Scott Pape
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Scott Pape is an investment advisor, author and radio commentator who lives in Melbourne, Australia.
, where he held odd jobs - once being paid by his father with a single BHP share. He later attended La Trobe University
, receiving his Bachelor of Business
degree in 2001.
Pape writes a weekly syndicated
column that appears in the Courier Mail
, Herald Sun
, Adelaide Advertiser, Hobart Mercury, Sunday Perth Times, Yahoo7 and The Daily Telegraph
. He is also a radio commentator for Triple M
, and a regular contributor to ABC radio. In 2003 Scott presented a weekly finance show for young people on SYN Radio
in Melbourne. In 2004, Pape wrote a book, The Barefoot Investor
. It has since been revised and is now sold throughout Europe
. Scott Pape has a business show bearing the same name The Barefoot Investor
, which runs on CNBC
.
He has most recently appeared as the financial expert on the SBS
show The Nest. In April 2008, he was a participant in the Australia 2020 Summit
. Pape is also a regular guest on The 7PM Project
.
Career
Scott Pape grew up in Ouyen, VictoriaOuyen, Victoria
Ouyen is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in the Rural City of Mildura at the junction of the Calder Highway and Mallee Highway, south of Mildura and north-west of Melbourne. At the 2006 census the town had a population of 1,061.-History:...
, where he held odd jobs - once being paid by his father with a single BHP share. He later attended La Trobe University
La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are...
, receiving his Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business
A Bachelor of Business is a three or four year business degree offered by traditional and newer universities from the post-Dawkins era in Australia and New Zealand...
degree in 2001.
Pape writes a weekly syndicated
Print syndication
Print syndication distributes news articles, columns, comic strips and other features to newspapers, magazines and websites. They offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own/represent copyrights....
column that appears in the Courier Mail
The Courier-Mail
The Courier-Mail is a daily newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia. Owned by News Limited, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's...
, Herald Sun
Herald Sun
The Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...
, Adelaide Advertiser, Hobart Mercury, Sunday Perth Times, Yahoo7 and The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
. He is also a radio commentator for Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
, and a regular contributor to ABC radio. In 2003 Scott presented a weekly finance show for young people on SYN Radio
Student Youth Network
SYN Media is a youth-run media organisation that provides training and broadcast opportunities for young people.Commonly referred to as SYN, the organisation produces new and independent media that is made by and for Melbourne's young people...
in Melbourne. In 2004, Pape wrote a book, The Barefoot Investor
Barefoot Investor
The Barefoot Investor is a television program produced and broadcast by CNBC Asia/Pacific, and fronted by Scott Pape.It is also a best-selling book written by Scott Pape, with the title of The Barefoot Investor: Five Steps to Financial Freedom...
. It has since been revised and is now sold throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Scott Pape has a business show bearing the same name The Barefoot Investor
Barefoot Investor
The Barefoot Investor is a television program produced and broadcast by CNBC Asia/Pacific, and fronted by Scott Pape.It is also a best-selling book written by Scott Pape, with the title of The Barefoot Investor: Five Steps to Financial Freedom...
, which runs on CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
.
He has most recently appeared as the financial expert on the SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
show The Nest. In April 2008, he was a participant in the Australia 2020 Summit
Australia 2020 Summit
The Australia 2020 Summit was a convention, referred to in Australian media as a summit, which was held on 19-20 April 2008 in Canberra, Australia, aiming to "help shape a long term strategy for the nation's future"...
. Pape is also a regular guest on The 7PM Project
The 7PM Project
The Project is an Australian talk show television program airing weeknights across Australia on Network Ten. The formerly half hour long show premiered on 20 July 2009, and is hosted by Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes, with a rotating daily guest panelist...
.