#18: How Some Queensland Rural Producers Saved a Collective $3m in Interest & Professional Advice Fees with Daniel Elder from QRIDA

Today our guest Daniel Elder will be discussing how QRIDA has helped some Queensland rural producers save a collective $3m in interest and Professional advice fees using QRIDA’s Farm Business Analysis Assistance Program.

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#17: Avoid One Common Way Families Lose Their Farm with Kylie Wilson Partner at Holding Redlich

Our guest today is Kylie Wilson, a Partner at Holding Redlich and veteran rural legal adviser in Estates, Succession Planning and Tax. Kylie and I discuss her unique perspective on why Succession Planning and Estates often turn into dust ups, how to avoid them and preserve the family’s wealth and relationships.

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#16: Don’t Let Divorce Totally Destroy Your Wealth with Family Lawyer Murray Crawford

No one wants to talk about divorce but with around 1 in 3 marriages ending in divorce, it is a fact of life that you or someone you care about will live through one.

Murray Crawford is a family lawyer and on today’s episode we will work through what you need to know if you, one of your family or someone you care for, goes through a divorce and how to avoid destroying your family’s wealth in the process. Wealth is hard to accumulate but it is bloody easy to lose – especially in a divorce – so listen carefully to Murray’s advice.

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#15: Carbon Credits: The Results Are In with Dr Terry McCosker

Terry and I are discussing what a Carbon Credit actually is and how they have the potential to substantially improve the overall profitability and sustainability of some farming operations, resulting in a magnification of a family’s wealth both now and intergenerationally.

The most exciting part is we are discussing the initial findings of one of the world’s largest Carbon Credit trials which Terry has been integrally involved in.

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#14: Preparing to Sell the Farm with Real Estate Agent Ben Forrest

Today, Ben Forrest (Real Estate Agent and Partner at The Resolute Property Group) and I will be discussing the key things you need to know if you want to successfully sell a farm.

Most farmers and graziers are thinking about buying more land, not selling, but purchasing a new block sometimes requires the sale of some land to fund the new purchase. There are also those nearing retirement that will be either downsizing to a smaller block or selling up entirely and moving into town.

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The Financial Bloke Appears On Triple M Breakfast Radio – 1st Home Buyers Accessing Their Super For A House Deposit.

Last week The Financial Bloke had a crack at being a guest on @triplemcairns breakie radio with Tammy & Bodge .

We discussed the pros and cons of the new government proposal to allow first homeowners to access up to 40% of their super for a house deposit.

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#13: Create A Mastermind Group & Accelerate Your Success with John Moor founder of GrowMoor Biological

My guest for this episode is John Moor, founder of GrowMoor Biological and a 6th generation producer from South Africa. John and I discuss his journey from being an average or mediocre dairy farmer to one of the top producers in the world and how he achieved it.

You might be thinking, I’m not a dairy farmer or a farmer so what can I learn today? But we are not discussing the business of farming we are discussing the business of success.

If you are the sort of person that wants to do better both personally and financially then then you will want to hear some of the wisdom John learned by surrounding himself with exceptional people and focussing on doing things differently to everyone else.

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#12: What I’ve Learned Interviewing Some of Ag’s Best with Host of the Farms Advice Podcast Jack Cresswell

Jack Cresswell (host of the popular Farms Advice Podcast) and I are going to discuss his podcast journey, why he took the leap and how interviewing around 100 of Agriculture’s most innovative and influential people has changed him.

We are also going to talk about why you should be listening to podcasts and how they can have a significant impact on you and your family’s future.

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#11: Protecting Farming Wealth – Why Having Just A Will Isn’t Enough with Lawyer Tim Rivett

What happens to all the wealth you have built once you pass away?

Today our guest is Estate Planning Lawyer Tim Rivett.

In this episode Tim and I are going to discuss what is Estate Planning, why just having a Will isn’t enough, the common mistakes as an estate planning specialist he sees people make and the things you can do to start sorting your estate planning out.

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The Financial Bloke Appears On Triple M Breakfast Radio – 2022 Federal Budget.

Last week The Financial Bloke had a crack at being a guest on @triplemcairns breakie radio with Tammy & Bodge .

Can’t say I wasn’t nervous but a big thanks to Tammy and Bodge for making it easy for me.

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