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Weekly Round Up: 19 Sep – 23 Sep 2022

@EQUITYMATES|23 September, 2022

Monday

Tips from two top financial advisors | Talk Money to Me crossover

Bryce & Alec are joined by the podcast hosts from Talk Money To Me, Candice & Felicity.

Candice Bourke and Felicity Thomas are financial advisors at Shaw & Partners and hosts of Talk Money to Me podcast. Candice is a Senior Investment Adviser and Felicity is a Senior Private Wealth Adviser, and together they are passionate about improving financial literacy and closing the retirement gap between men and women.

The important Merge Day Chatter, Starbuck’s BIG news and our tasty Short Sharp New Bites

Trace, Blake & Craig happened to be recording with the Ethereum Merge only an hour away! Join in the excitement as they’re not sure what to expect. Can it be done? … well, we know now it was a success! They explain what this now means for the crypto landscape. Those in it and those not.

They also explain one of the bigger stories hidden amongst all the Merge talk this past week. Starbucks partners with Polygon! Plus a few added news bites to round out the episode. Happy Mergmuss crypto curious friends!

Earth is our only shareholder: Patagonia founder gives his company away

Most people are familiar with the clothing brand Patagonia. The outdoor clothing company was founded in 1973 in California and has expanded to hundreds of stores across tens of countries. Last week, headlines were made around the world, after the founder, Yvon Chouinard, announced he was giving away the company.

That’s right. He didn’t sell it, he didn’t list it on the share market, he just gave it away and pledged its profits to help fight climate change. In a world of billionaires fighting for that extra zero, building bigger boats or going to space, this was refreshing. Today Darcy and Sascha discuss… what’s the story behind Yvon Chouinard? And what happens next for Patagonia?


Tuesday

Triumph of the Optimists

In 15 minutes, Bryce & Alec unpack a recent news story and explain the lessons for investors just ‘getting started’.

With last Wednesday being the worst day in the US stock market in the past 2 years, we thought it was time to break-the-glass and discuss The Triumph of the Optimists.

In the 1950s, who, but the most rampant optimist would have dreamed that over the next fifty years the real return on equities would be 9 percent per year? Yet this is what happened in the U.S. stock market. The optimists triumphed.


Wednesday

Why are rail workers around the world striking?

We’re feeling the impacts of inflation and cost of living pressures. In the UK, inflation is at 9.9%, in the US it is 8.3%, in Australia it is 6.1%.

Because of this, we’re seeing strikes from unions across the world – airport workers in Germany, teachers in Norway, air traffic controllers in France. One industry that seems to be in the middle of strike action around the world – rail workers. 

Today Alec and Sascha talk about what’s going on with rail strikes all over the world, and ask is there more at play than just the cost of living and inflation story?

Is the sub-prime monster back?

Inflation rocked markets last week… again. When do we stop pretending it’s transitory? The Perth Mint is in trouble, and it’s more than just fridge magnets. Goldman Sachs foray into credit cards isn’t going all that great, and e-truck manufacturer Nikola’s founder has gone on trial for wire fraud. All this and more on this week’s Comedian v Economist.


Thursday

Expert: Divya Narendra – Classmates with Zuckerberg, Co-founder with the Winklevoss Twins, Guest on Equity Mates

Divya Narendra is the CEO and co-founder of SumZero, the world’s largest professional investor community. He also co-founded HarvardConnection with Harvard University classmates Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss.


Friday

Gerry Sakkas – CEO of Playside Studios | Building a company from the ground up

Felicity and Candice are joined by a special guest – Gerry Sakkas – the CEO and Co-Founder of Playside Studios, which is listed on the ASX under PLY.ASX. Playside Studios is Australia’s largest independent video game development studio with capabilities across Mobile, PC and Console. They develop original IP, engages in work-for-hire projects and delivers publishing services in the gaming industry. 

Expert: Dan Annan – Launching crypto ETFs | Cosmos Asset Management

Dan Annan is the CEO of Cosmos Asset Management (CAM) . Cosmos is a relatively new Australian asset manager looking to list crypto-focused ETFs on Australian stock exchanges.

Dan has extensive experience in the local and global funds management industry, with over 15 years dedicated to Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

Bitesize: Why you should get excited about the global opportunity!

In this episode, Bryce and Alec talk about why you should be avoiding falling for the ‘home country bias’ trap, and looking globally for investing opportunities!

And finally, we will be releasing the next dive episode today at 5pm AEST. Keep an eye out on the Dive page


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