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Understanding Interest Rates and Their Impact on Your Finances
Season 4, Ep. 101
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We're excited to be trialing a new format in this week's episode. Bryce & Alec take some current news stories and bring it back to basics so you can understand the impact and what it means to us as investors. From the latest update around Magellan and their options plan, to Mike Cannon-Brookes and the latest update around AGL.
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