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Challenge the Standard in Financial Advice

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by Nathan Fradley and Jordan Vaka

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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're a seasoned adviser or a bright new entrant to the Australian market (and beyond), this is where we challenge the standard, together.

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August 13, 2026

S8E15 Hiring

<p>This week's episode is centred on important question - when should you hire staff?</p> <p>Inspired by a post from Matthew Jarvis on LinkedIn, Nathan and Jordan are asking just when is the right time to bring on new people?</p> <p>And then, when the time IS right - just what do you have them actually do? Do you compensate for weaknesses? Push for efficiencies? Emphasise your strengths?</p> <p>And where do you get them from? Salary? Outsourced? Contract? Casual? Egads - family?</p> <p>These questions and more are asked - if not necessarily answered!</p> <p> </p> <p>Plus, a new entry coming right out of the VaULT, a well Jordan's racing to the bottom of with an unseemly enthusiasm.</p> <p><strong>If you want to get involved in our UNAFFILIATED Pre-Congress Session <a href= "https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/2tGp3MBbxb">CLICK HERE</a></strong></p> <p>You can now get CPD points for listening to two knuckleheads (and guests!) wax lyrical about financial advice for an hour at a time. </p> <p><strong>CPD For this Episode:</strong> https://quiz.ensombl.com/NATH-26081312-42290001</p> <p>Thanks again to the team at CPD Check for letting us publish our episodes using their AI-CPD certifying engine. Check out Clayton's episode on the pod for more info. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Nathan</strong>:</p> <p><a href= "mailto:advice@nathanfradley.com.au">advice@nathanfradley.com.au</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nathanfradley.com.au">www.nathanfradley.com.au</a></p> <p><strong>Jordan</strong>:</p> <p><a href= "mailto:jordan@planningsolo.com.au">jordan@planningsolo.com.au</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.planningsolo.com.au">www.planningsolo.com.au</a></p> <p><strong>LinkedIn</strong>: </p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/challengethestandard/?viewAsMember=true"> Challenge the Standard in Financial Advice (Podcast): Overview | LinkedIn</a></p> <p>The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and does not take into account your personal situation. You should consider whether the information is appropriate to your needs, and where appropriate, seek professional advice from a financial adviser.</p> <p>Jordan and Nathan are both authorised representatives of PlanningSolo Licensing, AFS Licence 526143. </p> <p> </p>

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August 6, 2026

S8E14 Walking the Talk with Kate Mitterer

<p>How well do you remember your higher education? Beyond that - how much did you give back during your uni days?</p> <p>Then, coming out of those halcyon / dreaded days, how did you find those first steps into the real world?</p> <p>Were you wobbly, stumbling around like Bambi, trying to make your way in the mean streets of financial advice? </p> <p>Or were you, like our guest this week, more of a take charge, grab the bull by the horns type?</p> <p>Kate Mitterer, long-suffering employee of one of your hosts, joins us this week to discuss her path into financial advice, from:</p> <ul> <li>Going from tour guide to handwriting amortisation tables on a mine site</li> <li>Being motivated, like your other pod host, by a spiteful irritation at the poor effort of somebody undeserving of the title 'financial adviser'</li> <li>Finding her people at university, and revitalising the moribund 'Financial Planning Club' there</li> <li>And how being authentically herself on LinkedIn has presented a multitude of opportunities - culminating in her 2025 FAAA University Student of the Year Award.</li> </ul> <p>Let us know your thoughts over on LinkedIn!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Nathan</strong>:</p> <p><a href= "mailto:advice@nathanfradley.com.au">advice@nathanfradley.com.au</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nathanfradley.com.au">www.nathanfradley.com.au</a></p> <p><strong>Jordan</strong>:</p> <p><a href= "mailto:jordan@planningsolo.com.au">jordan@planningsolo.com.au</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.planningsolo.com.au">www.planningsolo.com.au</a></p> <p><strong>LinkedIn</strong>: </p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/challengethestandard/?viewAsMember=true"> Challenge the Standard in Financial Advice (Podcast): Overview | LinkedIn</a></p> <p>The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and does not take into account your personal situation. You should consider whether the information is appropriate to your needs, and where appropriate, seek professional advice from a financial adviser.</p> <p>Jordan and Nathan are both authorised representatives of PlanningSolo Licensing, AFS Licence 526143. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>You can now get CPD points for listening to two knuckleheads (and guests!) wax lyrical about financial advice for an hour at a time. </p> <p><strong>CPD For this Episode:</strong> <a href= "https://quiz.ensombl.com/NATH-26080623-59030001">https://quiz.ensombl.com/NATH-26080623-59030001</a></p> <p>Thanks again to the team at CPD Check for letting us publish our episodes using their AI-CPD certifying engine. Check out Clayton's episode on the pod for more info. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

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July 30, 2026

S8E13 The Industry vs Retail Fund Dilemma

<p>It's the debate that doesn't go away, the frustration that infuriates, the conflict that challenges - the age-old argument adviser have every day, about which super fund their client should be using. </p> <p>Our views are often infected by ideology, but then as we discuss in this week's episode, the counter can be true as well - the desire to avoid what we see as an ideological position can drive us into hard-to-defend positions. </p> <p>We also discuss the role your employer's 'houseview' can have in either amplifying, or forcefully quietening, that dissenting voice at the back of your mind. </p> <p>This one is based on some recent frustrations both Nathan and Jordan have found with different super funds, and attempts to propose some methods, approaches and ideas to help us all keep fighting this good fight. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Nathan</strong>:</p> <p><a href= "mailto:advice@nathanfradley.com.au">advice@nathanfradley.com.au</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nathanfradley.com.au">www.nathanfradley.com.au</a></p> <p><strong>Jordan</strong>:</p> <p><a href= "mailto:jordan@planningsolo.com.au">jordan@planningsolo.com.au</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.planningsolo.com.au">www.planningsolo.com.au</a></p> <p><strong>LinkedIn</strong>: </p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/challengethestandard/?viewAsMember=true"> Challenge the Standard in Financial Advice (Podcast): Overview | LinkedIn</a></p> <p>The information contained in this podcast is general in nature and does not take into account your personal situation. You should consider whether the information is appropriate to your needs, and where appropriate, seek professional advice from a financial adviser.</p> <p>Jordan and Nathan are both authorised representatives of PlanningSolo Licensing, AFS Licence 526143. </p> <p> </p> <p>You can now get CPD points for listening to two knuckleheads (and guests!) wax lyrical about financial advice for an hour at a time. </p> <p><strong>CPD For this Episode:</strong> </p> <p> Thanks again to the team at CPD Check for letting us publish our episodes using their AI-CPD certifying engine. Check out Clayton's episode on the pod for more info. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

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What is Challenge the Standard in Financial Advice?

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're a seasoned adviser or a bright new entrant to the Australian market (and beyond), this is where we challenge the standard, together.

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates daily.

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