Get Started Investing

Episodes

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  Investment Thesis Tracking: Tips and Tricks for Success

  In this second installment of our three part series on building a thesis, Bryce and Alec talk about how to track your thesis, how often to revisit it, and how to understand when your thesis is broken. They look at how developing a good thesis can help you avoid mistakes and issues, and then talk through a few examples that we can all learn from.

  26 October

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  How to Develop an Investing Thesis That Works for You

  In the first of this three part series, Bryce and Alec talk about… well exactly what is a thesis, and why it does matter. They look at how developing a good thesis can help you avoid mistakes and issues, and then talk through a couple of examples that we can all learn from.

  19 October

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  ESG Investing: Maximizing Returns While Making a Positive Impact

  In today’s Get Started Investing, we rehash some of the concepts that we’ve learned over the past two weeks, outline the divestment v engagement debate, and then talk about what you should be looking for when you’re backing the professionals to select your ESG stocks for you, and talk about how to look for an ethical super fund.

  12 October

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  ESG Investing: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners

  In this episode we’re going to try and answer the million dollar question - what is ethical? Bryce and Alec talk about considering what factors are important to you, examples of weighing these different factors, show you some places to find this information, and call some experts to ask them where we should be looking!

  5 October

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  ESG Investing: Balancing Ethics and Financial Returns

  This episode Alec and Bryce start a new chapter - about all things ESG. In this first episode, they look at the landscape, and answer the most basic questions - just what is ethical investing, why you would consider ethical investing as part or all of your portfolio, what are the arguments for and against, and they share their personal views.

  28 September

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  Community Spotlight: Sam Koslowski - Stock Tips & Start-Ups | The Daily Aus

  Sam Koslowski is one half of The Daily Aus, a news source for millennials who want the top news in under a minute a day. Alongside running his busy startup, Sam is a keen investor, and he joins Alec and Bryce to talk about his journey in the stockmarket, from his very beginnings, through to his biggest investing mistake, and his greatest wins.

  21 September

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  Community Spotlight: SMH Jessica Irvine's Top 6 Sharemarket Tips for Beginners

  Bryce and Alec continue their conversation with our wide community of investors, and today they talk to Jessica Irvine, Senior Economics writer for the Sydney Morning Herald. In this conversation, they talk about what barriers Jessica saw that made her hesitant, how she overcame these challenges, and the resources that were really helpful when she was researching those first steps

  14 September

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  Fixed Income Investing 101: A Beginner's Guide | Blossom

  We talk about the need to diversify your portfolio a lot at Get Started Investing. This episode, Bryce and Alec talk to founder and Chief Investment Officer at Fortlake Asset Management, Dr Christian Baylis. Together they talk about why you should invest in fixed income, what role it plays in a diversified portfolio, and the process Christian goes through to assess a fixed income investment.

  7 September

  Sponsored by Blossom

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  Community Spotlight: Aligning your values with your investments: DJ Tigerlily's tips for success

  On this episode of Get Started Investing, Bryce and Alec are joined by Dara Hayes… who you might know better by the name DJ Tigerlily. Dara is one of Australia’s most successful DJs… and her day job sees her touring the world, playing some of the biggest clubs across the globe, playing to tens of thousands of people all over the world, from Australia, Asia, Europe and the USA.

  31 August

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  Sort Your Money: Mastering Cash Flow with Kylie Purcell | Finder

  Over three episodes we’ve partnered with Finder, to talk about all things personal finance and getting your money sorted so you can start investing. In this final episode we’re going to look at some of the best practices when it comes to personal finance, and how it can help your investing journey. And we have the pleasure of talking to one of Finder's editors, Kylie Purcell

  24 August

  Sponsored by Finder

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  Sort Your Money: Mastering Your Savings Strategy | Finder

  In this second episode of our 3-part series, Bryce and Alec tell us how to optimise our money. They discuss how you might be able to boost your income, improve your cash flow and the need for an emergency fund. If you want to learn how to optimise your money, this is the episode for you.

  17 August

  Sponsored by Finder

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  Sort Your Money: Mastering Debt Management with Graham Cooke | Finder

  This is the first episode of our 3 part series: Sort Your Money. Graham Cooke joins us to talk debt and money management, providing some handy tips to consider using. This episode is brought to you by Finder.

  10 August

  Sponsored by Finder

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  Taking Control of Your Superannuation: This is Super Important

  With recent government changes to super legislation here in Australia, $100 billion of Australian’s money in underperforming super products, and a lot of people feeling a little in the dark when it comes to their super, Equity Mates Media, in partnership with Superhero, are going to shine a light on the super industry, with the aim of making Australian’s WAKE UP and take control of their super. Over three Saturdays we’ll be bringing you all the information you need to help you take more control.

  30 July

  Sponsored by Superhero

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  The Inspiring Story of Lauren Simmons, the Youngest Female NYSE Trader

  At 22 years old, Lauren Simmons shattered glass ceilings by becoming the youngest, and only full-time, female equity trader on Wall Street, as well as the second African American woman in 226 years.

  21 July

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  Global Investing 101: What You Need to Know Before Investing Abroad

  Alec and Bryce talk about currency risk (including the dreaded, to hedge or not to hedge question!?), where to find the information you need, and how to think about building a portfolio.

  19 July

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  Global Investing 101: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

  In this episode, Alec and Bryce outline and focus on the three ways to invest overseas: Buy shares directly Invest in Australian-listed products Back the professionals

  12 July

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  Global Investing 101: Why Diversification Beyond Australia is Key

  We're going Global! Well, Equity Mates is already available everywhere, but this episode is all about why you should set your sights (and put your dollars) into investments beyond Australia's shores.

  5 July

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  Community Spotlight: Adam's biggest investing mistakes and lessons learned

  Adam joins Bryce and Alec, and shares a lot about his investment journey, including how he became obsessed with his super, how he invests for his kids, and the mistakes he still thinks about (including not investing in Apple when it was still 15c a share).

  22 June

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  The top mistakes to avoid in investing and life

  t's another in our series of mistakes - the ones we've made, and how *not* to make them again! This week, we’re going to look at the reasons why we keep making these mistakes - known as cognitive biases. A cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that occurs when people are processing and interpreting information in the world around them.

  15 June

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  Investing Mistakes to Avoid: Common pitfalls and how to steer clear

  Scared of investing because you don't want to stuff it up? Well, this is the right place to look. We’ve all made mistakes, and WILL make more mistakes as we learn to invest. That's part of the course! Don’t let the fear of making one stop you from getting started, and if you're wondering what other mistakes might be lurking on the horizon, that's what this episode is all about.

  8 June

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  The Art of Asset Allocation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Your Portfolio

  In the third chapter of our Asset class(es), Bryce and Alec talk about how they think of different assets in their own portfolios.

  1 June

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  The Benefits of Diversifying Your Asset Portfolio

  In our second Asset class, Bryce and Alec break down the need for different assets, and how your choice might reflect the stage of investing you're at. They define the terms, look at some examples, and explore the risks, and then play a game of 'Who am I', to help better understand the appeal of different assets for different investors.

  25 May

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  Asset Classes: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Investment Portfolio

  Alec and Bryce talk about elements that beginner investors should think about when making investment decisions around assets, especially when making judgements on risk. They also talk about which asset class produces the best returns, what the most popular asset classes are, and why they could be useful...

  18 May

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  Community Spotlight: Investment Tips with Alisha Aitken-Radburn

  Bryce and Alec are joined by one of our community members - Alisha Aitken-Radburn. Maybe recognised by some of you as a former contestant on some of our favourite reality television shows (we're talking about Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise) Alisha has a background working in politics, and is now a stake holder engagement and strategic communications specialist.

  11 May

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  Equity Mates' Investing Styles: A Deep Dive into Their Strategies

  In this episode, we take a look at the specific investing styles, and what a month of their lives would look like, and then we unveil how we invest - Bryce and Alec ...

  4 May