Episode 166 | Gamestop, interest rates & investing | Scott Phillips, Motley Fool

Investing whilst rates are low; how to stay ahead of short term investors.
Welcoming back Scott Phillips, Chief Investment Officer of the Motley Fool. In this episode he details the current investment market, where people are putting their money and who is winning big and who are losing it all. We expand the chat discussing how interest rates are playing into the overall picture of Australian property, shares and cryptocurrency.
Here’s what we covered:

• Why are buyers so confident investing into bricks and mortar?

• What other investments are going off?

• How did the craze of Gamestop happen and what will be the after effects?

• What is happening in the share market?

• What are the kinds of people investing and will they continue to invest?

• Will bitcoin continue to boom or bust?

• Will the TechReck happen?

• Have Australian saved or spent more during covid?

• What is better to invest into super or property?

• Should you upgrade your house or invest? 

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Episode 159 | Eliza Owen
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Episode 69 | Scott Phillips

GUEST LINKS:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-rba-takes-three-years-off-what-does-it-mean-for-us/id1118867383?i=1000507802202 

HOST LINKS:
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Looking for a Mortgage Broker? www.wealthful.com.au
Work with Chris: hello@wealthful.com.au

Send in your questions to: questions@theelephantintheroom.com.au

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT:
Please note that this has been transcribed by half-human-half-robot, so brace yourself for typos and the odd bit of weirdness…
This episode was recorded in March, 2021.