

TRAP: The Real Adviser Podcast
Alan Smith; Andy Hart; Carl Widger; Nick Lincoln
Four business-owning entrepreneurial knuckleheads chew the fat on the sometimes murky, always quirky, world of UK and Irish personal finance.
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Mar 28, 2024 • 1h 19min
42 - Clients or Customers?
The podcast discusses diverse topics including Finish fables, JISA joys, cheap online tax-returns, total returns, FCA thematic review, and the debate between clients or customers in financial advisory. It also touches on cultural differences, retirement planning, and the importance of ongoing client-centered financial planning practices.

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Mar 14, 2024 • 1h 28min
41 - SJP et al: Big Brands, Big Challenges
The podcast covers topics like SJP's challenges, Bitcoin peaks, British ISAs, and the Norwegian Oil Fund diversification. They discuss PR firms, ethical concerns in UK platforms, and the evolution of financial planning in a leading firm. Regulatory actions, industry outrage, and eccentric wealth stories add a fun twist to the episode.

Feb 29, 2024 • 1h 19min
40 - You're Fired!
In this podcast, they discuss Meta's first dividend, FIRE stories, Lombard Loans, Nikkei trends, and the value premium. They also cover topics like sacking yourself off, financial life planning, and the importance of a good night's sleep.

Feb 15, 2024 • 1h 9min
39 - The Wealth Transfer - Hype or Real?
TRAP LIVE IS HAPPENING ON 9th MAY 2024. BUY TICKETS HERE: www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discuss- Topical issues, including TRAP Live announcement, scams, the Irish FPSB, accountants and pensions and misconceptions, Irish consolidation, retirement living standards, the destruction AND creation of wealth, HUM Premium price changes, MS Copilot- Meat and Potatoes: The Wealth Transfer: Hype or Real?- Questions posted by our beloved TRAPists Will Bennett https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-bennett-dippfs-7a230792/ - Culture CornerLinks referred to in the show:CW: Samantha Russel is www.twitter.com/samanthatwentyNL: www.tiny.cc/ifaforumAS - Scams https://x.com/alanjlsmith/status/1751905578580873378?s=46&t=sRHfdIQon2TfFJRFg7K23w AH -THE RETIREMENT LIVING STANDARDS - pro savings and thinking https://www.plsa.co.uk/Policy-and-Research/Topics/Retirement-Living-Standards - https://moneytothemasses.com/news/pension-needed-in-retirement-rises-in-2024-amidst-cost-of-living-crisisAS - Wealth destruction at scale https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/funds/cathie-wood-ark-invest-wealth-destroyed-tech-stocks-morningstar-arkk-2024-2AH - 15 Top Wealth Creators in the Fund Industry - https://www.morningstar.com/funds/15-top-wealth-creators-fund-industry-2 Wealth Transfer - Is the Hype Real? - https://www.humansundermanagement.com/blog/wealth-transfer -AH - Stutz - Phil - Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81387962 AS - Tim Ferris with Noah Kagan podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_htIvi4JzOsCW: Happy Birthday Triplets this Valentine’s Dayhttps://music.apple.com/ie/album/this-is-the-one/325549329?i=325549345 ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you’d like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

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Feb 1, 2024 • 1h 21min
38 - Investment Fundamentals 101
The podcast covers various financial topics, including Transact price reductions, US$6TN in cash, and Irish IX launch. They discuss investment fundamentals, lifestyling consequences, and the importance of quality financial planning. Emphasizing income-producing assets over crypto investments and navigating investment pressures and trends. They explore an intriguing financial scandal on Netflix and compare email marketing platforms and share book recommendations.

Jan 18, 2024 • 1h 24min
37 - ABL - Always Be Learning
TRAP LIVE IS HAPPENING ON 9th MAY 2024. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE: www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including Irish salary sacrifice, Ray Trapani interview with Storyteller and BitCoin ETFs, NextGen and Verve adviser resources, cash flow as an “optional extra”, Timeline Classic 50 MPS lauditsMeat and Potatoes: ABL - Always Be LearningQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPists www.twitter.com/abb04645603Culture CornerLinks referred to in the show:CS - salary sacrifice https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/tdm/income-tax-capital-gains-tax-corporation-tax/part-05/05-01-01k.pdfAH - a year in returns: https://novelinvestor.com/2023-a-year-in-returns/?mc_cid=dd7293af86&mc_eid=60c55a4dd8AS - NextGen and Verve resources: https://www.nextgenplanners.co.uk/academy https://thevervefoundation.co.uk/incubator/NL - BitCoin ETF: https://news.bitcoin.com/vanguard-deepens-anti-crypto-stance-after-disallowing-spot-bitcoin-etf-trading-ark-ceo-says-its-a-terrible-mistake/AH - Timeline Classic: https://portfolio-adviser.com/defaqto-names-timeline-classic-50-as-most-recommended-mps-by-advisers/Google Keep: https://keep.google.comEvernote: https://evernote.com/Readwise: https://readwise.io/CW: Michael Kitces podcast on the “big swap” for Finacial Advisers - health and wealth https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/financial-advisor-success/id1190341231?i=1000640311861NL: Dead In The Water:Murder and Fraud in the World's Most Secretive Industryhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Water-Murder-Secretive-Industry-ebook/dp/B09LXD9LSP/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=AS - Ali Abdaal Feel Good Productivity https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feel-Good-Productivity-Achieve-More-Matters/dp/184794373X y AH - The Family Board Meeting: You Have 18 Summers to Create Lasting Connect============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you’d like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

Jan 4, 2024 • 1h 26min
36 - Three Wins, Two Lessons, One Goal
TRAP LIVE IS HAPPENING ON 9th MAY 2024. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE: www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including a clash over FIRE, Morgan Stanley’s woeful 2023 prediction, the follies of mis-asset allocation, BitCoinMeat and Potatoes: Three Wins, Two Learns, One GoalQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPists Guy Skinner (http://linkedin.com/in/guy-skinner-citygate-financial-planning) and Benjamin Mitchell (www.twitter.com/themoneyscot)Culture CornerLinks referred to in the show:NL: IFA Forum late burst on 31st December to 428 members. www.tiny.cc/ifaforumNL: Morgan Stanley prediction for 2023: https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/12/19/new-stock-market-low-coming-in-2023-morgan-stanley-strategist/?kw=New%2520Stock%2520Market%2520Low%2520Coming%2520in%25202023:%2520Morgan%2520Stanley%2520Strategist&utm_source=email&utm_medium=enl&utm_campaign=topstories&utm_content=20221225&utm_term=tadvAS - comments on LI post https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alancapital_heres-where-the-sharpest-brains-on-wall-activity-7146472490666508288-nN2b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_iosCW: The bitcoin story in full Bitcoin above $45,000 for first time since April 2022 (rte.ie)NL: Top books from 2023https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60018618-unreasonable-hospitalityhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17572998-the-bethttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55223171-askhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122765395-elon-muskCW: Netflix Blue Zones https://www.netflix.com/ie/title/81214929AH - The Love Expert: The REAL Reason We’re Lonely, Loveless, Depressed - Alain De Botton, School Of Life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI7BxBNp1uE AS: Salary Survey BWD Financial ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you’d like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

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Dec 21, 2023 • 1h 24min
35 - Crushing Content Creation
TRAP LIVE IS HAPPENING ON 9th MAY 2024. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE: www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including a Royal London/Lang Cat report on value, the strong market close to 2024, some boring Bitcoin updates, the wickedness of pension complications, and client Xmas pressies - yes or no?Meat and Potatoes: Crushing Content CreationQuestions posted by our beloved TRAPists www.twitter.com/@paulcleworth https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcleworthCulture CornerLinks referred to in the show:AS: https://pca.st/episode/cc60d64a-b361-455c-8366-ed7be8ce04cf://pca.st/episode/cc60d64a-b361-455c-8366-ed7be8ce04cf https://adviser.royallondon.com/campaigns/people-powered/deliver-value-for-your-clients/explore-our-meaning-of-value-research/ NL: it’s almost wicked how complicated pensions have become again. The layman has no chance: https://techzone.abrdn.com/anon/public/pensions/finance-bill-tax-free-cash-2024?Opendocument=&utm_campaign=ADV-TEC-Not-Eligible-18122023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_content=CSLAR000000163451&SHA=155d4e8dc50eeae367eafd2801a697a915f33e1ab43bb7a960f033783dd77950AS GEM ; Hugh van Cuylenburg Video! https://watch.amazon.co.uk/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.374d37ba-da4f-4b30-a297-912cfea97173&territory=GB&ref_=share_ios_movie&r=web AS - Jeff Bezos on Lex Friedman https://youtu.be/DcWqzZ3I2cY?si=dvG79OxOkStq9c6F NL: Trillions (Kindle) by Robin Wigglesworth: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=trillions+robin+wigglesworth&crid=3G26J5N00FU6M&sprefix=trillions%2Caps%2C84&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_9Robin was on Bulletproof Entrepreneur S2E3: https://pca.st/ro3od2niAH - Historical Newspapers - https://www.historic-newspapers.co.uk/ CW: Accepting Change - a meditation by Sarah Blondin ============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you’d like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

Dec 7, 2023 • 1h 29min
34 - Centres of Influence
TRAP LIVE IS HAPPENING ON 9th MAY 2024. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE: www.therealadviserpodcast.comIn this latest pile of TRAP, the Trap Pack discussTopical issues, including the passing of Bill Vasilieff and Charlie Munger, Sunday Times on Value Assessments, Paul Lewis and sitting in cash, JP Morgan Retirement Report, lunch with a legendMeat and Potatoes: Centres of Influence - Marketing Series 2/3Questions posted by our beloved TRAPists www.twitter.com/@MApowling and www.twitter.com/themoneyscot https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-mitchell-695897101 Culture CornerLinks referred to in the show:AS - Sunday Times report on Value Assessments https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/buried-treasure-why-are-fund-value-reports-so-hard-to-nd-vfzpdgxvlNL: (H/T to www.twitter.com/@sky_valley87) Paul Lewis - 100% of his pension fund in cash….. People are influenced by his ilk, so know your enemy (said with love): https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/meandmymoney/article-12790055/Radio-4-broadcaster-Paul-Lewis-pension-CASH-not-shares.htmlAS: Opensea (NFT platform) revenue down 99% https://watcher.guru/news/opensea-nfts-revenue-has-fallen-99-since-march-2022AS - JP Morgan retirement report https://am.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-am-aem/global/en/insights/retirement-insights/guide-to-retirement-us.pdf NL - register your interest to secure the limited tickets for TRAP Live (under£200): www.therealadviserpodcast.comNL: Charlie Munger from the grave via the “Invest Like The Best”: https://pca.st/56lkwov4AS: 1. Vanishing Act, ITV - https://www.itv.com/watch/vanishing-act/10a2997/10a2997a0001 AS 2 - The Edge of Everything https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edge-Everything-Ronnie-OSullivan/dp/B0CJJZYS36 AH - My First Million podcast - Tiny story and founder - Andrew Wilkinson, boring businesses - well worth a listen for FA - Tiny is pitched as the Berkshire Hathaway of the internet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v============================Take part in the conversation! We want YOU to suggest topics and questions you’d like the Trap Pack to answer. The best way to do this is to ask them here. Help us to help you! The more followers we have, the more we can do stuff going forward. So please: Subscribe and Like our YouTube Channel Leave a 6/5 star review on iTunes Share TRAP with your peers and colleagues 'Enjoy' the Twitter chat at @AdviserPodcast.

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Nov 23, 2023 • 1h 31min
33 - Revolutionise Your Referrals
The Trap Pack discuss various topics like HUM, hitting 500 YT subscribers, and Consumer Duty updates. They delve into revolutionizing referrals, share strategies for planning success, and emphasize building a systematic referral strategy. The podcast also touches on wealth management trends, market disruption, and client meeting dynamics in financial planning.