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there are about 650,000 self-managed super funds in australia, looking after more than $1 trillion in retirement funds. and that number is growing. individuals and their trustees are increasingly confident about looking after their own money as they head towards retirement.

but holding a smsf isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. away from investing your money, there are rules around compliance, investment strategies, annual meetings and a host of other things.

sean aylmer speaks to kate anderson, general manager of nowinfinity, for a guide to the non-investing parts of owning a smsf.

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yesterday the rba left interest rates on hold, with many economists still tipping another cut next year.

but as warren hogan - managing director of eq economics, and economic advisor at judo bank - explains to sean aylmer, there has been a major shift in australia's demographics that mean our economic models are no longer accurate. as a result, the next move in rates might be up, not down.

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the wall street tech giants are surging following earnings announcements in recent days. the magnificent 7 – nvidia, apple, microsoft, amazon, alphabet, owner of google, meta and tesla now comprise more than one-third of the s&p500.

josh gilbert, market analyst at etoro, talks to sean aylmer about the tech giants' results, and the two companies that he thought outperformed the others.

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the rba board meets today and tomorrow, with hopes of an interest rate cut dashed by last week's shock inflation figures. but there's plenty more coming up too in a bumper week for the economy.

michael thompson is joined by amp deputy chief economist diana mousina.

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 this week, shares in domino's shot up after a report that bain considering a bid for the struggling pizza company. domino's denied the report - but the column that printed it has a reputation for accurate reporting. 

sean aylmer worked for many years as a business journalist, including at the australian financial review. he reveals what goes on behind the scenes, and how companies use the media for their own purposes.

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imax is more than just very, very big screens. it's a film production company, providing everything from cameras to the post-production services to some of the world's greatest filmmakers.

giovanni dolci, chief commercial officer at imax corporation, joins michael thompson in the studio to talk about the business of movies and the ongoing resilience of the industry.

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this week, fear & greed partnered with legal tech group clio at its innovate legal 2025 conference. the summit focused on practical innovation in the legal industry, focusing on bold ideas and insights for the rapidly evolving profession. 

as part of the conference, sean aylmer spoke to clio founder jack newton, and founder of scalable law, caralee fontenele, about the importance of data portability, and the need for law firms to work with partners that allow them access to their data and information.

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australia's super sector has grown to a whopping $4.3 trillion. and with that comes a significant amount of 'soft power', according to the nsw treasurer.

treasurer daniel mookhey joins sean aylmer in the studio to talk about australia's international investment opportunity, and the need to attract more global fund managers here as well, ahead of today's sydney investment summit.

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supermarket giants coles and woolworths have still got a long way to go to rebuild trust with the australian public, according to new research. and as they focus on each other, discount chains aldi and costco are gaining ground.

michael thompson talks to jeremy barker, managing partner, oc&c strategy consultants australia, about the australian retail proposition index 2025, which has ranked costco as australia's favourite grocery retailer, with aldi close behind.

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small cap stocks have rebounded this year. so is 2025 the year of small caps (at last?)

andrew mitchell, co-founder of ophir asset management, talks to sean aylmer about the small cap space, including three companies he likes.

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