Finance Hour on J-Air

This episode is an in-depth discussion with two of the authors of "The Mindful Entrepreneur" Joel Gerschman and Howard Finger. Topics discussed include:

• Howard's story - a  journey back from distress to business and personal wellbeing. 
• The role of spirituality and mindfulness in creating a sense of calm to deal with life's inevitable challenges.
• How to stay on the path to achieving your goals in the face of a myriad of distractions.
• Joel and Reuben's advice quick wins for small business owners.
• And in our "Propellerhead of the week" Reuben discusses strategies to create wealth outside of your business.

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Reuben and special guest Michael Chew (Director of Orange Wealth) take a look at the 2017 Budget. In this podcast you will learn

• 5 winners and losers of the budget
• were the bank punished by the Treausrer for bring naughty?
• what budget estimates and pixies and fairies have in common
• how to not get caught out by new superannuation contribution rules from 1 July 2017

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In this episode we discuss the drivers behind the rise and rise of the Melbourne property market; including interviews with Joey Eckstein of Wilson Agents and Mark Talbot of Fitzroys. 

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Have you been cheating on your insurance claims? If so, you belong in a staggering percentage of people who do! Insurance fraud is so prevalent, the latest study suggests that it well may have been over 50% who rips insurance companies off by exaggerating their claims.

In this episode, not only Reuben and Craig Bigelow tackle insurance fraud, they also give their take on various changes in the world of business and finance.

“If you're not testing different assumptions, you got no idea what works the best.” - Craig Bigelow

“Why should they be penalized for making profit?” - Craig Bigelow

Today on the  Finance Hour Podcast:

• Statistics on insurance fraud
• Challenges of Baby Boomers adapting to technology
• Security in banking and finance
• Banks increasing their interest rate
• Asset price bubbles and is it the government's job to handle it
• The arrival of Amazon and Alibaba
• Rise of the ‘cashless society

And don’t forget to listen all the way to the end for our “Propellerhead of the week” on income protection and insurance!

Mentioned Resources

• Amazon
• Alibaba

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Reuben talks to Andrew Davis (Managing Director of a leading health insurance advisory service Chooswell) about the April 1 health insurance premiums hikes and gets some fantastic tips to ensure you get value for money for your insurance dollars. 

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In this episode, we go in-depth on your options when you get into financial distress and explore an the interest free loans program which has been operative in the Jewish community since the last 1800s.

Our in studio guests are Marilyn Kraner (Manager Individual and Family Services at Jewish Care Victoria) and John Serry (Chairman of Empower  - Jewish Care interest free loans).

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Reuben and Craig make sense of the ever changing superannuation rules; including a feature lenth interview with a Self Managed Superannuation Fund specialist and tips on how to use your super to pay insurance premiums.

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Reuben and Craig discuss the pros and cons of mortgages and borrowing to invest, including an insightful interview with Peter Reber of First Point Group.

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Craig and Reuben talk about their big financial mistakes and interview Tim Farrelly on strategies as to how to avoid a market crash.

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"Can you believe the numbers?". Reuben and Craig discuss market averages and have a hard hitting interview with Roger Montgomery of Montgomery Investment Management

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