
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 p... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 119 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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We've talked about Aged Care before, but things have changed. Lots of things!
• There are new rules about how fees are calculated, applied and, most importantly for any government agency, renamed. (Who knew 'hotelling' was a word...look it up thou... more
Apparently the Federal Government dropped some sort of Budget thingamajig the other day. It's got many people in a lather with the injustice of it all.
Dragged into the discussion with their characteristic reluctance to share an uninformed opinion... more
Say it with us...paraplanning.
Paraplanning.
Paraplanning.
Para - planning.
What is it, why is it important, who's doing it and how are they doing it?
This week's episode - likely the first of a series we'll return to - is all about the no... more
We get serious this week. No guest. No banter about dentists or Jordan's latest grievance with... well, you know.
Just Nathan and Jordan, a Treasury consultation paper, and a genuine call to action for every financial adviser, business owner, PY,... more
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This show targets Australian financial advisers and professional services practitioners, frequently featuring two veteran hosts who challenge conventional wisdom in advice, regulation, and practice management. Recent episodes span practical tax planning, regulatory reform обсужting the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort, evolving client onboarding and implementation, and the increasingly prominent role of technology—especially AI—in advisory workflows. Across episodes, the conversation often centers on how to sustain ethical, client-centered advice at scale, how to build trust through responsible marketing and collaboration across disciplines, and how to balance profitability with purpose. Noteworthy are candid discussions about real-world ... more
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