The Kofkin Bond’s Podcast

66. Jamie Ardern - Partner of Kofkin Bond & Co

As announced on Monday (6th July), a long-standing employee of Kofkin Bond & Co, Jamie Ardern became a Partner.

Tony interviews Jamie about his experiences, projects and the progress achieved in his 5 years.

65. Market Downturns & How to Deal with Them.

This week's Tony and Jamie discuss market downturns, what they occur how often they have happened and how to ensure that you can capitalize on them. 

64. Mortgages & Bad Debt

This week's Tony and Jamie discuss matters around the world of Debt. The definition of what bad debt is and how to leverage existing assets and equity and leveraging that with debt and the ability to be tax-effective towards a growth strategy.

63. Family Protection

After another recent shock to a client, Tony & Jamie take some time to reflect on the importance of insurance, and the assistance it can provide families in hard times. Since our first podcast which followed the same topic on February 19th, 2019, Kofkin Bond & Co has seen a further $4,000,000 in claims paid to clients and their families.  

62. Market Updates

In today's podcast, Tony and Jamie discuss the current state of the markets, what could happen if we see COVID cases rise again in the coming month, how the recent Global protests could be a good test case to see if we do get hit by a second wave due to no social distancing, how we have successfully positioned our portfolios and how we see the coming 3-5 years.

61. Expansion with Matthew Leech

Today's podcast welcome's Matt Leech, Kofkin Bond & Co's newest team member.

 

The team discuss Matt's introduction into the industry some 13 years ago, the cultural fit that he has seen at Kofkin Bond and how he likes to engage with his clients on a personal level. 

60. Million Dollar Business Club with Leigh Eggins

Leigh is a lifestyle entrepreneur and the founder of Million Dollar Business Club.

Leigh and Tony do go back for several years. Leigh, Jamie, and Tony delve into the emotional and business growth and success that has been achieved through Leigh's guidance, the inspirational retreats, and how Leigh works with serial entrepreneurs in helping guide them towards understanding their personal journey. 

As a business coach to highly successful people, Leigh helps them stay on the journey and opens up your mind to new ideas a

59. Expat Investments & Tax with Renuka Somers

This week's podcast goes through the investment and tax implications for our US expatriates with Asena Adviser as a senior Tax Adviser. 

Jamie, Tony and Renuka go through the implications of the complex tax systems in both countries and how having the correct support can save you thousands.

 

58. Ambitions with Steven Solomon

In this week's podcast, Tony & Jamie talk with Australian Olympian and five-time defending Australian 400 meters champion Steven Solomon. The inspiring Solomon discusses his junior ambitions as a soccer player and the swift change into athletics that saw him compete in the 400m Final of the 2012 London Olympics as a 19-year-old.

 

Solomon also provides insights into his approach to dealing with the disappointment of missing the 2016 Olympic games and how this has shaped his current journey.

 

The highlight of the podcast finishes with Solomon discussing his current project and of providing fans with access like never before, with the Olympic games rescheduled to 2021 fans can now follow along via the link below 

 

https://www.patreon.com/stevensolomon

57. The Australia Dream with Robert German

This week dives into the Australian Dream....Property. 

 

Tony and Jamie welcome Robert German Director and Property expert from Full Circle Property Advocates to discuss how COVID has effected the current property market, what he is seeing from both buyers and sellers and what his view on the future landscape of both the residential and commercial market looks like