What Omicron means for property, and are units right for first-time buyers? What is equity crowdfunding? Are industry super funds tapping into member funds to save their skins?

The nestegg Podcast

In this episode of The nestegg Podcast, host Maja Garaca Djurdjevic checks in with our three experts, digging into the biggest headlines in the world of superannuation, property, investing and wealth creation, as well as touching on the new Omicron scare. Steve Waters, director of Right Property Group, talks about investing in a unit and whether first-time investors should put their money into a well-located apartment over a house in a regional setting. He touches on new versus old units and what history tells us. RMIT senior lecturer of finance Dr Angel Zhong covers equity crowdfunding, what it is and how it’s trending. Dr Zhong also talks about legalities as well as risks for retail investors. Finally, tax and super guru Timothy Munro chats about industry super funds turning to courts to amend their trust deeds and why this needs to stop. Mr Munro also chats about investing your super in crypto and the implications. Have a question for our experts? Get in touch at [e-mail], and you might get featured on the next episode.