Glen puts Simran Kaur from Friends That Invest in the hot seat with his signature 10 questions. They chat about:

👉 what makes a successful investor

👉🏿 invest inside or outside of retirement?

👉🏼 pay down mortgage or invest?

👉🏽 the biggest barrier stopping people investing

👉🏾 do you have to be smart to be good with money?

👉🏿 Sim’s definition of success

👉🏻 handbag investments and value

👉 her best investment to date

👉🏼 how capitalism and climate guilt connect

👉🏾 the one book every investor should read

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In this episode, Glen and Nick Bradley get real about passive income, touching on:

👉🏾 Nick’s $180k income target in Spain

👉🏼 hat’s truly passive vs what’s really another job

👉🏿 options trading

👉 fixing your life before chasing passive income

👉🏻 dividends, REITs & business development companies explained

👉🏾 bitcoin yield ETFs

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While at FinCon 2025 in Portland, Oregon, Glen James caught up with finance coach and educator, Jenny from @worththehappiness. Glen asked Jenny:

👉🏾 what makes a successful investor?

👉🏿 retirement investing or non retirement investing?

👉🏻 mortgage or invest?

👉 what's the biggest barrier to investing?

👉🏼 do you have to be smart to be good with money?

👉🏽 what's your definition of success and have you made it?

👉🏾 what would you do with a spare 10k?

👉🏿 what's been your best investment to date?

👉🏻 what are you currently reading or listening to?

👉 one book you would recommend to investors

Find Jenny on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/worththehappiness/

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Nick Bradley is now over on Youtube! Subscribe to his show, 15 Minute Money: https://youtube.com/@15minutemoney?si=GOLaFNrEqh5iUCJ1

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Should anon move their $8k share portfolio from Raiz Invest to DHHF on the BetaShares Direct platform? Glen shares his thoughts, touching on:

👉 anon's scenario

👉🏾 investing strategy

👉🏿 fee comparison: Raiz vs BetaShares Direct

👉🏻 diversification concerns

👉🏽 alternative options e.g. extra mortgage repayments or robo-investing

Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/-kZL3Za8xB8

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Silver’s been having a moment lately, but is it really worth the hype? Glen dives into what’s driving the buzz and what it could mean for your investing.

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Alec Renehan and Bryce Leske from the popular Equity Mates investing podcast join Glen in this episode to answer the 10 questions! Plus, a chat about Bitcoin, gold, silver & precious metals.

👉🏾 what makes a successful investor?

👉🏿 super or non-super investing and why?

👉🏻 mortgage or invest?

👉 what do you think is the biggest barrier to people investing?

👉🏼 do you have to be smart to be good with money?

👉🏽 what's your definition of success and have you achieved it?

👉🏾 if someone gave you $10,000 what would you do with it?

👉 what's been your best investment to date?

👉🏻 what are you currently reading or listening to?

👉🏼 what's one book you would recommend to become a better investor?

Find Equity Mates wherever you listen to podcasts and check out their book Get Started Investing here: https://amzn.to/3HViUqL

Alec's recommended read, The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel: https://amzn.to/3UPfiti

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

Nick Bradley is now over on Youtube! Subscribe to his show, 15 Minute Money: https://youtube.com/@15minutemoney?si=GOLaFNrEqh5iUCJ1

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Glen answers a listener’s question about selling an investment property and what to do with the proceeds. With around $400k expected after debts, they’re torn between investing in index funds or using the cash to offset their next mortgage. 

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Nick Bradley is now over on Youtube! Subscribe to his show, 15 Minute Money: https://youtube.com/@15minutemoney?si=GOLaFNrEqh5iUCJ1

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Finance content creator (@investwithqueenie) and author Queenie Tan joins Glen in this episode to answer 10 questions:

👉🏾 what makes a successful investor?

👉🏿 super or non-super and why?

👉🏻 mortgage or invest?

👉 what do you think is the biggest barrier to people investing?

👉🏼 do you have to be smart to be good with money?

👉🏽 how do you define success and have you achieved it?

👉🏾 if someone gave you $10,000 what would you do with it?

👉 what's been your best investment to date?

👉🏻 what are you currently reading or listening to?

👉🏼 what's one book you would recommend to become a better investor?

Grab Queenie's book, The Fun Finance Formula: https://amzn.to/45jO8kt

Catch this week's full episode with Queenie over on money money money!

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Nick Bradley is now over on Youtube! Subscribe to his show, 15 Minute Money: https://youtube.com/@15minutemoney?si=GOLaFNrEqh5iUCJ1

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Glen interviews Brian Parker, Chief Economist at Australian Retirement Trust in a quick-fire Q&A. Okay... so it's not quite 10 questions, but close enough!

👉🏾 what makes a successful investor in your mind?

👉🏿 super or non-super and why?

👉🏻 mortgage or invest?

👉 what do you think is the biggest barrier to people investing?

👉🏼 do you have to be smart to be good with money?

👉🏽 when have you financially 'made it' and have you achieved that?

👉🏾 if someone gave you $10,000 what would you do with it?

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

Nick Bradley is now over on Youtube! Subscribe to his show, 15 Minute Money: https://youtube.com/@15minutemoney?si=GOLaFNrEqh5iUCJ1

Have a question or topic for the show? Post it in our Facebook group.

To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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In this short and sharp money Q&A, Glen chats with Vince Scully about what makes a good investor, mortgage or invest?, what "making it" with money actually looks like and more!

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Check out Nick Bradley’s new YouTube show ‘15 Minute Money’: https://youtube.com/@15minutemoney?si=GOLaFNrEqh5iUCJ1

Have a question or topic for the show? Post it in our Facebook group.

To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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