Partner: Superhero

Bryce and Alec take a deep dive into Resmed, an Australian company dual-listed on the ASX (RMD) and NYSE (RMD). Resmed is a medical company, producing devices for the treatment of sleep apnea, neuromuscular disease, and other respiratory-related conditions. Resmed has a ~55% share of the global obstructive sleep apnea market, making it an incredibly important business.

So you’ve downloaded your broker, you’ve done the research, you’ve even been brave enough to buy your first parcel of shares… but what do you do now? At YIGC we talk a lot about having a passive, ‘set and forget’ approach, but if you want to be more hands-on, you’ll need to be more actively involved. In this episode, Sophie and Maddy talk about re-evaluating your goals, looking and assessing your investments, and how to stay informed.

It’s the final episode of our summer series, and we’re rounding out the series with a comprehensive list of the best investing resources that Bryce, Alec and our community members have used in their investing journeys. There are a huge range of resources shared here, including books, podcasts, websites and videos. There’s something for everyone in this episode.

In the penultimate episode of our summer series, Bryce and Alec discuss Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB). This company has hosted over 1 billion total guests through their platform, and is bigger than their 3 largest competitors combined. What started as an idea floated by email between its two founders in 2007, as ‘a way to make a few bucks…” is now one of the leading disruptors of the shared economy in 2022.

We think Calix has the best tagline of all companies, ‘Because Mars is for quitters.’ Calix provides industrial solutions to address global sustainability challenges, and has developed a kiln that captures CO2. Despite the stock being up around 500% in the last 12 months, the Calix journey might just be getting started. Bryce and Alec are joined by Phil Hodgson, the Managing Director and CEO of Calix (ASX: CXL) for a fascinating conversation.

To buy, or not to buy… that is the question. More importantly, the only way you’ll be able to answer it, is if you know how to make head or tail of your hours of research! In this episode, Maddy and Sophie go through the metrics (aka the numbers) on company report and explain how they approach valuation. They walk through a number of examples, and talk about how different sectors judge value differently.

Over the past five weeks, we’ve heard from over a dozen community members about their investing journeys and the most important things they’ve learnt along the way. This week, in our penultimate episode of the summer series, we’re hearing from all these guests again as they tell Bryce and Alec about the biggest myths or barriers they’ve faced with investing.

One of the most popular New Year's resolutions is to ‘finally get fit’. In this episode, Bryce and Alec take a look at one of the companies that millions will turn to to do just that, the world’s largest interactive fitness platform - Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON). With a community of more than 6.2 million members, Peloton recently took the fitness world by storm, with a monumental shift to on-demand, at-home workouts during Covid lockdowns. The guys are joined in conversation by Peloton’s Australian Country Manager, Karen Lawson. Karen discusses Peloton’s vision and how they plan to fight off competitors as the at-home fitness industry continues to expand.

Bryce and Alec delve into the company that minted two of Australia’s first tech billionaires, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar. Atlassian Corporation (NASDAQ:TEAM) is a software company that develops collaboration tools for software engineers and project managers. Described as a “very boring software company” by the New York Times, Atlassian’s success story is the exact opposite. Though they’ve become a regular name in investing conversations over the past few years, it can be hard to describe exactly what Atlassian does… By the end of this episode, you’ll be an expert.

It’s easy to forget that we all started with that one first investment. In this episode, we’re hearing stories from four of our community members about how they started investing and why they continue to do so. We welcome back Natasha Etschmann (@tashinvests) to the show, as well as Maddie, Dylan and James, who share some great stories with Bryce and Alec.

Analysis paralysis is a real thing, because sometimes there’s so much information on offer, you just don’t know where to begin! In this episode, Sophie and Maddy talk about how they approach building their own individual portfolios, and how they think about diversifying across assets, regions, industry and sectors.

In today’s episode, Bryce and Alec welcome Rob Adams on to the show, the CEO of one of Australia’s largest wealth managers, Perpetual Limited (ASX:PPT). Prior to being appointed CEO of Perpetual in 2018, Rob built a successful career in finance in Europe and Australia, with roles at Colonial First State, First State Investments, Challenge Financial and Janus Henderson. Rob explains the four business divisions of Perpetual and shares the edge he believes they have over the other 3,700 funds on offer to Australian investors.

In this episode Bryce and Alec are joined by Roby Sharon-Zipser, the CEO of Hipages Group (ASX:HPG). Hipages operates in the home improvement industry, and specialises in home improvement advertising services for tradies. The market encompasses services including renovations, repairs and maintenance, new builds and installations. We analyse the business model of Hipages and find out how they have become a go-to destination for the tradie economy.

We’ve hit the halfway point of our summer series as we take on the New Year. In this episode, Bryce and Alec are joined by Molly Benjamin, the founder of Ladies Finance Club, as well as Youtuber Justin Baldori and fellow community member Josh Sgro. Our three guests have a few years of investing experience, but they share the key things they wish they knew before they started investing. We hope this episode might help you skip a step in the journey when getting started.

You’ve got some cash saved up, you know you want to invest, but now where do you go? You know there’s Mecca for beauty, Booktopia for books, Amazon for everything else… But where do you find the stock market? Maddy and Sophie talk about the different things they consider when they use brokers - Australia v Global, Fees, Chess v Custodian - and whether it even matters! Then Sophie and Maddy walk through the steps to actually *buy* some shares.

Happy New Year Equity Mates! In this episode, Bryce and Alec dissect Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND), a company aiming to facilitate the shift from traditional meat to plant-based meat. Based in California, Beyond Meat has partnerships with McDonalds, KFC & PizzaHut to sell their products in over 80 countries worldwide. Their plant-based meals emulate chicken, beef, pork, meatball and sausage. Beyond Meat has attracted several heavyweight investors, including Bill Gates and the former CEO of McDonalds, Don Thompson.

We’ve all spent hours trawling through realestate.com.au dreaming of our perfect home, but what’s the company behind this? The answer is REA Group (ASX:REA), the fourth business we’re analysing in our summer series. REA Group was founded in 1995 and has grown to become the 8th largest online brand in Australia. It has been a market darling of the ASX, delivering an eye-popping return of more than 14,000% since listing. Bryce and Alec are joined by CEO Owen Wilson for a fascinating breakdown of the business and their future plans.

In this episode, Sophie and Maddy talk about how owning stocks will help you earn those extra dollars and cents while you're busy… well, just living your best life! They explain what dividends are, why you might participate in a dividend reinvestment plan (and what that exactly is…), and the concept of capital gains.

This is the second episode of our summer series, and today we’re hearing about the biggest mistakes that three of our community members have made. Even the world’s most successful investors make mistakes, the important thing is that we learn from them. Bryce and Alec chat with Queenie Tan (@investwithqueenie), Simon Rinne and Courtney Wade, who share their mistakes in the hope that others might avoid doing the same thing. Of course it wouldn’t be a complete episode without a mistake around crypto investing!

Our summer series of company deep dives continues this week with Bryce and Alec analysing an Australian success story. If you haven’t heard of F45 (NYSE:FXLV), they are a training and fitness community who deliver high-intensity group workouts that run for 45 minutes. Now it’s a globally recognised brand, listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the US, but F45 started with just one studio that opened in the Sydney suburb of Paddington in 2013.

Episode 2 of our summer series is here and if you want to feel the Christmas love, this episode is for you. Bryce and Alec take a deep dive into Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH), the world’s largest provider of online dating services. Their portfolio of apps includes Tinder, Hinge and Match. Over 40% of relationships in the US now start online, so this is an industry we’d be cupid to ignore.