The Blueprint Finance Podcast
The Blueprint Finance Podcast
Podcast Description
The Blueprint Finance Podcast – Unfiltered money talk with award-winning financial advisers Daniel Lipman & Rory McSweeney.
⦿ Inspiring Interviews & Guest Stories – Hear from unique guests across finance, business, and beyond. Learn how they’ve navigated setbacks, seized opportunities, and built brighter futures.
⦿ Deep Dives on Key Topics – From mortgages and insurance to investments and retirement, Daniel and Rory break down vital concepts into practical, digestible advice—no “finance degree” required.
Ready to Start? Two episodes drop every month.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes related to personal finance, including mortgages, insurance, investments, and retirement, with episodes offering actionable insights into housing crises, market strategies, and common financial pitfalls such as insurance overpayment.
Worried about making the right money moves for your future? The Blueprint Finance Podcast cuts through the noise.
Join award-winning adviser Daniel Lipman & Paralympian Rory McSweeney for practical, jargon-free advice on everything from mastering your mortgage to building an investment portfolio.
In each episode, discover how to:
► Build a real strategy: Understand the long game for your loans, investments, and insurance.
► Turn complexity into clarity: Get simple, actionable steps for today’s market.
► Learn from real Kiwis: Hear success stories that show you what’s possible.
Let’s go!
Should you buy your first home, or rent and invest the difference in the S&P 500? It's one of the most divisive questions in personal finance — so we ran the numbers over a full 35 years.Senior Insurance Adviser Rory McSweeney and Senior Mortgage Adviser Daniel Lipman go head-to-head on a case study: Jack & Jill, a Dunedin couple in their 30s living in Auckland, with $200,000 in KiwiSaver and a $200,000 household income, deciding between a $1M home and a high-growth fund. Three scenarios, one surprisingly close finish.:house: Scenario 1 — Rent & invest the difference (the $6.6M KiwiSaver ”fortress”):house: Scenario 2 — Buy & hold the family home:house: Scenario 3 — Buy, then leverage your equity into 3 rentalsWe dig into leverage, the psychology of investing, why discipline beats theory, and why the ”right” answer comes down to how you want to live.Chapters0:00 Home vs stocks — the debate2:00 Meet Jack & Jill (the case study)3:00 The assumptions8:00 Scenario 1: Rent & invest11:30 Scenario 2: Buy & hold the home15:00 Round one: the result16:30 The psychology of investing21:20 Scenario 3: Equity into 3 rentals27:00 Round two: the result29:00 Neck and neck — diversify & pick a strategyBook a no-obligation chat with the team → https://blueprintfinance.co.nzSubscribe → https://www.youtube.com/@BlueprintFinancenz?sub_confirmation=1Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/2c7UbLcqpFSPwuBoJAlANcApple → https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-blueprint-finance-podcast-plan-your-future/id1806234991Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/blueprintfinancenzDisclaimer: This content is general information only and not personalised financial advice. The case-study figures are illustrative assumptions, not a projection of your situation. Speak to a licensed adviser before making decisions.
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