Episode 275

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30th Sep 2026

Smarter Super Advice

Financial advice can be valuable, but for plenty of Australians, the cost puts it out of reach. So could super funds hold the key to closing the advice gap?

On this episode of the Friends With Money podcast, Money's Tom Watson is joined by Rudy Leong, senior private wealth adviser at UniSuper, to discuss the type of financial advice members can currently access through their super funds and how that could change in the future.

00:00 Introduction

01:56 What is the financial advice gap?

04:00 What advice can super funds currently provide?

06:10 Does advice through a super fund cost money?

07:42 Overview of the financial advice reforms

10:00 What the reforms could mean for super fund members

11:49 The opportunities and risk of AI in financial advice

14:34 One question everyone should ask their super fund

15:46 ConclusionPodcast Links:

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Friends With Money
Earn. Save. Invest.
We all have questions about money; how to earn it, how to spend it, and the best ways to invest so we can watch it grow.

The Friends With Money podcast, created by Money Magazine (Australia’s longest-running and most-read personal finance magazine), shares its extensive network of finance experts, in-depth knowledge of markets and timely advice to help you understand the world of money.

Hosted by senior writer, Tom Watson, Managing Editor, Vanessa Walker and editor-in-chief, Michelle Baltazar, Friends With Money is a weekly chat with a variety of credentialed guests that you won’t want to miss. Listening and learning will help you on the path to financial freedom.