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Alcove mortgage broking – lessons learned & growth, ft. Chris Bates

Alcove mortgage broking founder Chris Bates speaks with Owen Rask on this episode of The Australian Investors Podcast.

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In this Australian Investors Podcast episode, Chris Bates, founder and CEO of Alcove, speaks with Owen Rask, Chief Investment Officer of Rask, about the lessons learned growing Alcove, the role of a broker and future of property advice.

If you invest in ETFs or stocks, you’ll love this episode because the fellas answer questions on investment strategy, feature some of the ASX’s top quality companies and review their $10,000 portfolios.

If you like this Australian Investors Podcast episode, you’ll love the series. Don’t forget to subscribe for weekly shows on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

Topics covered today:

  • Chris’ journey from financial planning
  • The partnership with Rask
  • Name & brand changes
  • Lessons learned working in an unsuccessful business partnership
  • The future of mortgage broking

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Alcove is the chosen mortgage broking partner of Rask. Rask receives a share of the commission paid to Alcove for mortgages settled through our platform.

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