Smart Money

About Smart Money

Looking to make sense of your dollars? Newstalk ZB’s Smart Money delves into the deep, dark recesses of unwanted debt, traverses the highs and lows of investments and helps to ensure you money works for you.Our industry experts give us their top tips on a wide selection of topics including mortgage rates, stock, savings, goal-setting and retirement.

Publisher

Newstalk ZB

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

5 Nov 2018

Latest episode

20 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

351 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Sept 2026

   Sylvie Thrush Marsh: There are many avenues to take employment disputes

   The workplace is often dynamic - young people make their way in, technology change how things are done, new talent shift the team culture, and dress codes can differ from strict to casual. With the rise of remote and hybrid-jobs these days, what do employers and employees need to see eye-to-eye on? How much flexibility should both sides expect, and where can they compromise? And with people these days staying for a shorter time with their employer, before finding another job, how can they secure the best reference? Sylvie Thrush Marsh, Chief Evangelist at MY HR - speaks with Tim Beveridge for Smart Money... LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   13 Sept 2026

   Chris Wilson: How will the US and NZ elections affect the markets?

   The election is 55 still days away, and it's looking like a tight one. And in the US the midterms are around the corner. America has a much bigger economy, and one that we have a lot of ties to. So how will these elections influence our domestic markets, if at all? Harbour Asset Management Co-CEO Chris Wilson joins Tim Beveridge to break down the facts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   6 Sept 2026

   Martin Hawes: Is a flexible Superannuation scheme worth it?

   Earlier this week, an interesting proposal was made to shake up the way we use Superannuation. A report from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand indicates a flexible choice of when people can start receiving NZ Super could improve affordability. Would this be worth it? And who should be considering this as an option? Financial Author Martin Hawes joins Tim Beveridge on Smart Money to discuss. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Who has been a guest on Smart Money

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Janet Xuccoa
• Simon Brown
• Amanda Morrall
• Shane Solly
• Rupert Carlyon

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

7,631,690

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

85

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Books guests

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