Calling all first home buyers! Here's what you need to know about lending, mortgages, mortgage brokers, and the home buying process. In this episode, Glen chats with mortgage broker Genevieve from Sphere Home Loans about:

👉 how lenders are matched with you

👉🏼 how much generally you can expect to borrow based on your income

👉🏽 key terms like deposit, servicing, lenders mortgage insurance (LMI)

👉🏾 schemes and concessions to look into

👉🏿 a walk through of working with a mortgage broker

👉🏻 how a mortgage broker is paid

Need a mortgage broker? Connect with the Sphere Home Loans team here

Thanks to Skye Wealth for supporting our Thursday show! Connect with the team here

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Vince Scully is back! In this episode he and Glen unpack what listed investment companies (LICs) are, and how they compare to ETFs. Together they discuss:

👉🏾 what LICs are in a nutshell

👉🏿 the top 10 holdings of two LICs vs the IOZ ETF

👉🏻 how performance and volatility interact

👉 understanding the tax implications of LIC

👉🏼 the pros and cons of LICs vs ETFs

Thanks to Sphere Home Loans for supporting the Tuesday show! Need a mortgage broker? Connect with the team here

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In this episode, Glen sits down with listener Katherine, who’s been with her husband for 25 years and disagrees with Glen’s usual advice around combining finances with your partner. She explains why separate accounts work just fine for her long-term relationship and how she and her husband have adopted a flexible money system. They unpack when joining finances makes sense, when it doesn’t, and what actually matters when managing money as a couple. Glen and Katherine touch on:

👉🏻 why separate finances can still mean shared goals

👉 what long-term financial teamwork looks like

👉🏾 how they handle mortgage, bills and savings

👉🏽 how she's teaching her kids about money

👉🏽 their differences (and similarities!) in perspective on managing money with a partner

Thanks to Skye Wealth for supporting our Thursday show! Connect with the team here

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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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