Month: February 2023

There's a lot of variables when it comes to investing but one thing is for certain: the less you pay in investment fees, the more returns you get to keep.

Nearly half of the country's $25 billion annual gambling losses goes into poker machines. And the issue appears to be getting worse, as the share of Australians with a gambling problem has doubled over the past 10 years, to more than 1%.

The perfect compliment to our Get Started Investing podcast series. Every week we’ll break down one key component of the world of finance to help you get started on your investing journey. Perfect for beginner investors or for those that want a refresher on some key investing terms and concepts.

So it looks like as TikTok comes for Spotify's market, Spotify is going to make itself look more like TikTok. Ultimately, this battle - as all competitions in the music industry before it - will be decided by the next generation of music listeners. So the question is: Spotify v Resso v Apple Music, which streaming app can capture the Gen Z audience?

This article from MIT Technology review looks at how China managed to pull off this feat. An country with a weak car industry, starting well behind their American, Japanese and German peers, has managed to overtake them all.

We uncover Australian technology company looking to capitalise on the ChatGPT hype, Unith (ASX:UNT). Previosuly known as Crowd Media (ASX: CM8), Unith is building AI-powered chatbots and aim to replace the text chatbots we see today with AI-generated visual chatbots.

Catch up on anything you missed with our weekly round up.

While we don't have a strong view on crypto here at Equity Mates, we are fascinated to watch the story unfold. Read on for some of the most interesting Tweets, articles and memes from the past week below.

America's NPR has been tracking prices in one Walmart supermarket in the state of Georgia for a number of years. Here, they write about what it has taught them about the economy and global trade.

This article from Vox unpacks how the global chicken industry emerged, and how it was sparked by a clerical error that saw 500 chickens delivered to a small family farm.

SpaceX, Amazon's Project Kuiper, OneWeb and Virgin Orbit are all launching communications satellites to improve our connectivity on earth.

Is there enough lithium to meet the world's demand?

The perfect compliment to our Get Started Investing podcast series. Every week we’ll break down one key component of the world of finance to help you get started on your investing journey. Perfect for beginner investors or for those that want a refresher on some key investing terms and concepts.

This article explores two of the trophy assets that are likely to go on sale this year, English Premier League football team Manchester United (NYSE: MANU) and wrestling league World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE).

For years investors have wondered if this business model could ever be profitable. We're not quite there yet, but Uber seems to be doing all it can to get there (you've probably noticed the up tick in prices for Uber rides and UberEATS).

We uncover Western Australian abalone producer, Rare Foods Australia (ASX:RFA). Known as "white gold" abalone is one of the world's most expensive seafoods and Rare Foods Australia farm the seafood with their unique sea ranch.

What's a dividend and what's a distribution? Find out the difference between the two and how they work when it comes to ETFs.

With so much content released across the Equity Mates network every week, it can be easy to miss something. Catch up on anything you missed with our weekly round up.

How much money you're able to invest each year is one of the biggest factors in achieving your financial goals. And the longer you're invested, the more time your money has to compound and grow.

While we don't have a strong view on crypto here at Equity Mates, we are fascinated to watch the story unfold. Read on for some of the most interesting Tweets, articles and memes from the past week below.

The death of the cinema has been overstated... at least according to this article. We saw cinema stocks struggle in 2022, headlined by the world's second-largest cinema chain, Cineworld, filing for bankruptcy protection in the U.S.

Battery technology is top of mind as demand for consumer electronics, energy storage, and especially electric vehicles (EVs) surges around the globe.

This article from the Financial Times summarises the key takeaways from Klarman's letter. As well as sharing his thoughts on the past few years, he also mentions that after beating the S&P 500 last year with several hedged positions, he has been buying again.

How can investors rebalance their portfolio and how often should they do it? Read more to find out.

With a 30-second ad slot costing a staggering $7 million, the question arises: is it worth it?