
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 | 142 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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We're joined this week by Jim Stackpool of Certainty Advice Group, a long-time advocate of the sheer power of great financial advice...and a fierce defender of advisers charging appropriately for the immense value they bring to their clients lives. more
How well do you think you know the rules around conflicted remuneration? Leaning on research Nathan's been doing, this week we chat about:
• The looooonnngggg path we've taken to get to where we are
• What IS and what ISN'T considered conflicted more
In this week's episode, Nadia Docker from Kinetic Compliance comes on to share her insights about the ever-changing compliance landscape we advisers have to trudge through.
She answers quickfire questions on:
• Regulatory changes
• Why your SoA... more
Continuing this season's theme of asking 'yeah, but who's it for?', this week we explore some of the ethical considerations advisers have around investment portfolios.
Leaving aside Jordan's regulation soapbox-upon-soapbox ranting around the annoy... more
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Practical conversations about the business, ethics and changing standards of financial advice in Australia. Regular hosts Nathan Fradley and Jordan Vaka draw on their experience as advisers to discuss issues such as pricing, client selection, regulation, technology, investment decisions, staffing and the realities of running an advice practice. The format is mainly candid co-host discussion, with occasional interviews featuring advisers, industry specialists and people entering the profession. Episodes pair detailed industry analysis with real-world examples, personal experiences and humour, while consistently asking how advice can better serve clients and remain viable for practitioners. A strong fit for Australian financial advisers, prac... more
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2. Richard Silberman
3. Phil Anderson
4. Hannah Elliott
5. Kate Mitterer
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8. James D'Apice
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