WestPac Wealth Investments
Bringing you insights from WestPac Wealth Partners, a privately held wealth management firm dedicated to guiding clients through every aspect of their financial lives. Rooted in a client-first philosophy, we focus on turning your vision for the future into a lasting legacy.
With access to one of the most comprehensive financial product platforms in the industry, our team creates tailored strategies and life maps to help you build, protect, and grow your wealth. Recognized nationally for our outstanding workplace culture, we bring that same level of excellence and care to every client relationship.
Episodes
35 episodes
The Financial Tool People are Missing with Neal Brincefield
In this episode of the WestPac Wealth Investments Podcast, Joe DeLisi welcomes Neal Brinsfield RICP®, CLU®, ChFC®, CExP™ for a conversation about financial planning, cash flow, risk, and what it really takes to create greater confidenc...
Is Your Advisor the Weak Link
Choosing a financial advisor is one of the most important financial decisions you'll make—but are you asking the right questions?In this episode of the WestPac Wealth Investments Podcast, Joe DeLisi explores the conversations every inves...
Revisiting Predictions Regarding Tariffs
Every market cycle brings a new wave of predictions, headlines, and reasons to believe that "this time is different." But how accurate are those forecasts once the dust settles?In this episode of the WestPac Wealth Podcast, Joe DeLisi re...
Are Tech Stocks in Trouble
Markets often reward what's popular...until they don't.In this episode of the WestPac Wealth Investments Podcast, Joe DeLisi explores the recent pullback in many of the market's largest technology companies and what it means for investor...
Did You Miss the Boat on SpaceX?
Did you miss the boat on SpaceX?With private companies staying private longer and high-profile IPOs generating enormous excitement, many investors wonder if they've missed their chance at extraordinary returns. In this episode, Joe DeLis...
The Non Negotiable's
What are the rules that should never be broken when building an investment portfolio?In this episode of the WestPac Wealth Investments Podcast, Joe DeLisi shares the investment principles he considers non-negotiable. Drawing a parallel b...
Joe's Investing Story
In this episode, Joe DeLisi shares the story behind the investment philosophy that guides his work today and why it took years to fully develop. From his early days entering the financial industry without a finance degree to discovering evidenc...
Nash Subotic, Founder & CEO of WestPac Wealth Partners
In this episode of the Westpac Wealth Investment Podcast, host Joe Dalisi sits down with Nash Subotic, Founder and CEO of WestPac Wealth Partners, to dive deep into the firm’s investment philosophy and how it drives better long-term outcomes fo...
War in Iran, Hormuz and Your Portfolio
Headlines about Iran and the Strait of Hormuz have many investors asking the same question: What does this mean for my money? In this episode, we explore how geopolitical risk can impact markets, why uncertainty is always part of investing, and...
Young Adult Financial Series: Advising the Next Generation #2
In Part 2 of our Next Generation series, we continue the conversation around how young adults can begin making sound financial decisions early, before costly mistakes take root.Today’s environment presents more access to informa...
Young Adult Financial Series - Advising the Next Generation
Many long-time clients eventually reach a new stage of life, when their children become young adults and begin making financial decisions of their own.In this episode, Joe DeLisi discusses a growing trend he has seen over the past severa...
US and the Iranian Conflict
With headlines about rising tensions between the United States and Iran, many investors are asking the same question: What does this mean for my portfolio?In this episode, Joe takes a break from the usual studio setting to addre...
The Risk of Individual Stocks
In a recent episode, Joe shared a story about “the worst decision a client ever made” — and the response was bigger than expected. But some listeners walked away with the wrong takeaway.In this follow-up, Joe clears it up.This epi...
Why Cheap Indexing Isn't the Best
Is low-cost indexing enough? Or are investors missing the bigger picture?Index funds have transformed investing. They’re efficient, inexpensive, and widely accessible. But focusing solely on cost can oversimplify how portfolios ac...
If Not for Bad Predictions
If not for bad predictions, we might not have predictions at all.In this episode, Joe revisits a 2002 white paper titled “What Risk Premium Is Normal?” by Rob Arnott and uses it as a lens to examine one of the most persistent pr...
2026 Midterm Elections
Political headlines can create anxiety for investors, especially during election years. In this episode of the WestPac Wealth Investments Podcast, Joe DeLisi explains how politics and markets actually interact.Joe reviews historic...
30 Second Budget
In this episode of the WestPac Wealth Investments podcast, Joe discusses the importance of budgeting, introducing his concept of the '30 Second Budget.' He emphasizes the simplicity of budgeting while acknowledging the challenges of execution. ...
The Worst Decision a Client has Ever Made
On this episode of the WestPac Investment Podcast, Joe DeLisi walks through the single most damaging mistake he’s seen clients make, and why it rarely has anything to do with markets, returns, or timing. Instead, Joe explains ho...
Do Politics Signal Market Direction
In this episode of WestPac Wealth Investments, Joe tackles one of the most common investor questions: do elections and politics really move the markets? Drawing from historical data and his decades of experience, Joe explores whether p...
Super Smart People Can't Beat Markets
History is full of brilliant people who made terrible investment decisions. In this episode, Joe DeLisi, Financial Advisor with WestPac Wealth Partners, explores how Isaac Newton and the Nobel Prize–winning economists behind Long-Term Capital M...
Same Game, New Name: Wall Street’s Repeat Offense
The names change, but the game stays the same. In this episode, Joe DeLisi shares what three decades in the investment world have taught him about Wall Street’s repeating patterns — the hype, the “new” products, and the inevitable fallout. From...
U.S. Debt and Government Shutdown
While headlines focus on the government shutdown, the real story is the $37 trillion U.S. debt and what it means for investors.In this episode, Joe DeLisi, Senior Partner at WestPac Wealth Investments, explains how rising interest paymen...
AI and Your Portfolio
In this episode of WestPace Wealth Investments Podcast, your host, Joe DeLisi, dives into the buzz around artificial intelligence—and what it really means for investors. From Wall Street Journal headlines to insights from Harvard Business Revie...
The Magnificent Seven are Down to the Terrific Two
The “Magnificent Seven” stocks have fueled big returns in recent years — but are they really the future of your portfolio? Joe DeLisi breaks down why concentrated bets can be risky and why true diversification, rooted in data, remains the smart...
How Risk Premiums Shape Investment Outcomes
In this episode of the WestPac Wealth Investments Podcast, Joe discusses the importance of understanding portfolio management, particularly focusing on the significance of August 22nd for investment strategies. He explains how he manages client...