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Money & Investing: Are You Prepared for the Next Inflation Wave? How to Protect Your Wealth and Find Opportunities

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09 November 2026 11:08 (AEDT)

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This week on Money & Investing, Mitch Olarenshaw and I explore the next inflation wave in Australia, discussing how to protect your wealth, navigate rising costs and identify opportunities amid growing economic pressures.

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1. Understand What’s Driving the Next Inflation Wave

Explore how rising energy prices, fuel costs and geopolitical tensions could drive inflation higher and impact everything from transport and groceries to everyday living expenses.

2. Identify Emerging Investment Opportunities

Discover why gaining exposure to the energy sector could be a way to position your portfolio amid rising energy prices, and how ETFs may offer broader exposure while reducing individual stock-specific risks.

3. Prepare for Rising Costs and Housing Pressures

Understand how AI infrastructure, data centres, labour shortages and competition for construction materials could push building costs higher, intensify Australia’s housing challenges and create opportunities in high-demand industries.

4. Recognise Global Risks to Your Wealth

Explore how tariffs, geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions can create unexpected inflationary pressures, affecting commodity prices, businesses and investment markets.

5. Take Practical Steps to Protect Your Finances

Andrew and Mitch discuss practical ways to prepare for inflation, including debt consolidation to manage high-interest repayments, growing your own food, upskilling into high-demand industries and reviewing your financial decisions.

Discover how to shift from being a victim of inflation to positioning yourself to protect your wealth and potentially benefit from emerging opportunities.

Tune in to learn what could be coming next and how to prepare for the next inflation wave.

Disclaimer: Wealth Magnet Pty Ltd (ABN 52 618 868 830) trading as Australian Investment Education is a Corporate Authorised Representative (CAR no. 1255231) of Grange Financial Services Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 488609).

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