Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the week we're releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia's largest finance festival.
For our fifth episode, we're talking all things passive income with Owen Rask, founder of Rask & host of the Australian Finance Podcast. From growing your salary and building better savings habits to debt recycling, dividend ETFs and planning for retirement, Owen shares his playbook for building wealth that eventually pays you back. Plus, why chasing dividends isn't always the answer, how to make the most of your property equity, and when to shift from growing your portfolio to living off it.
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A big thank you to all of our FinFest partners, including this session’s stage sponsor, Sustainable Life Solutions.
00:00 Owen Rask's Passive Income Playbook
01:27 Why building passive income is like rolling a snowball
05:07 Grow your salary, boost your savings & build better money habits
11:11 Debt recycling: Turning property equity into income-producing investments
15:17 The $100k portfolio milestone & the power of compounding
18:56 Moving from wealth accumulation to retirement income
21:47 Gold, geared ETFs & choosing the right income investments
23:20 Q&A: Portfolio transitions, factor ETFs & CGT
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (ASX: VHY), Betashares S&P Australian Shares High Yield ETF (ASX: HYLD), Global X S&P/ASX 200 High Dividend ETF (ASX: ZYAU), iShares S&P 500 AUD ETF (ASX: IVV), Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS), Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS), Betashares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200), iShares Core S&P/Asx 200 ETF (ASX: IOZ), Vanguard Diversified High Growth Index ETF (ASX: VDHG), VanEck Australian Equal Weight ETF (ASX: MVW), Betashares Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser Fund (ASX: YMAX)
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