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13. SMSF Lending's Biggest Shake-Up - with guest, Richard Chesworth

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With recent changes to SMSF lending, brokers are navigating a new landscape... one that’s creating both questions and opportunity. In this episode, Richard Chesworth - Bluestone’s resident SMSF guru and Head of Specialised Distribution - talks to us about what’s changed, what brokers are seeing on the ground, and where SMSF lending still fits today. It isn’t the end of SMSF, it’s a reset. Richard’s last SMSF webinar booked out in minutes... This episode will be o...

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