FinSights

Listen to Zebediah Rice [https://au.linkedin.com/in/zebediahrice], cofounder and Partner in King River Capital, and David Ferrall [https://finclear.com.au/about-us/people/], CEO of FinClear, explore what's next for the US, now the election is over. Zebediah Rice is a longtime US political participant, having worked on former President Obama’s first winning campaign. During this discussion, Zeb refers to this medium.com article [https://medium.com/king-river-capital/the-rise-rise-of-online-gaming-a8004b056895]. This podcast is brought to you by FinClear [https://finclear.com.au], the Australian financial services technology company.

In this episode, Andy Marshall [https://au.linkedin.com/in/andymarshall68], Head of IOOF Alliances, and Tony Lynch [https://au.linkedin.com/in/ktonylynch], Chief Commercial Officer at FinClear, discuss why now is a great time to start an independent financial advisory. They discuss: * Why Australians are hungry for independent advice * Important business planning elements * Finding your niche * Pit falls to avoid * How to use technology to scale * More Andy references his books, Live Your Dream Life: Maximising Happiness and Balance [https://www.booktopia.com.au/live-your-dream-life-andy-marshall/book/9781925814996.html] and Client Engagement for Financial Advisors: A handbook for the modern wealth advice professional [https://www.amazon.com.au/Client-Engagement-Financial-Advisors-professional-ebook/dp/B06XQDPP2F]. For more interesting conversations with smart people, head to finclear.com.au [https://finclear.com.au]

According to Damian Kernahan, CEO of Proto Partners, [https://www.protopartners.com.au/about/] most organisations don’t understand their customers in as much detail as they need to. Listen to Damian and FinClear's CCO Tony Lynch [https://finclear.com.au/people/] discuss the value of customer experience, the importance of setting clear expectations for customers and what the financial services industry can learn from Damian's area of expertise. For more interesting conversations with smart people, scroll through our feed or head to FinClear.com.au [FinClear.com.au]

Listen toChris Brycki [https://au.linkedin.com/in/brycki], Founder and CEO of Stockspot [https://www.stockspot.com.au], speak with Andrea Marani, FinClear COO [https://finclear.com.au/people/]. Discover how Chris learned about investing and markets, how he came to question the traditional strategy of investing, the beginnings of Stockspot, the emergence of ETFs and technology in financial services in Australia and more. For more interesting conversations with smart people, scroll through our feed or head to finclear.com.au [https://finclear.com.au]. Chris recommends "A Random Walk Down Wall St [https://www.audible.com.au/pd/A-Random-Walk-Down-Wall-Street-12th-Edition-Audiobook/1980029555?source_code=M2MORSH051016002X&ipRedirectOverride=true&gclid=CjwKCAjwnef6BRAgEiwAgv8mQRdk55HwHoBqx8OtvfpL7X99ynwdOvI82aHHwYMja35x5hQFPmS7JxoCzrwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds]" and "When Genius Failed [https://www.amazon.com.au/When-Genius-Failed-Capital-Management-ebook/dp/B00HY59G7C]."

Ever wondered what a quantum computer actually does? What types of problems can these machines solve and what do they actually look like? Will we all have quantum computers in our pockets soon? Listen to Michael Brett from Rigetti Computing [https://www.rigetti.com] demystify the world of quantum computing. Michael explains that Australia stands to make $4B from quantum computing in the coming years according to CSIRO [https://events.csiro.au/Events/2020/April/23/Australias-$4-billion-quantum-opportunity]. In fact, CBA is already using quantum for research and last year released their results on how quantum computing can optimise a portfolio rebalancing strategy [https://medium.com/rigetti/advancing-quantum-computing-applications-for-finance-aeb32917eb0c]. For more interesting conversations with smart people, visit finclear.com.au [https://finclear.com.au]