'Money, Children and Happiness' with The Barefoot Investor, Scott Pape

What Matters

This episode features an in-depth conversation with Scott Pape, also known as ‘The Barefoot Investor’.

Pape is one of Australia’s most successful authors. His book, The Barefoot Investor, is one of Australia’s all-time best-sellers, with over 2 million copies sold and counting.

Pape’s most recent book, Barefoot Kids, had the fastest selling debut in Australian publishing history.

Scott recently presented on "Money, Children and Happiness: From Surviving to Thriving in the Cyber Age," co-presenting with Arun Abey AM, the Executive Chairman of renowned wealth management firm Walsh Bay Partners. The pair explored how kids can go from surviving to thriving in the cyber age.

In an in-depth discussion with MA Financial Group Vice Chairman Andrew Pridham AO, the pair share insights from their presentation, including tips on:

- Building capability in our kids

- Strategies to encourage kids to start their own business

- Raising grounded children

- Financial literacy.

Abey, a specialist wealth and wellbeing advisor to high-net-worth families, also shares his tips on establishing a holistic family strategy plan, including succession planning.

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Chapters

1. 'Money, Children and Happiness' with The Barefoot Investor, Scott Pape (00:00:00)

2. How did 'The Barefoot Investor' catch on? (00:02:53)

3. The number one question Scott Pape receives (00:03:47)

4. Scott's biggest fear (00:06:06)

5. Social media as 'experience blockers' (00:07:11)

6. Happy, successful and grounded kids: Arun Abey (00:10:41)

7. Pape's meeting with Peter Buffett (00:13:30)

8. Family succession planning (00:19:53)

9. Cost of housing (00:23:34)

10. The Australian housing market is 'stuffed' (00:24:51)

11. 'The solution is supply' (00:27:26)

12. Andrew Pridham's financial advice to players (00:31:29)

13. Scott Pape's 'ultimate flex' (00:38:56)

14. How to take control of your finances (00:40:26)

15. Cost of living (00:43:33)

16. 'Good is new is better than new' (00:46:32)

17. Pape explains his 'Grow Bucket' (00:47:47)

18. ‘The greatest secret in (personal) finance’ (00:49:46)