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Month: August 2023

  • This week in crypto: Bitcoin rallies 7% as Grayscale wins lawsuit against SEC 🚀
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    This week in crypto: Bitcoin rallies 7% as Grayscale wins lawsuit against SEC 🚀

    This week in crypto: Bitcoin rallies 7% as Grayscale wins lawsuit against SEC 🚀 Read on for some of the Tweets, articles & memes from the past week.

    31st Aug, 2023

  • The staggering economic impact of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour
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    The staggering economic impact of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour

    Typically, every $100 spent on live performances generates an estimated $300 in ancillary local spending on things like hotels, food and transportation. But for the Eras Tour, Swifties are taking this to the next level, dropping an estimated $1,300-$1,500.

    31st Aug, 2023

  • Making sense of the China meltdown story
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    Making sense of the China meltdown story

    This article from financial research house Gavekal has taken a look at the recent reporting to try and understand if something is different this time in China.

    30th Aug, 2023

  • Get started weekly: The one ETF you should buy for life
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    Get started weekly: The one ETF you should buy for life

    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.

    29th Aug, 2023

  • Uber, transforming into a cash-flow machine
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    Uber, transforming into a cash-flow machine

    This article is a deep dive on how Uber has turned itself around and what is coming next for the world’s dominant ride share and food delivery player.

    29th Aug, 2023

  • Surviving Financial Crises: Tips and Resources You Need
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    Surviving Financial Crises: Tips and Resources You Need

    Life can be unpredictable, and sometimes, it throws us curveballs in the form of financial emergencies. But what exactly is a financial emergency?

    29th Aug, 2023

  • Weekly Round Up: August 21 - 25, 2023
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    Weekly Round Up: August 21 - 25, 2023

    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.

    25th Aug, 2023

  • Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think
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    Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think

    National Geographic calculated that of the 8 million tons of plastic deposited into the world’s oceans each year, only 0.025 percent is comprised of plastic straws.

    25th Aug, 2023

  • Unith has won a contract to roll out AI-based Digital Humans in 14 countries
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    Unith has won a contract to roll out AI-based Digital Humans in 14 countries

    Unith has won a contract to roll out AI-based Digital Humans in 14 countries. Wait, what exactly is an “AI-based Digital Human”?

    24th Aug, 2023

  • This week in crypto: Bitcoin down 10% this week after $1B liquidation 🚀
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    This week in crypto: Bitcoin down 10% this week after $1B liquidation 🚀

    This week in crypto: Europe launches first spot Bitcoin ETF 🚀 Read on for some of the Tweets, articles & memes from the past week.

    24th Aug, 2023

  • The land beyond the drug war
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    The land beyond the drug war

    This article looks at the American state of Oregon as one possible solution. It has followed Portugal’s lead in treating drug abuse as a behavioral-health disorder, not a crime.

    24th Aug, 2023

  • Are carbon offsets all they’re cracked up to be? We tracked one from Kenya to England to find out.
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    Are carbon offsets all they’re cracked up to be? We tracked one from Kenya to England to find out.

    This article from Vox has tracked a carbon credit as it moves around the world as a way to explain many of the pitfalls in today’s carbon market.

    23rd Aug, 2023

  • Get started weekly: 3 tools for your next pay rise
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    Get started weekly: 3 tools for your next pay rise

    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.

    22nd Aug, 2023

  • Investing’s big blindspot
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    Investing’s big blindspot

    This article from Sapient Capital makes the case that the best investors throw out any rules or universal principles when it comes to investing.

    22nd Aug, 2023

  • Weekly Round Up: August 14 - 18, 2023
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    Weekly Round Up: August 14 - 18, 2023

    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.

    18th Aug, 2023

  • Can AI replace actors? Here’s how digital double tech works
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    Can AI replace actors? Here’s how digital double tech works

    This article explains the leap forward in this technology and what it will mean for the future of Hollywood films and the background actors that appear in them.

    18th Aug, 2023

  • This week in crypto: Europe launches first spot Bitcoin ETF 🚀
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    This week in crypto: Europe launches first spot Bitcoin ETF 🚀

    This week in crypto: Europe launches first spot Bitcoin ETF 🚀 Read on for some of the Tweets, articles & memes from the past week.

    17th Aug, 2023

  • Troubling trends: Unwrapping thematic investments
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    Troubling trends: Unwrapping thematic investments

    Investing in trends is a relatively new phenomenon. But trends can often hide investment traps.

    16th Aug, 2023

    Source: Vanguard

  • Understanding the role of custodians
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    Understanding the role of custodians

    Investment custodians have an important function to safeguard the assets of millions of Australian investors.

    16th Aug, 2023

    Source: Vanguard

  • What Happens When Private Equity Buys Your Doctor's Office?
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    What Happens When Private Equity Buys Your Doctor's Office?

    Private equity firms are investing heavily in healthcare, but a new study finds that this could lead to higher costs and worse care.

    16th Aug, 2023

  • Get started weekly: Your juiciest financial mistakes!
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    Get started weekly: Your juiciest financial mistakes!

    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.

    15th Aug, 2023

  • Why does big tech seem to get cheap so often?
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    Why does big tech seem to get cheap so often?

    Here’s something that would surprise a lot of people: every few years we have the chance to buy one of the Big Tech companies on the cheap

    14th Aug, 2023

  • Weekly Round Up: August 7 - 11, 2023
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    Weekly Round Up: August 7 - 11, 2023

    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.

    11th Aug, 2023

  • This week in crypto: PayPal launches crypto stablecoin PYUSD 🚀
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    This week in crypto: PayPal launches crypto stablecoin PYUSD 🚀

    This week in crypto: PayPal launches crypto stablecoin PYUSD 🚀 Read on for some of the Tweets, articles & memes from the past week.

    10th Aug, 2023

  • How Syfe’s Smart “Investing System” Helps New Investors Build Better Portfolios in 2023
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    How Syfe’s Smart “Investing System” Helps New Investors Build Better Portfolios in 2023

    9th Aug, 2023

    Sponsored by Syfe

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