After a solid 3 weeks of podcasts for Australia’s Next Top Trader, we’ve now reached the point where we can switch our focus back to the core of Equity Mates – the Aussie market. This episode we go back to our roots, moving away from the US markets for the moment, to discuss what has happened on the markets in …
Next Top Trader: Week 3 Update | The Strategy Of A Technical Trader
We’re now about to launch into the 4th week of Australia’s Next Top Trader, meaning we are at the halfway mark! A lot of traders are in the green, which is great news. Our top 10 are flying, and the race for top spot is really heating up. As usual, to start the week, we discuss the week that was …
Next Top Trader: Market, Stop and Limit | Different Orders
When placing an order to buy or sell your stocks, you may have noticed there are a few options you can choose from – market order, limit order or a stop order. Each order type has its advantages, and can be used in different situations, depending on what you are trying to achieve. Understanding what these order types mean, and …
Next Top Trader: How To Know When To Buy & Sell
Knowing when to buy and sell may be the difference between making a lot of money in this competition, and actually winning the trip to New York. So in this episode we offer some tips & tricks to help you think about the right time to get in or out of a stock. In this episode you will learn: 3 …
Next Top Trader: Turn Up The Volume!
No, we’re not talking about the volume of your speakers. We’re talking about the volume of trades. Volume, or the amount of a stock traded each day, is a key metric many investors use to help them make buying and selling decisions. When a stock is in demand, its price tends to go up, as there are more people wanting …
Next Top Trader: Investing In Market Sectors
At this point, you’re a week into the competition and hopefully have started to make some money. As we enter Week 2, it is important you understand all the different options out there. So in this episode we break down the major categories companies are divided into on the share market, these are known as ‘sectors’. Hopefully they give you …
Next Top Trader: Week 2 Update | An Expert Look at What’s Hot & What’s Not
With the second week of trading behind us, it’s time to recap the week that was, and look forward to what’s coming this week! The markets finished the week down, with a very bumpy ride on Friday night. Volatility shot up, gold hit highs, and utility companies performed well. Tech was hit, and weed cooled. In this episode we: review …
Next Top Trader: Stocks vs ETFs vs LIC
The investing universe is massive. From individual companies to gold, from real estate to government debt – the options available to investors these days is unprecedented. However, this choice can also cause problems for investors, simply overwhelming them with choice and causing some of the best opportunities to never be found. In this episode, we’re going to help simplify the …
Next Top Trader: Pardon The Jargon | Company Specifics
This is the final episode of our short ‘pardon the jargon’ series, and we’re focusing on an individual company level. When analysing an individual company you’ll often come across terms and metrics that are not clear. We’re hoping to make it slightly clearer in this episode today. In this episode you will learn: What the term Market Cap means and …
Next Top Trader: Pardon The Jargon | Key Trading Terms
Part 2 of our 3 part Pardon the Jargon series. If you’re a week into the competition and feeling a little unsure of yourself – this is a great place to start. Don’t get put off by the terms you haven’t heard before and are struggling to understand – we’re heard to break them all down. In this episode we’re …
Next Top Trader: Pardon The Jargon | Understanding The Market
As a podcast, we hate jargon. We think it is one of the main reasons people never start investing, and we want to help people break through this barrier. So in this episode (and the next couple to come) we’re going to break down some key investing terms that you’ll come across during the competition and in the course of …
Next Top Trader: Week 1 Wrap | The Top Strategy & What’s Hot & Not
We’ve made it to the end of the first week of competition, and with American markets opening again 12:30am Tuesday morning, it’s time for us to do a wrap-up of the first week. In this episode, we discuss how our trades performed over the past week, what we bought and what our strategy will be going into the second week …
Next Top Trader: Utilising Watchlists & Understanding Your Holdings
We’ve been receiving a few questions from competitors about using Stake, so we wanted to spend an episode explaining two features. Hopefully this helps you with the competition, and gets you one step closer to New York. If you still have questions about the Stake platform or the competition more generally – hit us up at contact@equitymates.com.au In this episode …
Next Top Trader: Playing The Short Game | Tips To Succeed In 6 Weeks
Next Top Trader is a 6-week competition. That means 30 trading days to win your way to New York. With a short time horizon, you need to ensure your strategy is suitable. In this episode, we break down some key tips & trips to excel with such a short time horizon. In this episode you will learn: How Chris Brycki …
Next Top Trader: Finding Inspiration | Where To Look For Your First Stock
Finding the right trade is one of the hardest part about getting started. Every time you find a trade, you can find a way to talk yourself out of it. So in this episode, we cover some of the ways you can find trading ideas, and hopefully set you on the path to finding that competition winning trade. In …
Next Top Trader: Game Rules
Night 1 of the competition is done. 29 trading days to go until one lucky competitor is on a flight to New York. If you haven’t made a trade, or haven’t signed up yet, don’t worry. There is no deadline to sign up or trade, it is simply about who can make the most money in the trading period. So …
Next Top Trader: The Comp Starts & What’s Hot In The Markets w/ Matt
Welcome to Australia’s Next Top Trader! You’re quite possibly feeling a bit overwhelmed right now, and very unsure on a lot of things, particularly what on earth you might buy for this competition! Have no fear though, we have some fresh ideas coming your way! To kick-off the competition we have Matt Leibowitz, the co-founder and CEO of Stake, …
104. “Money Is Made In The Stock Market While You Wait” | Aussie Wealth Creation
When we sat down to chat with Brandon, who hosts the YouTube channel Aussie Wealth Creation, one of the first things he said was, “you never know the emotion of trading until you actually do it”. We couldn’t agree more with this statement. It’s one of the most important messages we have for beginner investors. The biggest lessons you will …
103. Ask Us Anything – February (part 2)
Due to the number of questions we wanted to answer, we had to split February’s Ask Us Anything over 2 episodes. So here is part 2 – where we answer some of the best questions we’ve received over the last month. In this episode you will learn: What are 3 major things to look out for when selecting a Financial …
102. Ask Us Anything – February (part 1)
Last episode of the month means we answer all of your questions. We’ve received so many, that we’re going to split this Ask Us Anything over two eps. So part 1 is out today, part 2 will be out tomorrow. As always, you can ask us any question via email or social media. If we don’t get to answering your …
101. 8 Companies Under The Microscope | Reporting Season
It’s that time of year again when the report cards of companies are released to eagerly-waiting investors, for them to scrutinise. We’re talking about Reporting Season. Here in Australia, publicly listed companies are releasing their FY19 Half Year results. For those of you who are new to the markets, there is a requirement that all publicly listed companies report their …
100. The Queen Of Candlesticks | Louise Bedford
It’s not often you get to talk to a trading expert, a best-selling author, a trading mentor, a keynote speaker, and a Queen of Candlesticks, but in this episode, we were lucky enough to speak to all of them, at once! Louise Bedford is all of the above, plus a passionate educator, and we sat down on a Saturday morning …
99. Why We Invest
Over the past 6 months as more and more Equity Mates have joined us on this journey, we’ve thought it may be time to do a reset episode. To explain how this podcast started and all that we’ve learnt over the past two years. Given we’re about to tick over to episode #100 – we thought this was the perfect …
98. SugarMumma Canna Campbell & The $1000 Project
If you haven’t heard of Canna Campbell aka SugarMumma, and creator of the $1000 Project, then this is the perfect opportunity for you to get to know her. Canna is an expert financial planner, who saved over $60,000 in just over two years, without using a cent from her salary. She hustled and hustled, saving $1000 at a time, and …
97. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr. – Book Club #3
Another month, another meeting of the Equity Mates Book Club. Over summer we’ve been reading Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr by Ron Chernow. Lucky we had two months to read it, because this book was a big one. For those unfamiliar, Rockefeller was the richest man in America in the early-1900’s and goes down as one of …
96. Ask Us Anything – January 2019 (Part 2)
After our Christmas break, we had a lot of questions for our Ask Us Anything show. Way too many for one episode. So we’ve split it into two. If you have a question you want answered, jump onto the Ask Us Anything section of our website or hit us up on social media. If you haven’t already, make sure you …
95. Ask Us Anything – January 2019 (Part 1)
Last episode of the month means Ask Us Anything – where we answer some of the questions you’ve asked over the past month. Due to our Christmas break, and the number of questions we’ve had, we’re splitting this up into 2 episodes. So this episode is part one, and then on Sunday we’ll be releasing part two. As always if …
94. Two Stocks of the Year & One Exciting Announcement
On top of that, we’ve each got our final bold prediction for 2019. In this episode we each pick our Stock of the Year. For those who missed it in 2018, this is where both Bryce and Alec pick a stock to go head-to-head – winner is the stock that has the best percentage performance in 2019. Episodes don’t get …
93. We’re Back! 2019 Bold Predictions
We’re back for 2019! After a short Christmas break, we’re ready for a big year and excited for some of the new things we’ve got planned. As is tradition, we used the first episode of the year to make some bold predictions for the year ahead. We’ll also recap our 2018 predictions and see how we went. In this episode …
Summer Series #3 – GPT Group
Welcome to the Equity Mates Summer Series. As we take a break over the Christmas period, we will be releasing a series of deep-dive episodes to keep you going until we’re back in the New Year. A couple of weeks ago, we randomly generated 5 ASX ticker codes and will discuss one company per episode. In this episode we discuss …
Summer Series #2 – Latin Resources (ASX: LRS)
Welcome to the Equity Mates Summer Series. As we take a break over the Christmas period, we will be releasing a series of deep-dive episodes to keep you going until we’re back in the New Year. A couple of weeks ago, we randomly generated 5 ASX ticker codes and will discuss one company per episode. In this episode we discuss …
Summer Series #5 – Prime Financial Group
Welcome to another episode of Equity Mates’ Summer Series. As we take a break over the Christmas period, we’re releasing a series of deep-dive episodes to keep you going until we’re back in the New Year. We’ve randomly generated 5 ASX ticker codes and will discuss one company per episode. The aim of the series is to show how we …
Summer Series #4 – Doriemus PLC (ASX: DOR)
Welcome to another episode of Equity Mates’ Summer Series. As we take a break over the Christmas period, we’re releasing a series of deep-dive episodes to keep you going until we’re back in the New Year. We’ve randomly generated 5 ASX ticker codes and will discuss one company per episode. The aim of the series is to show how we go …
Summer Series #1 – Baby Bunting (ASX: BBN)
Welcome to the Equity Mates Summer Series. As we take a break over the Christmas period, we will be releasing a series of deep-dive episodes to keep you going until we’re back in the New Year. A couple of weeks ago, we randomly generated 5 ASX ticker codes and will discuss one company per episode. In this episode we discuss …
92. Farewell 2018
Before we take a break for Christmas and the New Year period, we take some time to tie a few things off and have a final quick discussion on the state of the market. But don’t panic! We will still be releasing episodes over summer. Each week we’re going to deep dive into one random company from the Australian Stock …
91. Clear Thinking On What’s Happening In Markets | Jesse Felder
We are so excited to bring you another episode in our Expert Investor series. Our guest this week is someone who we have been following for a couple of years now, and have longed to have on the show. His name is Jesse Felder. Jesse is an ex-Wall Street trader, starting his career at Bear Stearns (without even studying Business …
90. Little Book That Still Beats The Market – Book Club #2
First episode of the month means the next instalment of the Equity Mates Book Club. We’re pretty excited to talk about this book – an investing classic – The Little Book That (Still) Beats The Market by Joel Greenblatt. Greenblatt has serious bona fides as an investor. Running his fund Gotham Capital between 1985 and 2006, he returned an …
89. Ask Us Anything – November 2018
End of the month can only mean one thing – Equity Mates ask us anything. Once again we’ve collected some of our favourite questions from our website, social media and email and will answer them together on the show. In this episode we answers questions on: Individual stock picking or ETFs Cyber Monday The actual mechanics of how shares …
88. What’s Happening in Markets & How We Are Investing
Since we began this podcast in January 2017, global markets have been on an incredible run. 2017 was an uninterrupted climb higher and higher, and aside from one hiccup in February, the first half of 2018 looked much the same. Word on the street was that our podcast was a good luck charm: as long as Bryce was talking, markets …
87. Understanding Peer-To-Peer Lending | Daniel Foggo, RateSetter
Knowing what to do with your cash while you’re perhaps saving to invest it in stocks or compiling it to buy the next dip, is sometimes hard. You might also have an emergency fund, or you’re saving for a house. In such a low-interest rate environment, putting your cash in the bank doesn’t really give you the greatest of returns. …
86. Christmas is coming… and so are two massive IPO’s!
Cricket is back on the TV (well sort of, we hear its on Foxtel) and Coles and Woolies have brought out their Christmas lines. That means Christmas is right around the corner. Over summer we’ll be taking a break from our normal Equity Mates schedule and instead will be presenting our ‘Summer Series’. In each episode we’ll be doing …
85. Okay, So You Want To Start Investing? Basics 101
85 episodes in, who would have thought?! We’ve learnt a lot over the past 18 months, and the Equity Mates community has grown significantly, along the way. Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone for joining the journey, as we all learn to invest. We wouldn’t be where we are today without you all. Secondly, with many joining the show …
84. The Buy-And-Hold Cult
If you haven’t already heard of the ‘buy and hold’ strategy, then this is the episode for you. If you have, then this is certainly the episode for you. For a while now, we’ve discussed the advantages, and disadvantages, of buying stocks with a very long-term focus, as generally speaking, the market does well over time. If you had bought …
83. Liar’s Poker – Book Club #1
Welcome to the inaugural Equity Mates Book Club! As we speak to more and more expert investors, we keep hearing the same thing – the importance of reading. So we’ve started our own Equity Mates Book Club so you can join us in reading and discussing some of the best investing books around. Hopefully, it makes the task of learning …
82. Ask Us Anything – October 2018
It’s that time again. The last episode of every month we answer your questions. This time we’ve selected 6 questions that range from what we studied, to managing your emergency fund, to how an ETF is priced. As always if you want to submit a question, hit us up on social media or email, reply to the Thought Starters email …
81. ASX Game and an Afterpay update
We’re now getting towards the pointy-end of the ASX Sharemarket game, so it’s time we check-in to see how our portfolios are going. After a couple of rough weeks on the markets, and with a number of stocks that we have exposure too, heavily punished, things aren’t looking great for us to be in profit. We also spend some time …
80. The Emmy Award Winning King Of Pot | Todd Harrison
How often do you come across someone who became Vice President at Morgan Stanely, Managing Director of Derivatives at The Galleon Group and then president of the $400 million hedge fund, Cramer Berkowitz? Oh, and if that wasn’t enough, our guest then started Minyanville Media, an Emmy Award winning financial media company and now is founding partner and Chief Investment Officer …
79. 3x Winner of the ASX Sharemarket Game | Chris Brycki
“The best advice is boring..” – this is episode is anything but boring, AND is full of great advice. Today we’re excited to bring you an interview with Chris Brykci. Chris is the CEO of StockSpot – Australia’s first ever digital investment adviser. Chris has over 21 years of investment experience and spent most of his career as a Portfolio …
77. Millennial Portfolio Update
Millennial investing – Cypto, Snapchat, Tesla and pot stocks. While at Equity Mates we are strongly against this portfolio construction, it has been an interesting few weeks for the millennial portfolio. In particular, Tesla and Elon Musk have had a tough couple of weeks while Pot Stocks have had a cracking few months. In this episode we break down some …
78. Meet the Investor: Kerr Neilson
Kerr Neilson is one of Australia’s greatest investors. He is someone a lot of our listeners won’t be familiar with, but hopefully after this episode you will be. In a new series – Meet the Investor – we have picked out some clips from Kerr’s interviews that we’ll play and discuss. The purpose of this episode, and episodes like …
76. Ask Us Anything #1
‘Ask Us Anything’ is a new segment we’re kicking off this week, to help you learn to invest. On the last episode of each month, we are going to answer all the questions that come in from our listeners via the ‘Ask Us Anything’ forum on our website. We start this week with some crackers. Michael, Sasha, Brendon, Jayson and …
75. Bryce surprises Ren
As promised in our last episode, episode 75 is titled Bryce Surprises Ren. In this episode we each have something to discuss we think will surprise the other. For Ren, it is to do with a new investing idea he’s been thinking about. For Bryce, it is a test of investing instincts. Hopefully this episode can surprise (and maybe help) …
74. No GFC 2.0?
Right back at the start of 2018 we sat down and made a few bold predictions about what we thought might happen during the year. One of those predictions was very bold indeed. Very specific. Very pessimistic. Bryce bet that on September 15th 2018, 10 years on from the Global Financial Crisis, we would experience a drop in the US …
73. Forget Stock Picking
With our live shows done, we wanted to discuss a theme that came up over and over again in our listener Q&A and conversations afterwards. It’s a question both of us had when we started investing and it is one that can lead a lot of people to put investing in the ‘too hard’ basket. That question is – how …
72. Listener Mailbag #2
One of the reasons we started Equity Mates Investing Podcast was to track our journey of learning the ins-and-outs of investing, and more importantly, to get others on the journey with us! As more and more Equity Mates have joined the journey with us, we’ve been receiving a wide range of questions, which we love. In this episode, we’ve chosen …
71. The Strangest IPO
Previously on the show (Ep #39) we’ve discussed IPO, or Initial Public Offerings. You might otherwise know them as a ‘float’. IPOs are when a private company lists on a stock exchange to raise funds by selling shares to investors, including members of the public. Companies use IPOs to raise money that can then be reinvested to help grow the …
70. Another Day, Another PM | How leadership changes affect markets
Australia has a new Prime Minister. That fact was inescapable last week as the two Liberal Party leadership spills were plastered across news headlines. We aren’t interested in adding to the political commentary, but instead are interested in the effect these leadership changes have on the Australian market. So that is the question we set out to answer in …
69. The Biggest Risk Is Not Investing | Books
There are so many great investing and business books out there that sometimes it’s hard to know where to start, and often, finding the time to finish them is equally as challenging. This episode we review some of the books we’ve finished reading over the last month or so, to give you some of the great lessons learned. In this …
68. Strategies In Practice | Who’s Up, Who’s Down?
The competition is really heating up. Over the last two weeks, we have revealed the strategies that we hope will take us to the top of the leaderboard of the ASX Sharemarket Game. The game gives players $50,000 in play money, and 4 months to invest in stocks in the ASX200. The game emulates the ASX in real time. This …
67. Pardon the Jargon #2: 5 more terms you should know
Investing jargon. We hate it. Nothing makes it harder for new investors to get started than overcoming the wave of acronyms and terminology that comes with investing. We both found it challenging when we started, and we’re hoping episodes like this make it a bit easier for those just starting out. We’ve chosen 5 key investing terms – some because …
66. The first decision every investor makes | Investing Platforms
It is a decision every investor faces before they make their first trade, and for a lot of people it can be overwhelming. With so many options and so little experience, it is difficult to make the correct choice. No – we’re not talking about choosing your first share – we’re talking about choosing your brokerage platform. A brokerage …
65. Alec’s Investing Strategies Revealed | ASX Game
As we started discussing last week, the ASX Sharemarket game has kicked-off. The rules are simple: $50,000 in play money, and 4 months to invest as best you can, competing against all other entrants across the country. The game emulates the Australian Stock Exchange in real-time each day. Alec and Bryce have decided to compete and to record their trades …
64. Bryce’s Investing Strategies Revealed | ASX Game
Who doesn’t like the opportunity to put their investment strategies to the test without having the fear of losing your hard earned money in the process? Well thanks to the Australian Stock Exchange, you can do just that! Twice a year they run the ASX Sharemarket Game, where you are given $50,000 in pretend money, and you compete against all …
63. Thinking Differently & The Wisdom Of Youth: 26y.o Ali Hamed
Ali Hamed is a name you may not be familiar with yet, but we’re betting you will be. At just 26 years old, Ali is not only a co-founder of CoVenture – a firm that invests pre-seed venture capital, provides unconventional debt financing and manages a cryptocurrency index fund – but is also one of the clearest thinkers we’ve …
62. Talking All Things Tax Time!
Australia loves investors. You need to understand the tax advantages of a lot of your investments to make the most of it. But trying to understand it all can be confusing, especially if it’s your first time doing a tax return, or it’s been your first year investing in stocks. Have no fear though, because in this episode we go …
61. From Acorns Raiz Grows – George Lucas
Since our first interview with George Lucas a lot has changed. When we last interviewed him, he was the head of Acorns Australia. Now, less than 6 months later, he is the CEO of the publicly traded Raiz. We’ve been getting a lot of listener questions about the rebrand of Acorns Australia and what it means, so we thought who better to …
60. An Expert Reviews Our Trades | Stake Competition Wrap
“This is not mission impossible!” – Matt Leibowitz, CEO of Stake This episode is a cracker. As many of you are aware, we were invited to participate in a trading competition, hosted by Stake, to beta test their new trading app. The rules were simple. We were given $500 (USD$370) to trade through Stake, in American stocks. We had two …
59. Finding Strange and Surprising Companies
This episode is a little different to most. When the rumours first broke about football superstar Christiano Ronaldo going to Juventus, the Juventus share price jumped 8%. We didn’t realise Juventus was publicly traded and started doing some researching. This episode is the result of that investigation – an exploration of some of the strangest and most surprising companies out …
58. Portfolio Deep Dive
Following on from the last episode, where we discussed three important elements for building an investment portfolio, we deep dive into our own portfolios to compare our strategies and see if they align with our investing goals. We both have similar long-term goals, yet the way we approach constructing our investment portfolios are quite different, based on our risk appetite, …
57. How To Build A Great Investment Portfolio
How to build a great investment portfolio? – it’s easier than you think! There is no real hidden secret that only the professionals know about when it comes to building a successful investment portfolio. A portfolio is the total collection of assets that you invest in to create wealth. Now, it doesn’t have to always be shares. Many portfolios of …
56. Own More by Doing Less | Stock Buybacks
Stock buybacks are all the rage these days. Fuelled by tax cuts, low cost of capital and not a lot of growth opportunities on the horizon, companies have been buying back their shares by the bucketload. In fact, since 2010 there has been $3.5 trillion in shares bought back in the US alone. Buybacks are great for shareholders in …
55. We’re In A Trading Competition! | Wall St History
This is an exciting episode for us! We’ve been invited to join in a trading competition, hosted by our friends at Stake (if you haven’t already, you must sign-up – you can trade stocks in the US without paying brokerage, and they’ll swing you $25 to start you on your way, just head to www.equitymates.com/stake), and we’re up against some …
54. Managing Risk & Protecting Your Downside
“Rule number 1: Never lose money. Rule number 2: Never forget rule number 1” – Warren Buffett Managing risk is critical to long term investing success. To fully enjoy the effects of compounding it is critical you don’t lose your money in the first place. Similarly, concerns around losing money are what stops a lot of people from ever investing …
53. End-to-end investing process | Andrew Brown: Part 2
Something we wanted to understand through this podcast is how expert investors find, evaluate and make decisions on stocks. End-to-end, what is their process? Andrew Brown, Executive Director of East 72 Holdings and first repeat podcast guest, agreed to spend some time walking through his process for a company he recently invested in. If you want to understand how expert …
52. Finding insights in a sea of information | Andrew Brown: Part 1
This episode marks a first for Equity Mates. Our first repeat guest! Who better to have back on than Andrew Brown, the Executive Director of East 72 Holdings. Andrew is one of the most insightful investors we’ve met in our time doing Equity Mates, and is a true contrarian. Do you think the internet has made old media a bad …
51. Investing For Tomorrow | Technology, Hackers, Sustainability
Can you believe that a casino got hacked via a digital thermometer in one of it’s fish tanks? Our final episode in our three part series on exchange traded funds (ETFs) with BetaShares is a cracker! We sit down with Adam who is Manager of Distribution and Capital Markets to discuss Investing In Tomorrow – Technology, Hackers and Sustainability. The …
50. WTF Is An ETF? | ETF 101 BetaShares
Ultimate Guide To ETFs Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have been one of the buzz words in the investing world for a number of years. They’re changing the way that people invest their money, and in some ways, making it a lot easier for beginner investors to enter the market. But the question we always hear is WTF is an ETF? …
49. The Co-Founder Of BetaShares | Ilan Israelstam
Exchange Traded Funds 101 True or false? There is an exchange traded fund called ‘Global Millennials ETF (Code: MILN)’ that holds companies that service millenials. True or false? There is an exchange traded fund called ‘Tobacco Companies ETF (Code: SMK)’ that holds the world’s largest tobacco companies. Exchange Traded Funds give you the ability to access many different markets and …
48. How to Think Like Warren Buffett | Part 3
In this episode we wrap up our 3-part series ‘Thinking like Warren Buffett’. We’ve pulled out a 9-question checklist from Buffettology, a book by Warren’s daughter-in-law Mary Buffett. We’ve each chosen a stock and are running through the checklist and seeing if our chosen stocks pass the Buffettology test. In this episode we answer questions 7, 8 & 9. …
47. How To Think Like Warren Buffett | Part 2
We continue on our quest to try and think like the worlds greatest investor, Warren Buffett. If you missed the previous episode, it is a must listen before you continue with this one, as we begin answering 9 questions the master investor himself tries to answer when he’s looking to buy a company. Mary Buffett, his daughter-in-law, has written a …
46. How To Think Like Warren Buffett | Part 1
Warren Buffett is one of the worlds most successful investors, amassing a fortune of over $84 billion dollars! Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to think like Warren Buffett? Well now you can! Warren’s daughter-in-law, Mary Buffett wrote a book called ‘Buffettology’, which delves into the thinking of Buffett. It’s a fantastic book – a must read. Towards the …
45. $1000 to $4.3 million | Fees
An investor walked onto the trading floor and asked “What’s the difference between $300k and $4.3 million?”… “Fees!” yelled a savvy investor. “Haha what a joke, the answer is… my boat!” yelled a fund manager. Both are right, but warning this is NOT a joke. Last week Bryce found a tweet that sparked conversation with Alec. We both know that …
44. Insights on Saving and Investing from Graham Cooke
Graham Cooke is the Insights Manager at comparison website Finder.com.au. We spoke to him to gain the benefit of his work at Finder and to better understand how we can maximise our savings and capitalise on the new wave of investing apps and platforms that are coming to Australia. In this episode you will learn: Why understanding the RBA …
43. We Catch-Up Pt. 2 | Banking Royal Commission | Books We’re Reading
[This episode is brought to you by Stake – The Australian investing platform offering access and free brokerage to US markets. For more information & to sign up check out: equitymates.com/stake] With so much going on in the financial world, we couldn’t fit all of our catch-up into one episode. So for this episode we bring you part two …
42. We Catch-Up Pt. 1 | Amazon vs Walmart | Flat Markets
With a lot going on and things moving very quickly we took the opportunity to sit down and catch-up on a few things that have piqued our interest over the last couple of weeks. In this episode you will learn: About the battle for Flipkart in India, between Walmart and Amazon Why Alec would buy Walmart, but Bryce would buy …
41. Free Brokerage? It’s no miSTAKE | CEO Matt Leibowitz
Download Episode There’s a new player in town and they’re offering free brokerage if you want to buy stocks in the United States! And I mean, who doesn’t? With some of the world’s biggest companies, largest markets and exciting new technologies, the States offers a fantastic opportunity for Australian investors. But how do you get into the markets in the …
40. The Not-So-Big Short
‘Shorting’ is an investing technique to make money if the price of a stock/asset/commodity goes down. For those familiar with the movie The Big Short – that is how investors made money betting on the collapse of the US Housing Market. We thought it was a good time to do an episode on short selling because we’ve just seen a not-so-big short …
39. Grow Your Money With An IPO
Ever wanted to invest in a company but later found out they’re not public? They’re privately held, by family members or early stage investors and venture capital funds. Companies like Mars, Aldi and Lego are still privately held, so members of the public, like you and me, are rarely able to invest! However sometimes these companies do become public, and …
38. Bullish or Bankrupt: Is Tesla on the brink?
Tesla, the electric car company started by Elon Musk, has had a tough few weeks. A number of issues have come to a head and the share price has fallen from a recent high of $357 to $252 at the time of recording. In this episode we have a look at the four major reasons for this fall and unpack …
37. The trade war we’ve been waiting for
There’s a lot happening in the news at the moment so we’re using this episode to break down two of the biggest stories. Firstly, we look at Wesfarmers’ recently announced Coles demerger, and break down what it means for Australia’s second biggest supermarket. We then discuss the brewing ‘trade war’ and question whether its something we need to worry about. …
36. What to do when you face a bull or a bear
Bulls and bears, they’re everywhere! No, we are not talking about a circus, we’re talking about the markets! You may often hear the terms ‘bull market’ or bear market’, or ‘investors are feeling quite bullish at the moment’. In this episode we explore the terms ‘bull’ and ‘bear’. Bull markets and bear markets are terms used to describe the overall …
35. Don’t panic, it’s just a correction!
Don’t panic, it’s just a correction!.. is what the wise man once said to his son who almost sold everything in a panic when the market dropped a little. In February 2018 the Dow Jones in the USA experienced a number of days of heavy losses, that subsequently lead to an official correction being called. This resulted in most other …
34. Who Is Winning Stock Pick For The Year?
The rules were simple: pick one stock each and the winner is the one whose stock gained the most, in percentage terms, buy the end of 2018. Alec chose insurance comparison website iSelect, and Bryce chose pharmaceutical company Mayne Pharma. This episode we review where our picks are at and who is winning! In this episode you will learn: How …
33. The Letter The World Waits Up For
Each year there’s one letter everyone waits up all night for the release, and if you haven’t yet, then you need to put it in your diary for next year. That’s right – Warrenn Buffett’s 2017 annual letter to shareholders was released recently, and it’s always FULL of great advice, updates and insights into the mind of one of the …
32. Learn To Invest In 15 Minutes Or Less
Some of the best companies in the world pivot in order to drive their next phase of growth. It’s with excitement that we have decided to pivot here at Equity Mates Investing Podcast! Learn To Invest In 15 Minutes Or Less! We’re going to bring you shorter, more frequent episodes, so you can learn more for less. Our episodes will …
31. Looking ahead to 2018 with Wayne Swan
In this episode we sit down with the former Australian Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister, Wayne Swan. As Treasurer from 2007 to 2013, Wayne witnessed first-hand the devastation of the Global Financial Crisis and testament to his management, Australia was one of the only developed countries to avoid falling into recession. We sat down with Wayne to discuss what he is …
30. Searching for Strategic Assets with Susan Oliver
Susan Oliver has experience on both sides of markets. As an investor she sits on the global investment committee of IFM Investors (a company with over $100 billion in assets under management!) and also co-founded Scale Investors, a venture capital fund for women-led start ups. As a company director she has sat on the boards of some of Australia’s largest …
29. Money For Nothing | Dividends
There are two main ways to make money with stocks. The first is from the capital growth, that is selling it higher than you bought it for and making a profit. The second way is through taking a share of the company’s profit. As an investor you are a part owner of the company, so when they make a profit, …
28. We’re back for 2018: Why Amazon struggles & more bold predictions
We’re back from our break and ready for a big 2018! What better way to start the year than to make some bold predictions about the year ahead and put some friendly bets on. We also put our stock picking abilities on the line as we each pick one stock to go head-to-head in 2018. In this episode you’ll learn: …
27. The Year That Wasn’t | 2017 In Review
With the silly season upon us now, and the year coming to an end, we have reviewed 2017 – the wins, the losses, and our biggest lessons learned. It’s been a fantastic year for Equity Mates, and big thank you to all that have joined us during the year. We’re going on a short Christmas break and will be back …