Most Australians are leaving money on the table when it comes to their super. The rules are complex, full of jargon, and designed to confuse. But inside the fine print are opportunities to protect your wealth, lower tax, and give more to the people you love.
In this episode of Talking Trading, Louise Bedford is joined by Brenton Ellis and Claire Williams, who break down the little-known strategies that can transform your retirement and your legacy.
What you’ll learn:
- Trading vs Investing – Brenton explains why the right balance matters for building and preserving wealth.
- 3 Super Tricks You Didn’t Know – Claire unpacks gifting rules, pension-phase flexibility, and re-contribution strategies that change the taxable nature of your super.
- Legacy Planning Made Simple – how to give beneficiaries more while keeping the pension in play.
If you’ve ever felt that super is written in a foreign language, this episode will show you the shortcuts that cut through the gobbledegook and give you control of your financial future.
About Brenton Ellis:
Brenton Ellis is a Director at The Gild Group and a highly experienced financial strategist with a career spanning two decades. He has held senior leadership roles, including CEO of Network Financial Group, CFO of Black Rhino Group and Pubco Group, and Tax Manager at The Practice.
With a CPA designation and years of hands-on experience guiding businesses and individuals, Brenton brings a deep understanding of trading, investing, and wealth management. He specialises in cutting through complexity to help Australians make smarter financial decisions, build lasting wealth, and balance the fine line between risk and opportunity.
About Claire Williams:
Claire Williams is the Managing Director of Wealth at The Gild Group, where she has been guiding Australians toward their financial goals for more than two decades. With deep expertise across superannuation, self-managed super funds, investments, insurance, cash flow, and estate planning, Claire brings both technical skill and genuine care to every client relationship.
She believes everybody has a story, and she thrives on understanding what drives people – personally and professionally – so she can help them achieve their ambitions and create the future they aspire to. Known for her practical strategies and her passion for empowering clients, Claire has built a reputation as a trusted financial planner who turns complex structures into clear, achievable pathways.
Stay in Touch with Brenton and Claire
Website: https://thegildgroup.com/
Claire’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-williams-6230351/
Brenton’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentonellis/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegildgroup/
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thegildgroupau/
Next Steps:
- Explore Louise’s Trading Made Simple video course, free at tradinggame.com.au, to put these principles into practice.
- For deeper insight into risk management, check out my books Trading Secrets and Charting Secrets.
About Louise Bedford
Louise Bedford has traded, taught, and written extensively about the financial markets for over 30 years. Over this time, she has built a reputation as a highly accomplished and experienced trader, educator, and author.
She co-founded The Trading Game and has gained recognition for her unique approach to teaching trading psychology and market analysis.
Louise has authored several successful trading books. In particular, her titles include Trading Secrets, Charting Secrets, The Secret of Candlestick Charting, and Investing Psychology Secrets.
Louise runs her hugely popular, repeat-for-free Mentor Program Pro online course. Through this course, she shows you how to automate your trading so you can retire early and get on with your life.
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LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/louise-bedford/
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