

Dev Raga Personal Finance
Dev Raga
Money concepts made simple for busy professionals, hosted by Melbourne-based doctor Dev Raga. New episodes every Wednesday.Formerly named my millennial money professional Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jan 31, 2023 โข 24min
305 types of economic recoveries
Recessions are normally followed by an economic recovery, do you know the different types? Dev explains:๐ what an economic recovery is๐๐ผ the signs of one๐๐ฝ how fiscal and monetary policies relate to economic recoveries๐๐พ the different recovery 'shapes' and which are the most commonRelated listening ๐ง248 what is stagflation๐ Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode๐ Episode transcripts๐ธ Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money professional is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money.Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. The host of this podcast is an authorised representative of Money Sherpa PTY LTD, which holds financial services license 451289. To download the financial services guide, please visit: https://moneymoneymoney.squarespace.com/s/FSG-Dev-Raga-Personal-Finance-August-2025.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 24, 2023 โข 46min
304 buying a home or investment property
In today's episode Dev chats about:๐๐พ is buying a home worth it?๐๐ฟ buying your own home vs investing in property๐๐ป what gets noted in a building and pest inspection๐๐ฝ 7 steps of the buying process๐ pros and cons of investing in property๐๐ผ the risks and how to manage them Related listening ๐ง049 leverage vs margin!011 buy a home with your head, not your heart!235 Q&A: working rurally, property vs shares, BAS, GST & sole trader income๐ Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode๐ก Join the mmm facebook group๐ธ Quick links to $20 off The Glen James Spending Plan, Glenโs book & other resourcesmy millennial money is produced by SYMO interactiveAny advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. The host of this podcast is an authorised representative of Money Sherpa PTY LTD, which holds financial services license 451289. To download the financial services guide, please visit: https://moneymoneymoney.squarespace.com/s/FSG-Dev-Raga-Personal-Finance-August-2025.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 17, 2023 โข 29min
303 can money buy happiness?
Can money buy happiness? Dev thinks it's the wrong question to be asking. Let's talk about it. Today's episode touches on the science behind happiness and what the data says about the relationship between money and happiness.Here's the study Dev mentions in the episode: https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/FinancialScarcity_SPPS_accepted_November1_2021_06f87dd3-4474-4c92-88d1-a5c6b63a2eaa.pdf๐ข PSA: Dev doesn't endorse any specific financial products so beware of scammers using his name๐ข PSA #2: my millennial money medical has been renamed to my millennial money professional to include the growing number of non-health care workers who listen to this show!๐ Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode๐ Episode transcripts๐ก Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals๐ธ Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money professional (formerly my millennial money medical) is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money.Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. The host of this podcast is an authorised representative of Money Sherpa PTY LTD, which holds financial services license 451289. To download the financial services guide, please visit: https://moneymoneymoney.squarespace.com/s/FSG-Dev-Raga-Personal-Finance-August-2025.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 snips
Jan 10, 2023 โข 36min
302 recessions, depressions, causes, protections
Today's episode is all about recession: what it is, what causes it and what you can do about it. Dev touches on:๐ what is a recession vs what is a depression๐๐ผ what is a business cycle ๐๐ฝ examples of past recessions ๐๐พ triggers and causes๐๐ฟ how you can protect yourself during a recession Related listening ๐ง248 what is stagflation?209 what is a financial bubble?๐ Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode๐ Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts๐ก Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals๐ธ Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money medical is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money.Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. The host of this podcast is an authorised representative of Money Sherpa PTY LTD, which holds financial services license 451289. To download the financial services guide, please visit: https://moneymoneymoney.squarespace.com/s/FSG-Dev-Raga-Personal-Finance-August-2025.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 3, 2023 โข 36min
301 calculating returns
If you're an investor you would want to ensure you're making money not losing it, so how are investment returns calculated? Dev explains some different methods touching on:๐ what is a return๐๐ผ annualised returns๐๐ฝ nominal returns๐๐พ real return๐๐ฟ purchasing power๐๐ป and ratios ratios ratios (e.g.: ROE, ROI, ROA) - demystifying these ratios๐ Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode๐ Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts๐ก Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals๐ธ Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money medical is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money.Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. The host of this podcast is an authorised representative of Money Sherpa PTY LTD, which holds financial services license 451289. To download the financial services guide, please visit: https://moneymoneymoney.squarespace.com/s/FSG-Dev-Raga-Personal-Finance-August-2025.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 28, 2022 โข 50min
255b an interview with Ryan about locuming pt 2 (rates, locum overseas, non doctor locuming + more)
This episode is part 2 of the interview on locuming with Ryan from 1Medical locum agency! In this chat Dev asks Ryan:๐ can a locum agency become an employee at the hospital they have locumed in before?๐๐ผ what happens with cancellations๐๐ฝ do you think rates will stay as high as they have been?๐๐ฟ what about overseas locum opportunities?๐๐พ what about non doctor opportunities?๐ how do locum doctors structure their finances e.g. ABN, sole trader or Pty Ltd?๐๐ป what makes a good locum agency?๐ Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode๐ก Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals๐ธ Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money medical is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money.Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. The host of this podcast is an authorised representative of Money Sherpa PTY LTD, which holds financial services license 451289. To download the financial services guide, please visit: https://moneymoneymoney.squarespace.com/s/FSG-Dev-Raga-Personal-Finance-August-2025.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 27, 2022 โข 55min
255 an interview with Ryan about locuming pt 1 (working with agencies, onboarding, travel allowance + more)
Many of our listeners are doctors who have a ton of questions about locum work so Dev unpacks them with special guest Ryan Kevelighan who is the Director of 1Medical locum agency. Stay tuned for a bonus part 2 of this interview dropping tomorrow. Today's episode touches on:๐ what does it take to create and run a locum agency?๐๐ผ do agencies only deal with public hospitals, or deal with private hospitals as well?๐๐ฝ what makes a hospital easier to deal with?๐๐พ how can doctors and locum agencies work better together?๐๐ฟ how can locum agencies help with the stifling bureaucracy when it comes to credentialing and paperwork?๐๐ป how does travel allowance and time taken to travel work?Check out HealthPass: www.healthpass.au๐ Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode๐ Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts๐ก Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals๐ธ Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money medical is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money.Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. The host of this podcast is an authorised representative of Money Sherpa PTY LTD, which holds financial services license 451289. To download the financial services guide, please visit: https://moneymoneymoney.squarespace.com/s/FSG-Dev-Raga-Personal-Finance-August-2025.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 20, 2022 โข 53min
254 money wins: an interview with Maz
In this episode special guest Maz joins us on the show. Maz is a physiotherapist who left her public position to work in a private practice setting. We discuss physiotherapy as a profession and how Maz goes about her personal finances including some of the money wins she's had.The paradox of choice | Barry Schwartz (TED Talk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO6XEQIsCoM๐ Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode๐ Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts๐ก Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals๐ธ Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money medical is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money.Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. The host of this podcast is an authorised representative of Money Sherpa PTY LTD, which holds financial services license 451289. To download the financial services guide, please visit: https://moneymoneymoney.squarespace.com/s/FSG-Dev-Raga-Personal-Finance-August-2025.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 13, 2022 โข 30min
253 locum work, transferring property to family, my portfolio has lost money, salary packaging + more
Continuing on from last week's Q&A, Dev answers more of your questions:๐๐พ are medical financial advisers better than general advisers?๐๐ฟ what are the new rules for family trusts?๐๐ป tips for locum work๐ transferring property to family e.g. kids๐๐ผ what is moldability and why you need it in your career๐๐ฝ my portfolio has lost money, should I sell at a loss or wait for the market to bounce back?๐๐ป Maxxia wallet - is it worth it or not?Related listening ๐ง046 what is a financial alpha? Are financial advisers worth it?220 practice ownership: things to consider!227 tax time Q&A with an accountant080 asset allocation strategies and rebalancing064 what is capital gains and losses?094 income and deductions!216 active vs passive income๐ Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode๐ Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts๐ก Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals๐ธ Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money medical is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money.Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. The host of this podcast is an authorised representative of Money Sherpa PTY LTD, which holds financial services license 451289. To download the financial services guide, please visit: https://moneymoneymoney.squarespace.com/s/FSG-Dev-Raga-Personal-Finance-August-2025.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 6, 2022 โข 45min
252 DCA vs lump sum investing, careers outside of clinical work, ATO payment plans + more
Today's episode is packed with some great listener questions touching on:๐๐พ how do ATO payment plans work?๐๐ฟ dollar cost averaging vs lump sum investing๐๐ป pursuing FI to have freedom of career choice rather than retirement๐ career options outside of clinical work๐๐ผ single parent, divorced & practice owner, what should I do with my money?๐๐ฝ tips for transitioning from Centrelink to salary๐๐ป private health insurance, do you need it?๐๐พ money mindset depending on whether you grew up poor vs privilegedATO payment plan estimatorEpisodes mentioned in the chat ๐ง120 what is div 293? The sneaky tax!067 what is behavioural finance?223 burnout, self care + defence housing059 is private health insurance worth it?249 & 250 an interview with Aussie Firebug๐ Please read our disclaimer + warnings before listening to this episode๐ Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/m3meptranscripts๐ก Join our facebook group for healthcare professionals๐ธ Quick links to our resources and $20 off The Glen James Spending Planmy millennial money medical is produced by SYMO interactive, home of my millennial money.Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. The host of this podcast is an authorised representative of Money Sherpa PTY LTD, which holds financial services license 451289. To download the financial services guide, please visit: https://moneymoneymoney.squarespace.com/s/FSG-Dev-Raga-Personal-Finance-August-2025.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


