Join us for the second season of the Rich with Purpose podcast, where we explore the idea and philosophy behind values, purpose, what is money really for? and more.

This season, we'll be featuring inspiring guests who will talk about tax, how to save for education, money mindset, cryptocurrency and digital assets, and more.

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In Episode 15, Thabojan Rasiah from Rasiah Private Wealth Management speaks to Cris Parker. Cris works at The Ethics Centre, a not-for-profit organisation that develops and delivers innovative programs, services, and experiences designed to bring ethics to the centre of our lives. In this episode, they explore ethics from many different angles. They discuss values and the importance of understanding our own personal values when making ethical choices and decisions including financial decisions and talk about the importance of communication to ensure we understand the ethics of others in our relationships, as well as the current trust deficit and the role of ethics in the financial advice profession. They also consider the challenges and realities of ethical investing and some of the things we have to consider and understand as investors. What sets Cris apart is that she leads both The Ethics Alliance and The Banking and Finance Oath which are two of Australia’s most profound initiatives working to bring ethics into the everyday lives of businesses and professionals.

In Episode 15, Thabojan Rasiah speaks to Catherine Asquith. Catherine is an art advisor, specialising in buying and selling art, valuations, art collection development & management. What sets Catherine apart, however, is her academic background in Art History, extensive international travel, and more than 20 years working within the Australian, Asian, and International art markets. In this episode, they explore artwork from many different angles. They discuss what art actually is and the differences between personal artistic value versus the more commercial aspect of the art world. They explore the many ways people produce, share and sell art… and with technology advances, the democratisation of art… and the challenges with buying art online. They also considered the question… is art a good investment. So if you’re interested in learning about the Art of Investing in art, you will enjoy this episode of the Rich With Purpose Podcast. www.catherineasquithart.com.au

In Episode 14, Thabojan Rasiah speaks with Simone Murray about the 2021 Federal Budget and end of financial year planning. Simone is a Private Client Adviser and Tax Specialist for our firm, Rasiah Private Wealth Management. In this episode, they discuss the announcements in the 2021 Federal Budget… and they also discuss the things that were not announced, but are changes of which you need to be aware. In particular, some significant opportunities to take advantage of changes to superannuation rules by planning ahead. They also explore a number of end-of-financial year planning strategies… the sorts of things we have been evaluating and implementing with all our clients. They discuss some of the changes happening in the area of financial advice including significant changes to life insurance products and the continued professionalising of financial advice.

In this episode, we explore the concepts of social impact and volunteering. We discuss the challenges we all face in trying to figure out what is important to us… how we can challenge society’s status quo, to truly work out what we want to do in the world… and therefore get closer to gaining a level of personal fulfilment. We explore volunteering, the benefits and why people like giving back. We also talk about the challenges and why it can feel very hard for a lot of people to get started in volunteering. Did you know 90% of people would like to give back, but only 30% of people do it? And make sure you listen to the end where Matt tells us all about Vollie, the social enterprise designed to make volunteering easier for both volunteers and not-for-profits So if you’re interested in learning about the impact of giving back through volunteering, you will enjoy this episode of the Rich With Purpose Podcast.

In today's episode, Thabojan Rasiah speaks to communications expert Jim Parker of Dimensional Fund Advisors. Here we explore the powerful role that media plays in shaping our thoughts and buying behaviours; and the impact that this has on our financial decisions. Be sure to tune into the end where Jim shares the common mistakes that investors make and how you can avoid them.

In this episode, Thabojan Rasiah of Rasiah Private Wealth Management speak to Vanessa Bennett, CEO of Next Evolution Performance, a high performance coaching business. They explore high performance energy management and how to get more out of your day and your life. They also discuss what doesn't work when trying to be a high performer and the importance of defining what high performance even means for yourself. They get into a bit of science, too, as they learn about neuroscience, neuroplasticity and the different types of energy, physical, mental, and neural, and how they all play a part in your performance and make sure you listen to the end where Vanessa talks to us about her own purpose and how performance connects with our money and our life.

In this episode, Thabojan Rasiah speaks with Dr Prash Pushpanathan, CEO and founder of Caleb and Brown, the largest cryptocurrency brokerage and consulting firm in Australia. They explore the entire world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Their discussion focuses on the most important element that most people are not talking about, and that is the ideology behind cryptocurrency and why it has become such a huge global phenomenon.

In today's episode, Thabojan Rasiah speaks to Jennifer Maher, Principal Lawyer at KCL Law. They explore the ideas of what estate planning really is, how to protect your legacy and the problem with thinking a simple will is enough. They also discuss how you should think about estate planning that you should think about the outcomes you want for your loved ones when you're not here anymore, and that you need to think about what can go wrong for those you care about. What sets Jennifer apart is that she not only writes Wills and estate plans, but her estate litigation work provides her with practical experience where the rubber hits the road.

In this episode, Thabojan Rasiah speaks with Carl Richards, the creator of the Sketch Guy column in the New York Times. They explore the concept of real financial planning as opposed to the product focused approach used by so many financial advisors globally and why starting with one's purpose is the only way to truly achieve everything that is most important to you. They also talk about the challenges that humans face when trying to invest and why we are not built to be good at investing which leads us to the conversation about how humans need to think in order to be good at investing. You will learn about how to invest, particularly when markets are scary and uncertain, which is almost always, by the way, and make sure you listen to the end where we challenge the idea that more money is better. https://behaviorgap.com/