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Beat Inflation: Property, Passive Income & Playing the Long Game with Olivia Ward

Beat Inflation: Property, Passive Income & Playing the Long Game with Olivia Ward

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Anna sits down with Australia’s #1 property investment coach Olivia Ward for a fast, fiery masterclass on building wealth in a world of money printing and rising costs. If you’ve wondered why property keeps winning, how debt can become less scary with inflation, and what “$1M net worth = $50–70k passive income” actually means in real life, this one’s your playbook.

What we cover
  • Why property? The real reason real estate benefits when governments print money and how rents & prices move.

  • Inflation 101 (plain-English): Understanding the “hurdle rate” you must beat just to avoid getting poorer.

  • Debt vs. inflation: When leverage can work for you (and where it can’t).

  • The $1M rule of thumb: Why $1M in net assets often maps to $50–70k/yr passive income.

  • Business, Property, Bitcoin: Olivia’s top 3 wealth engines and how to think about each.

  • Rentvesting & equity: The case for not paying off your home first; using equity to buy investment properties.

  • Taxes & policy shifts: Land tax, CGT chatter, stimulus cycles and how to think strategically, not emotionally.

  • Crash talk & cycles: Macro vs. micro and why suburbs are their own markets and what 2026–27 could look like.

  • Anti-fragility: Your first asset is you - skills, mindset, and cash buffers to ride the storms.

  • Starting from scratch: Free ways to learn, build confidence, and pick your primary asset class.

Guest

Olivia Ward: Property investment coach known for data-driven, plain-English strategies that help everyday Australians build capital first, then convert to income.

  • Instagram: @oliviawardproperty

  • Work with Olivia: FastTracking Aussies Property Portfolio to generate cashflow & Escape the Matrix

Resources mentioned
  • Concepts: money supply/inflation, rentvesting, equity release, stimulus cycles, “hurdle rate”

  • Tools: YouTube & free education to learn the basics before you spend a cent

  • Anna’s Inner Circle (monthly coaching; September focus on investment portfolios): Join Inner Circle

Takeaways
  • You can love Australia and still plan globally.

  • Pick one primary asset class, know it deeply, and build capital first.

  • Cash flow later. Discipline now. Don’t outsource your thinking.

  • Your nervous system matters, choose strategies you can hold through storms.

Disclaimer

This conversation is educational only and not financial advice. Do your own research and consider your circumstances before making decisions.

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