Rita Zappulla's guest appearances

Rita Zappulla

It's No Secret with Dr T.

Pat Flynn

Omar Zenhom

John Lee Dumas

Jesse Cole

Jamie Baker

Travis Chappell

Lee Huffman

Laura Petersen

Gavin Baker

Jason Feifer

Ronsley Vaz

Chris Dayley

Carey Rome

Adam Franklin

Nicole Baldinu

OwlTail

Rita Zappulla is the Principal of SMSF Strategic Advisors and Strategic Business Insights in Cairns, Australia. Rita has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry, having commenced her career as a chartered accountant and now works as a certified financial planner and business coach/mentor.  This combination of experience, expertise and qualifications gives Rita a comprehensive understanding of business structures and the Australian tax and superannuation laws. She loves helping Cairns local business owners plan for their financial future.    Today we talked about:  Why people fear financial planners and why they think they may get ripped off.  People spend more time planning a holiday than their financial future.  It's all about strategies first, the big picture, before you start thinking about the specific investments.  Her book: Today's Profits, Tomorrow's Freedom  Having a financial planner is a long term relationship Why the earlier you start planning for retirement, the better. There are so many benefits longterm.  Why some people don’t need a Self-Managed Superannuation fund, primarily if it just has managed funds and super.  Why putting everything back into your business thinking there will be a big payday is not the best retirement strategy.  It may never sell You may not get the price you want What happens if your business gets sued due to employee error It's a risking strategy putting all your eggs in one basket   The benefits of getting rid of debt early       Final Tip Grab a copy of your superannuation statement and look at the fees and contributions, and make an effort to understand it. Your super account is like a bank account. You need to look at it.  If you have any questions about this podcast episode, please send me an email at tf@tysonfranklin.com, or you can contact Rita Zappulla at www.smsfsa.com.au Details about Rita's book Today's Profits, Tomorrow's Freedom and local monthly speaking events are on her website www.smsfsa.com.au Podcast Reviews If you enjoy listening to this podcast, please tell your friends. If you enjoy it a lot, please leave a review on iTunes, or wherever you like to listen to podcasts.   Subscribe To My Newsletter If you'd like to be kept up to date with my EVENTS and other activities, please sign up to my NEWSLETTER. I promise not to spam you with BS emails.  Podiatry Business Mentoring  One-on-one business coaching and mentoring is the fastest way to get the results you want for your podiatry business. So, if you sick and tired of all the beige programs currently on offer, please send me an email at tf@tysonfranklin.com and see if I can help you in some way.   FREE DOWNLOAD:  First 16 Pages of My Book – It’s No Secret There’s Money in Small Business. If you're a Podiatrist you may prefer to order my first book; It's No Secret There's Money In Podiatry.  If you enjoyed this episode you might also enjoy:    Ep 152 - Investing In Your Future with Andy Wang More about Rita Zappulla In 2000 Rita began to specialise specifically in the financial planning sector, focusing on self-managed superannuation funds and superannuation advice, retirement planning, and estate planning. Rita is passionate about helping small business owners to retire, save tax and to be financially independent for their retirement, having owned three businesses with the first one at the age of 26.

Rita Zappulla is the Principal of <a href="https://www.smsfsa.com.au/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">SMSF Strategic Advisors and Strategic Business Insights</a> in Cairns, Australia. Rita has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry, having commenced her career as a chartered accountant and now works as a certified financial planner and business coach/mentor.  This combination of experience, expertise and qualifications gives Rita a comprehensive understanding of business structures and the Australian tax and superannuation laws. She loves helping Cairns local business owners plan for their financial future.  Today we talked about: <ul> <li>Why people fear financial planners and why they think they may get ripped off. </li> <li>People spend more time planning a holiday than their financial future. </li> <li>It's all about strategies first, the big picture, before you start thinking about the specific investments. </li> <li>Her book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Todays-Profits-Tomorrows-Freedom-Business/dp/1925884198/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Rita+Zappulla&amp;qid=1567295182&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Today's Profits, Tomorrow's Freedom </a></li> <li>Having a financial planner is a long term relationship</li> <li>Why the earlier you start planning for retirement, the better. There are so many benefits longterm. </li> <li>Why some people don’t need a Self-Managed Superannuation fund, primarily if it just has managed funds and super. </li> <li>Why putting everything back into your business thinking there will be a big payday is not the best retirement strategy. <ul> <li>It may never sell</li> <li>You may not get the price you want</li> <li>What happens if your business gets sued due to employee error</li> <li>It's a risking strategy putting all your eggs in one basket</li> </ul> </li> <li>The benefits of getting rid of debt early </li> </ul> Final Tip Grab a copy of your superannuation statement and look at the fees and contributions, and make an effort to understand it. Your super account is like a bank account. You need to look at it.  If you have any questions about this podcast episode, please send me an email at <a href="mailto:tf@tysonfranklin.com" rel="nofollow">tf@tysonfranklin.com</a>, or you can contact Rita Zappulla at <a href="http://www.smsfsa.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.smsfsa.com.au</a> Details about Rita's book Today's Profits, Tomorrow's Freedom and local monthly speaking events are on her website <a href="http://www.smsfsa.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.smsfsa.com.au</a> Podcast Reviews If you enjoy listening to this podcast, please tell your friends. If you enjoy it a lot, please leave a review on iTunes, or wherever you like to listen to podcasts.  Subscribe To My Newsletter If you'd like to be kept up to date with my <a href="https://www.tysonfranklin.com/what-i-do/events" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EVENTS</a> and other activities, please sign up to my <a href="https://www.tysonfranklin.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NEWSLETTER</a>. I promise not to spam you with BS emails.  Podiatry Business Mentoring  One-on-one business coaching and mentoring is the fastest way to get the results you want for your podiatry business. So, if you sick and tired of all the beige programs currently on offer, please send me an email at <a href="mailto:tf@tysonfranklin.com" rel="nofollow">tf@tysonfranklin.com</a> and see if I can help you in some way.   FREE DOWNLOAD: <a href="https://www.tysonfranklin.com/news/blog/1117-free-chapter-from-it-s-no-secret-there-s-money-in-small-business" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> First 16 Pages of My Book</a> – It’s No Secret There’s Money in Small Business. If you're a Podiatrist you may prefer to order my first book; <a href="https://www.tysonfranklin.com/its-no-secret-theres-money-in-podiatry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It's No Secret There's Money In Podiatry</a>.  If you enjoyed this episode you might also enjoy:   <a href="https://www.tysonfranklin.com/news/podcast/6283-152-investing-in-your-future-with-andy-wang" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ep 152 - Investing In Your Future with Andy Wang</a> More about Rita Zappulla In 2000 Rita began to specialise specifically in the financial planning sector, focusing on self-managed superannuation funds and superannuation advice, retirement planning, and estate planning. Rita is passionate about helping small business owners to retire, save tax and to be financially independent for their retirement, having owned three businesses with the first one at the age of 26.

179 - Today's Profits Tomorrow's Freedom with Rita Zappulla