside lifestyle purchase versus preserving ...
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34:08
Ep 391: Wealth First Principles # 4: The hidden engine of wealth
Read Full Blog HereMost people chase investment tips; few...
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Episode 391
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26:50
Q&A - Kids’ inheritance, ETF vs property, & smarter super
In this power-packed Q&A, Campbell dives into real scenarios many Aussies face, from managing a $50k inheritance for teens inside a trust (ETF compounding vs pooling for a property deposit) to designing a clear 10-year retirement runway for...
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Ep 390: Wealth First Principles #3: How to build a share portfolio that works
Read Full Blog HereShares play a different role than property, and that’s their superpower. In this third Wealth First Principles instalment, we outline a simple, rules-based framework to build a resilient share portfolio that complement...
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Episode 390
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Q&A - Structure First: Using Equity, super tactics & smarter portfolio moves
In this Q&A, Campbell tackles four big themes that trip up otherwise savvy investors: structure, borrowing capacity, super strategies, and sequencing. We start with a couple weighing up whether to extract equity from two Newcastle homes to ...
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31:33
Ep 389: Wealth First Principles #2: A step-by-step strategy for property investing
Read Full Blog HereMost investors rush into property with tactics, no...
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Episode 389
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32:05
Q&A - Develop, rentvest or debt-recycle? Structures, tax & capacity
Stuart runs a strategy clinic on three big crossroads for investors: small-scale development, rent-vesting vs. holding the home, and using debt-recycling into shares when an investment-grade property is out of reach. He bre...
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29:52
Ep 388: Wealth First Principles #1: How wealth is actually built – The Wealth Equation
Read Full Blog HereStuart opens with Wealth First Principles, explaining ho...
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Episode 388
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34:20
Q&A – Structure First: Super vs flexibility, smart Gearing & reno timing
In this Q&A, Stuart unpacks two meaty, real-world dilemmas that many high-earning families face. First: should you prioritise concessional super contributions (carry-forward caps, Div 293 awareness, and long-term compounding) or keep capita...
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27:48
Ep 387: Should you be an active property investor if your budget is under $1m
Read Full Blog HereIn this episode, Stuart makes the case for becoming a value-add proper...
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Episode 387
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37:53
Q&A – Family property moves, insurance costs & long-term cash strategy
In this Q&A episode, Stuart works through a series of nuanced listener questions that all sit at the intersection of tax, structure, and long-term decision making. While the scenarios vary, the common thread is the cost of getting the struc...
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