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Weekly Round Up: November 14 – 18, 2022

@EQUITYMATES|18 November, 2022

Monday

Equity Mates Investing Podcast

Everyone makes mistakes. We just make a lot of them.

With Alec recovering from COVID, the lads chat over zoom about a lot of fallen super stars.

Starting with a few confessions from both Bryce and Alec … it reminds us of that infamous investing meme, “what do you call a stock that fell 90%? “

57 – The NFT Episode | Insta goes Digital Collectibles, OpenSeas and the Royalties Debate, a Market Update plus all you need to know about NFT Fest Australia!!

This week Trace and Craig are joined by a special guest and NFT Godfather here in Australia – Greg Oakford. Greg is the co-founder of NFT Fest Aus and is not only super knowledgeable in the NFT space in general, but has a good grasp on how things could shape the future for marketing and digital identity. 

REDcycle collapse: Why is it so hard to recycle a plastic bag?

Environmentally conscious Australians were shocked last week when a major recycling program supported by our two major supermarkets – REDcycle – announced they were pausing operations. For years, REDcycle has been Australia’s only way to recycle household soft plastics – you know that mixture of plastic shopping bags, food wrappers and other packaging.


Tuesday

Evan Lucas – FinFest – Mind Over Money

So much of investing is about mastering your psychology. What you do with your money impacts so many aspects of your life. From short term, to long term. However, what money means to you and how you want it to work for you, will be completely different to what money means to another person.

Don’t just invest, be invested | Patrice Newell

From co-host of the Today Show to co-founder of an ethical investment app (and much in-between!), Patrice Newell’s CV is anything but average. On today’s episode, we learn about Patrice’s most instrumental investing lesson to date, as well as the biggest sustainable investment opportunity in Australia.

Equity Mates - Comedian vs Economist

Bonus Ep: Is the FTX collapse just the beginning?

The collapse of the FTX exchange has rattled crypto markets, but could how big could it get? A special bone ep from Comedian v Economist.


Wednesday

How do 1/3 of large companies pay no tax in Australia?

New data released by the Australian Tax Office has revealed that almost a third of large companies paid zero corporate tax in Australia in the 2020-21 financial year. In those almost 800 strong list are the likes of Glencore, Qantas, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and more.

Inside the biggest corporate deal of the year

Origin has received a ‘monster’ take-over bid, markets were ecstatic about last week’s US inflation data, and some boomers reckon Gen Z are taking too many sickies. All this and more on this week’s Comedian v Economist.


Thursday

Equity Mates Investing Podcast

Expert: Steven Glass – Balancing growth & value with sustainable investing

Steven Glass is the Managing Director and Investment Analyst at Pella Funds Management. Global Responsible Investing, targeting consistent, sustainable returns & advocating for a better planet.

With so many ESG funds out there – Steven describes how to dissect what companies fit with your personal ESG philosophy.


Friday

MQG.ASX & PDN.ASX | 2 stocks to add to our order pad!

In another Order Pad episode, Candice and Felicity discuss listed companies which have caught their eye lately. Maybe they are companies displaying impressive growth numbers we simply can not ignore, perhaps the business recently reported solid financial figures, are they in an interesting sector with lots of potential, or has the market oversold the shares leading us to the conclusion that now is an ideal time to buy these businesses.

Bitesize: Compound interest IS the 8th wonder of the world

After five years of Equity Mates and three years of Get Started Investing we’ve built a back catalogue of more than 700 episodes. Bitesize is our opportunity to share some of our favourite moments, lessons and quotes from both Equity Mates and Get Started Investing.

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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