UncommonCents

About UncommonCents

Craig Kouimanis - Head of Paragem Dean Holmes - TWN Partners The role of licensees, coaching, mentoring, and business advice is changing. Participate in a fortnightly discussion about the financial planning industry's challenges and opportunities. This is a great opportunity to hear from industry leaders who are providing services to Financial Planning firms.

Publisher

Dean Holmes & Craig Kouimanis

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jan 2022

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

119 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   UncommonCents Episode 119: Adviser 2.0 Skills Uni Won’t Teach You

   You’ve got the degree and passed the exam. So why is financial planning still an apprenticeship? In this solo episode, Dean Holmes answers quick-fire questions for PY candidates and admin staff moving into advice. He covers whether to start in admin, why remote work can slow your learning, how to talk about fees with confidence, and why you should practice your pitch before you use it with clients. He also explains his 80/20 rule: fit your current work into 80% of your time so you have room to learn.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   UncommonCents Episode 118: Acquisitions, Succession & Buyouts: The Current Funding Landscape for Advice Firms

   Thinking about buying a book, funding an acquisition, planning for succession, or bringing in new shareholders? Dean Holmes sits down with lending specialist Connor Brennan to explore how lenders assess advice businesses, structure deals, and fund growth. From valuations and gearing to equity buy-ins and bank expectations, this episode offers practical insights for advice firm owners at every stage.

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   UncommonCents Episode 117: How to use the Russell Value of an Adviser Research in your Practice

   How do you show clients the true value of financial advice? Dean Holmes sits down with Neil Rogan from Russell Investments to explore the latest Value of Advice research, why reassurance is the number one reason clients seek advice, and how advisers can better communicate their impact. 💡 Russell’s A-B-C-E-T framework estimates advice adds 5.5% of value each year, helping advisers quantify their value, strengthen fee conversations, and build deeper clientrelationships.

Who has been a guest on UncommonCents

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michael Jaeger
• Lisa Greensill
• Craig Kouimanis
• Tim Lane

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,708,013

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

27

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Books guests

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