The SME Stream
Episodes
Suzanne Paul: 'People didn't want me to be motivated by money'
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Businesswoman, TV star and informercial icon Suzanne Paul shares her best and worst money stories with Liam Dann. Suzanne returns to Celebrity Treasur...
From Halter to Supie: 14 years of startup wins and losses
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We dive deep into the world of venture capital with Robbie Paul, managing director of Icehouse Ventures. Paul looks back at the last 14 years to refle...
Janet Xuccoa: The basics of trusts
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A common misconception is that only the very wealthy need trusts, but many people may be putting their assets at risk without one. Author Janet Xucc...
Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on the growing market interest in humanoids
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's growing market interest in humanoids - robots and robotic technology designed to mimic humans. New improvements in technology have opened up r...
Former All Blacks manager Darren Shand: 'It wasn’t something that I had put on my life path'
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Darren Shand, who spent 20 years as manager of the All Blacks before launching his own company, Winning Teams, shares his and best money stories with ...
Energy crisis The financial impact revealed [VIDEO]
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some power companies are warning profits will be impacted by the supply shortage, while industrial users consider ditching the country due to high ene...
Martin Hawes: Don't start a small business
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand has seen several iconic and well-known businesses close in recent months, especially those in hospitality. Is the economy to blame, or a...
Ed McKnight: How to haggle your interest rate
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Interest rates have been a hot topic recently, following the first OCR cut in years. The question now at the front of everyone's minds is whether it...
Private equity’s perception problem [VIDEO]
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Private equity funds buy out businesses worth billions and can double their profits before selling them again. What’s their game? The podcasts in ...
EnableMe's Hannah McQueen: 'Earning money doesn’t mean that you know how to grow
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EnableMe founder and author of Kill Your Mortgage & Sort Your Retirement, Hannah McQueen, shares her best and worst money stories with Liam Dann. ...
Andrew Dickens: Can we really say the rock star economy is back?
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The corner has been turned. The 5-year pandemic pandemonium has been tamed. Inflation is down and we've had the first interest rate cut since the Rese...
Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on the decline in interest in the Metaverse
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A few years ago, the Metaverse was the biggest talking point in the world of technology. Meanwhile in 2024, the virtual platform has declined in popul...
Bayleys' Lloyd Budd 'Sometimes we have to say, what are the sacrifices '
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Executive Officer for Bayleys Auckland, Lloyd Budd, shares his best and worst money stories with Liam Dann. The podcasts in the SME Stream con...
Ryan Bridge: Buying a house is hard, but still worth it
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Buying a house is hard, but still worth it. There's new CoreLogic data out this morning, it's a housing affordability report looking at median prope...
Profit pain Stocks to watch this earnings season [VIDEO]
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand companies are expected to report net negative revenue growth this earnings season, but there are signs it could be the last ugly one after...
Lorna Jane founder Lorna Clarkson
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lorna Jane is nearing its 35th birthday, and the brands founder Lorna Clarkson is nearing her 60th. So to celebrate these milestones Toni chatted with...
Lisa Dudson: When is it too late to buy your first home?
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At what age is it a bad idea to become a first home buyer? Is it ever too late? Financial adviser Lisa Dudson joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Col...
Ashley Church: The equation for property investing
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After purchasing a house, many think the next step is buying an investment property; but does the equation for property investing justify further buyi...
Foodstuffs' Chris Quin 'It’s very real to me what has happened with food price i
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Foodstuffs chief executive Chris Quin shares his best and worst money stories with Liam Dann. The podcasts in the SME Stream contain general inform...
Mark Smith ASB Senior Economist ahead of today's employment data release
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Reserve Bank will be keeping a close eye on this morning's employment data as it mulls over next week's Official Cash Rate decision. Most econom...
Brad Olsen Infometrics Principal Economist on the increase in banks dropping the
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Three major New Zealand banks have slashed their rates ahead of next week's OCR review. Both Kiwibank and BNZ have urged the Reserve Bank to cut the c...
Ryan Bridge: We're teetering on the edge of an economic cliff
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. stock markets had a bit of a panic attack overnight, I think that's the best way to describe it. Investors have been selling off, especially in...
Nicola Willis Finance Minister talks options for making Kiwibank a bigger player
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicola Willis appears intent on making Kiwibank a bigger player in the banking sector The Finance Minister told the National Party's annual conference...
How low will interest rates go [VIDEO]
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Markets are aggressively pricing in interest rate cuts - how low could they go? The podcasts in the SME Stream contain general information only, not ...
The impact of winter illnesses on our health system, and how you can avoid getti
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does it seem like people are a bit sicker than usual this winter? It’s been the talk of offices around the country, as people seem to be falling sic...
Amanda Morrall Where to put your tax cut
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Morrall joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss where your tax cut can go to take full advantage of it. LISTEN ABOVE The pod...
Nichole Lewis Losing it all and starting again as an investor
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nichole Lewis joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to chat about how she picked herself back up again after losing everything in the 2008 rec...
Ed McKnight Opes Partners Economist on the potential changes for homeowners
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There may be some good news on the horizon for homeowners. Ed McKnight from Opes Partners joined Francesca Rudkin for a chat about the changing fact...
Bruce Cotterill Leaders Getting Coffee - Episode 23 - Dr Michael Bassett
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Forty years ago one of the most transformational governments in New Zealand history was sworn in. That government, led by the larger than life David L...
The Warehouse & Arvida offers Why our exchange is getting wiped [VIDEO]
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Private equity firms have launched takeover offers for The Warehouse Group and retirement village company Arvida. Will the stock exchange fight back? ...