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Today we have Jeremy Wicht from SW Accountants & Advisers in Brisbane. Jeremy and I are discussing the 2022 Federal Budget and what it means for everyday people, our economy and importantly business owners which includes those on the land.
An election is expected to be held very soon and I was curious how the government was going to balance showing real leadership and doing what is best for our country long term vs doing what is popular short term, just to get re-elected.
If you want to get a better deal from your bank you need to have enough knowledge and experience to know how to go about it. Or… you need someone to help you.
That someone is known as a finance or mortgage broker.
In this episode we are going to be having a conversation with Commercial Mortgage Broker Daniel Dumble about:
– What is a broker;
– What they do;
– How they could help you; and
– The 3 biggest mistakes people make when trying to get the best deal from a bank.
A family business is a great way to build intergenerational wealth but by nature they’re a bloody tricky beast. We have all heard the horror stories of families that had built successful intergenerational businesses only to deteriorate into squabbles and eventually total breakdown. Not only is all that wealth squandered, but opportunities for future generations are lost, and family relationships are permanently damaged. It is rarely due to a one-off event. More often it is owing to a series of cascading incidents over the very long term and through the generations.
Sarah is one of the young, smart, and driven success stories. She is well known and actively involved in the rural community, she’s a Mum to an energetic young boy, she is a Chartered Accountant, a trusted adviser to many successful rural families and she is a significant part of the family grazing business and accounting practice based in Central Queensland.
I have always been intensely fascinated with people who see the world through a different lens to most of the population. They think and they act differently and choose to take their own path in life.
Today our guest is Geoff Birchnell. Geoff is a qualified Chartered Accountant, has been involved in exporting beef to China, was strategic analyst for a large beef production business which was one of the few who managed to successfully raise capital from a large overseas super fund, and is also a beef producer himself as a director of 3R Livestock.
Many people ask me, “How do I start investing Ben?” and I always suggest the first step is to start educating yourself. In Episode 6 of The Financial Bloke Wealth & Wisdom Podcast we’re going to begin the education journey with Certified Investment Analyst Ian Boater as we discuss some of the simple things you need to know when investing in the sharemarket.
For years, I believed hard work and applying your intelligence was all you needed to be successful. What I came to realise after two decades working with and observing highly successful people was that I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Being smart and working hard was part of the recipe for both personal and financial success but the key ingredient was the right mindset.
I didn’t just observe that occasionally but time and time again. ‘Ignore your mindset at your own peril’. Your mindset will be the difference between success and failure in all aspects of your life.
Whether you have a lot of debt, income or assets to protect, kids that rely on you or a business that cannot afford to fail, then you need to get your wealth protection in place and ‘done right’.
Ben has always been fascinated with what makes people successful. He loves nothing more than picking the brain of people like David to understand why some are successful and others aren’t.
As Tony Robbins once said, ‘success leaves clues’ and if you want to find out what makes the exceptional operators so exceptional, then this episode should be right up your alley.
In this episode, Ben and Bruce Baynes will discuss how important planning aged care in advance is for both ensuring family members are well cared for and family wealth is protected.
In this episode, Ben and Tim explore some of the pros and pitfalls of financially assisting family members and some of the ways you can minimise the financial and relationship downside risks.