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PlanningSolo Presents: Life, Loss and Legacy - a podcast series to help you navigate those first few years after the loss of your partner. In this series, independent financial adviser and series host, Jordan Vaka, will unpack all of the questions, jargon and tasks that you're now having to juggle as you walk along this path.
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Welcome to the Challenge the Standard podcast - a podcast for financial advisers, by financial advisers. Your hosts, Nathan Fradley and Jordan Vaka, will examine the biases, fixed thinking and status quo in advice. In every episode, we'll dive deep into the world of financial advice, questioning the norms, sparking new ideas and exploring how we could do things better. Our goal is to elevate our professional practices and 'uphold and promote the standards of our profession. So, whether you'r ...
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Advisers are, famously, an empathetic bunch of people. So, let's imagine a situation our clients could very possibly find themselves in this festive season. Christmas lunch with the extended family. The matriarch of the family is at the head of the table, with the various siblings, cousins, in-laws and hangers on scattered around the festive tablec…
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In this, the 15th episode of our PlanningSolo podcast series - Life, Loss & Legacy - independent financial adviser Jordan Vaka speaks with Vendor and Buyers Advocate, Lisa Britcliffe. Lisa takes us through her background in real estate. And how her whole-of-person approach to real estate now contrasts with the more...traditional approach others are…
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Following what was a steep learning curve for both of our hosts, in this episode Jordan and Nathan reflect on each episode and wrap up their thoughts on best practice for PY. They cover The importance of communication and structure for a PY. The cost/investment in the PY for a business Staging PYs for greater skill and advice capability in your bus…
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There's a lot of misinformation out there about what happens if there's a challenge, or dispute, to a will. But beyond the thing that triggers the dispute - or the grounds somebody uses to challenge a will - there's a deep question about how that dispute will be resolved. There are plenty of paths that lead to a resolution and each one has its own …
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As part of preparing for this PY series, Nathan and Jordan put together a survey and asked people to provide some feedback on their experience of the PY. Employees. Business owners. Partners. Associates. Anybody with an opinion on the subject. In an outcome both surprising and gratifying for Nathan and Jordan, people actually responded! And their a…
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This week, Jordan and Nathan speak with Danielle Waugh - Advice Education Manager from TAL's Risk Academy - about: TAL's commitment and contribution to the PY process Insights she's found from working with multiple practices, across multiple licensees Why some of the terminology can be a little bit misleading This is a really interesting discussion…
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This episode of our Professional Year 'mini-series' is all about that pathway from university to the world of advice - and where the PY piece fits into that entire puzzle. Nathan and Jordan are joined by Alisdair Barr of Striver, a key player in the recruitment, training and retention of new talent in advice. Alisdair takes us through: Their ambiti…
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In this episode of Life, Loss & Legacy, Jordan speaks with, fellow independent financial adviser Kearsten James. They discuss: Their experiences helping people navigate their way through the maze of finances after losing their partner. The different perspectives financial advisers can bring to people struggling with all of the decisions they now ha…
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In this week's episode, Jordan and Nathan are continuing their exploration of the Professional Year. They're joined by Phil Thompson from Skye Wealth this week, who with his characteristic openness and generosity, shares the structure they've built to help people grow through the PY. Phil explains: The structure they've built to bring on, develop a…
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In this week's episode of the Life, Loss & Legacy podcast, independent financial adviser Jordan Vaka is joined by Kylie Jansen. This discussion centred on the importance of our mindset in all things, but particularly when navigating life's biggest challenges. Kylie helped explain: - Some of the critical elements of personal growth, emphasizing the …
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So, what's the deal with this professional year thing? How's it work, why do we have it, what's wrong with it - what's right with it? In this week's quick episode, Jordan and Nathan introduce the framework for their upcoming series on the Professional Year (PY). Specifically, why they're doing this. Why bother dedicating multiple episodes to someth…
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Financial advisers were up in arms a few months ago, at the introduction of a new 'lite' version of financial adviser being introduced to the market. These 'Qualified Advisers' wouldn't have the obligations of fully fledged advisers, and clients would be vulnerable to the same harms we've all spent years trying to eliminate. Yet - there's already a…
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Finalising an estate is both emotionally and structurally complex. And one of the key complexities executors (and beneficiaries) will need to wrestle with is how it's all affected by tax. This is a tough topic - it can be dry, remote and blindingly difficult for a layperson to come to grips with. Which is why I've invited Daniel Vicino and Phil Sea…
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This week's episode sees Vanessa Bennett, from Next Evolution Performance join Jordan and Nathan which, given how often her work has been referenced on this podcast, is timely! In this episode, Vanessa discusses: The corrosive impact ambiguity can have in the workplace. How an awareness of neuroscience can empower leaders to build the best environm…
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Working out how much life, TPD, trauma and income protection insurance someone needs used to be a key part of a financial adviser's training. But with the decline of insurance, Nathan and Jordan thought it might be worth revisiting this crucial, but often controversial topic. They discuss: how they each come up with their insurance coverage recomme…
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There are two incredibly significant days in the life of any business owner - the day they buy it, and the day they sell it. Which is why Nathan and Jordan have invited Steve Prendeville of Forte Asset Solutions on to the pod this week. Steve's been a key part of the M & A landscape for financial advisers for long enough to give clear insights on: …
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SMSFs - we've got a few thoughts on them. And, well, you should know before listening that those thoughts are really far from positive. In this week's episode, Jordan and Nathan do what they can to annoy those advisers out there using SMSFs responsibly. They don't do it deliberately - they're here to call out the rogues, the one-size-fits-all, conf…
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This week's episode sees independent financial advisers Nathan Fradley and Jordan Vaka unpacking another very niche, very specific topic for their fellow financial advisers - retirement villages. Not Aged Care facilities, which are different again. But rather the over 55s, 'lifestyle', retirement villages becoming more and more popular with our on-…
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AFCA. All advisers will have an opinion on the ombudsman. Good, or more frequently, bad. But what if there's more to the story? What if, perhaps, AFCA has been a convenient boogeyman for people to throw at advisers as part of their compliance regime - "well, you know how AFCA can be, so you better put it in our 96 page SOA template, just to be sure…
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What do you do if a new client comes in, having received poor advice from another adviser? On this weeks episode Jordan and Nathan discuss the complexity that comes with dobbing in poor advice including Assessing if it is infact poor advice, Whether you should speak to the adviser yourself, Whether the client wants to do anything about it & If this…
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There's no such thing as a pre-nup in Australia right? That's at least what many people believe. This week, Jordan and Nathan welcome special guest Jemma Mackenzie from Forte Family Lawyers on the podcast to dispell that myth, and explore the how and why of Binding Finanical Agreements for people before a relationship, during a relationship or afte…
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Going out on your own isn't for the faint of heart - it's intimidating, stressful and plain old hard. However, it can also be tremendously rewarding building your own thing, the way you think it should be done. So this week, Jordan and Nathan explore what it looks like to really go out on your own. Between them, they've started more than their shar…
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There's a lot of misinformation out there about what happens if there's a challenge, or dispute, to a will. But beyond the thing that triggers the dispute - or the grounds somebody uses to challenge a will - there's a deep question about how that dispute will be resolved. There are plenty of paths that lead to a resolution and each one has its own …
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In this week's episode, Nathan and Jordan examine a big issue that ALL practitioners are going to have to confront in their career - our client's capacity to provide details, instructions and decisions with our advice. Nathan and Jordan discuss: What IS client capacity and what are the different forms it takes? Why should financial advisers care? W…
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Every working Australian will have, somewhere, a superannuation account. And in that account will be some money and, likely, some insurance. But how do you, as the executor of your loved one's estate, handle this unique and complex asset? Who do you speak with, what do you ask them, how will they handle it, where do you go? Well, I've asked indepen…
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Financial advice is financial advice. Simple, right? Well, not when you think about the evolving spectrum of options we advisers have to choose from. Do you want to focus on technical advice? Product advice? Goals-based advice? Or values-based advice? Or something different again? What are these different approaches, what motivates these distinctio…
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It's not at all pleasant, but the topic of life insurance was always going to be something I had to cover in this podcast series. Not only because it's complicated, abstract and important - but also because responsible people have life insurance in place. And when they pass away, the people they leave behind need to untangle what it all means. Whic…
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Has the advice profession ever been as united as it is now in the face of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort? Nathan and Jordan have certainly spent more time than is healthy railing about it - even to the point of alluding to these eye-rolling sessions of exasperation in recent episodes. But instead of just ranting and raving, we thought the m…
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Up to this point in the series, we’ve been focusing on the procedural elements involved in those first months after losing your partner. But what about the emotional impact? More specifically, what about the toll it’s going to take on you and your kids? This week’s episode is all about how parents can walk the tightrope of grief, while juggling the…
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It's that time of year again! Where we advisers put ourselves under huge amounts of pressure to meet the deadline of the end of the financial year. From superannuation contributions to CPD points to those hardy souls still running on a year-end FDS regimen, it's a time of strain, pressure and, to be honest, sacrifice. So Jordan and Nathan spend som…
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Where do you even start with administering the estate you're now responsible for? We've covered the big terms in recent episodes - what's involved in being an executor, probate and how testamentary trusts work. But how do you simply do the stuff that need's doing? Well, in this week's episode, our independent financial adviser Jordan Vaka speaks wi…
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Risk advice is dead - but nobody seems to have told this week's guest, Phil Thompson of Skye Wealth. Phil's a business person who happens to own one of the fastest growing and, to our knowledge, most efficient risk-only practices in the country. In this week's episode, he helps us better understand: The perpetual evolution of systems, processes and…
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One of the things that impresses me about the people I work with, is the way they get on with the many, many things that follow the passing of their partner. This is particularly impressive given the jargon they need to learn - and learn quickly. Because all of us in the space - estate lawyers, accountants, financial advisers - are familiar with th…
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In this week's episode, Jordan and Nathan discuss the Professional Year. We're a few years into this addition to our profession, so they discuss it from a few different perspectives: How it compares to how other professions tackle the idea of on-the-job experience. the opportunities it offers new advisers, employers and the profession as a whole. s…
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Being an executor is - despite what your late partner may have told you - a serious, significant and time-consuming job. And that's just for a 'simple' estate. Throw in any complexity - a self-managed super fund, companies, investments - and you've got your work cut out for you. Which is why Jordan's invited David Patkin along. An experienced estat…
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If you're a financial adviser for long enough, you're going to come up against one of life's inevitabilities - the death of a client. And, because you're a diligent financial adviser, your client will have been well prepared. Insurance in place. Estate planning sorted. Wealth invested soundly. But, Nathan and Jordan ask in part of of a double-episo…
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This episode of Life, Loss & Legacy is all about testamentary trusts, so Jordan's speaking with solicitor Claire Stollery - partner at Tony Kelly Lawyers, and an expert in the field. Claire outlines: What a testamentary trust actually is The benefits of having one The steps new trustees need to be aware of as they administer the trust Who's who in …
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If you're a financial adviser for long enough, you're going to come up against one of life's inevitabilities - the death of a client. And, because you're a diligent financial adviser, your client will have been well prepared. Insurance in place. Estate planning sorted. Wealth invested soundly. But, Nathan and Jordan ask in part 1 of this double-epi…
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This first episode proper of the Life, Loss & Legacy series is all about decisions. The multitude of decisions you're facing now as you navigate these first few years of bereavement. The scale of decisions you're having to make. And a framework to help you categorise the many, many decisions you're facing, to help make it all a bit easier. Independ…
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This episode of Life, Loss & Legacy highlights the importance of Estate Planning. Jordan's joined by Lucy Percy, principal of Head and Heart Estate Planning, and they discuss a range of important considerations when it comes to planning how you want your estate to be distributed. Lucy's statement that a proper estate plan is the "last act of love f…
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Look, I'll be honest - I don't really know how to caption this episode. It's chaotic, it's hilarious, it's interesting and it was fun as all get out to record. We're joined by James D'Apice, of Gravamen Law and the Coffee and a Case Note podcast. And, wooee, does it get wild. Belt up, listen in and join us for the ride. Plus, you can reach James vi…
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This weeks episode has Nathan and Jordan talking with the inaugural FAAA Adviser of the Year - Sacha Burchgart. Jordan manages to absolutely mangle the intro - rolling through all sorts of mistakes - before leaving it up to Sacha and Nathan to save the episode. In doing so, they discuss: The efficiencies Sacha has found by rolling out a practical t…
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PlanningSolo Presents: Life, Loss and Legacy - a podcast series to help you navigate those first few years after the loss of your partner. In this introduction, independent financial adviser and series host, Jordan Vaka, explains why he's started this series, the various experts he's brought in to help and what he hopes you get out of it. With anot…
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This week the boys are joined by Jayden Adams, Director and Financial Adviser at Adams Financial Group. Knowing from a young age he wanted to be a financial adviser, but not knowing the best path, Jayden takes Nathan and Jordan through his journey to date. Jayden discusses what he wishes he'd have known earlier, as well as the tips and ideas he'd l…
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Back to a technical topic, this week the boys discuss Annuities, looking at How they work Where adviser reluctance may come from How to identify clients that Lifetime annuities may be appropriate for What to watch out for And of course a bit of off topic banter. Remember, this is just a podcast and is not to be taken as financial advice. As always,…
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In this episode, Nathan and Jordan tackle the (at-times controversial) risk profile questionnaire. Where does it come from? How relevant is the old tick-box questionnaire in a modern advisory practice? How can it protect clients, and advisers? And how can advisers take what's often been viewed as a perfunctory exercise in nothingness and make it us…
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In this week's episode, Nathan and Jordan speak with James O'Reilly of Northeast Wealth. James - a long-time challenger of the standards in financial advice - discusses: The uniquely tantalising idea of Budget night in a house full of financial advisers. His path to building a practice aligned with his values, beliefs and priorities. The small step…
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Divorce is one of life's most tumultuous transitions. So the more assistance and guidance you can get as you navigate that path, the better. But, as Jordan and Nathan explore in this episode, it can be hard to work out where financial advice can fit in the picture. After several years focusing in the area, they discuss: The three phases of the divo…
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This week, we're discussing Video SOAs. What are they, how are they helpful and - most critically - what are they NOT? Jordan spends some time unpacking the process he follows in preparing advice, and Nathan provides clear guidance on how reviewing and rejigging that approach can lead to better client, adviser and practice outcomes. If you've been …
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In this week's episode, Jordan and Nathan are joined by Martin McGrath of Financial Edge Group. An accomplished business owner and financial adviser, Martin is the winner of the FAAA's CFP of the Year award. In this episode, Martin takes us through: His journey from accountant to financial adviser to business owner to specialist. Why he decided to …
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