You're In Good Company

Episodes

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  GSI x YIGC crossover: Creating the ultimate investor starter pack

  It's a crossover episode from the team at Get Started Investing, together with You're In Good Company! The fun bits: CEO Maddy | Sara Blakely - Spanx Sophie | Brian Chesky - AirBnB Bryce | Elon Musk - Tesla & SpaceX Alec | Bill Pollock - Drake International. Investor Sophie | Cathy Wood Bryce | Jim Simmons Alec | Seth Klarman Maddy | Emma Fisher

  22 March

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  What impact does the Russia-Ukraine conflict have on markets?

  With geopolitical events causing uncertainty and unrest, it can feel uncomfortable to ask about what is happening with your share portfolio. However, given the globalised nature of how economies interact, it is important to inform ourselves on the situation from different perspectives. Today, Maddy and Sophie chat through how both governments and corporations are responding to the Russian- Ukraine conflict and what impact this has on the stock market.

  15 March

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  E-commerce is blossoming | Courtney Ray, Daily Blooms

  Courtney Ray is the CEO and founder of Daily Blooms, an online florist operating across Melbourne and Sydney. After making the move from finance to floristry in 2014 with just $500, Daily Blooms blossomed (ha) to $35 million in revenue last year. Courtney is flower obsessed, sustainability focused, and late last year she brought on an external investor in the business for the first time. We were fortunate to have Courtney join us on YIGC to share her wisdom.

  8 March

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  Investment thesis for Disney

  On today’s episode, Maddy shares her tips and tricks for finding a good investment. One of our favourite investing quotes is ‘know what you own and know why you own it’. That’s where an investment thesis comes in! And it doesn’t have to be tricky… Today Maddy shows you how, by building up an investment thesis for Disney (NYSE: DIS), whilst Sophie tries her best to pull it apart.

  1 March

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  How to level-up your investing routine | Emma Edwards, The Broke Generation

  Today’s episode is all about setting yourself up to make investing a breeze. It’s easy to have the best intentions when it comes to good money habits, especially at the beginning for the year! But we all know how easy it can be for life to get in the way. On today’s episode, Emma Edwards from The Broke Generation shares her experience of turning around her money story from a self-confessed natural born spender, to getting ahead financially. She shares her tips for achieving your financial goals without saying no to margaritas on a Friday night, and how you can level-up your investing routine and integrate it into your everyday life.

  22 February

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  ASX Game: Where to invest during a bear market

  The global economy is very different to what it was a year ago, which means the stock market is too. On this week's episode, we're chatting with a friend (aka Sophie's housemate) who has been investing for around a year now, about what she's been hearing about how to invest at a time like this. We discuss different companies and industries that we think might outperform in the current market and add them to our hypothetical portfolio. We're excited to have partnered with the ASX to play the ASX Sharemarket Game. The game gives you an opportunity to learn about investing in the share market, without needing to put real money on the line.

  15 February

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  Stocks to own in 2022 | Mary Manning

  What a time to be investing! This week we're joined by a very special guest, Mary Manning, who's a Portfolio Manager at Alphinity Investment Management. She talks to us about how to make sense of what's going on in the economy at the moment, when our portfolios might be showing a little bit of red, and things seem more unpredictable. Mary talks about the different industries she looks at through her work, and then we finish with a game we've invented - fad or future?

  8 February

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  How to survive the 2022 stock market crash

  What a way to start 2022, with a New Year sale on stocks! If you're anything like us, your portfolio is probably looking a little worse for wear at the moment. The Nasdaq has commenced the year with a correction, and the latest data in Aus is suggesting we could be facing similar troubles. Tune into our first episode of season 3 as we discuss what is going on and how we are approaching these uncertain times.

  1 February

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  #6 Patience is a virtue | Investing convos every millennial should have

  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.

  25 January

  Sponsored by Superhero

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  #5 Finding good companies | Investing convos every millennial should have

  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.

  18 January

  Sponsored by Superhero

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  #4 Our portfolios | Investing convos every millennial should have

  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.

  11 January

  Sponsored by Superhero

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  #3 Brokers | Investing convos every millennial should have

  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.

  4 January

  Sponsored by Superhero

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  #2 Side income | Investing convos every millennial should have

  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.

  28 December

  Sponsored by Superhero

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  #1 Money goals | Investing convos every millennial should have

  We are always told about how important it is to have an investing goal, but what is really the point? And what should we do if we’re struggling to form one? Sophie and Maddy share their short term, medium term, and long term goals, and discuss the strategies they use successfully to keep themselves on track (most of the time).

  21 December

  Sponsored by Superhero

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  Julie Bishops take on financial equality

  The main goal of this podcast has always been to help bread down barriers to investing and empower our community to feel comfortable joining any conversation about money. To end our second season, it only seemed fitting to centre back to this goal and todo so, we were humbled to have a conversation with the former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop. Drawn from both incredible insight and experience, we explore career choices as a female, the benefits of diversity in companies, the reasons behind financial illiteracy and how we can go about closing the investment gap. Stick around as we even discuss with Julie where she sees some of the biggest investment opportunities in the future!

  14 December

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  Tech stocks we're watching | Deborah Jackson

  The tech sector is undoubtedly one of the most exciting areas of the stock market, with some of the greatest opportunities for investing returns. But it’s also very fast moving, which can make finding good, long-term investments challenging. Today we are chatting with Deborah Jackson, CEO and Founder of Plum Alley. We get Deborah’s insights on the most exciting tech stocks currently and how to spot a good investment opportunity. Headquartered in NYC, Plum Alley invests in advanced technology and healthcare companies that will improve our lives and the planet. The fund specifically focuses on companies with women founders or co-founders, tapping diverse ingenuity and decision making.

  7 December

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  Are startups a good investment?

  Imagine being there in the early days of Canva... watching a disruptive company come into the mix and being given the chance to invest in its early stages. Considering its now $55 billion (AUD) valuation, we reckon the investment would have paid off! Well, there are people who invest in these companies for a living, constantly trying to spot start-ups that will come through and change our lives as we know them. Today, we have an incredibly insightful chat with Natalie Collins, an angel investor in the Startmate Venture Capital First Believers Immersion program about what she looks for in up-and-coming companies and how to invest in start-ups.

  30 November

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  How you can invest with the world's best fund managers

  Imagine if there was a TED talks, but for investing… Where the best fund managers from around the world pitched their highest conviction investment ideas to build a portfolio that you could invest in. Well, look no further than today’s episode because we have the solution for you! Hearts and Minds Investments brings together hall of fame fund managers from across the world to create ASX: HM1. And it gets better, because the fund also waives the typical investment fees and instead donates the money to medical research.

  23 November

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  How to *Actually* Invest in Crypto

  The basics of crypto have been covered - we have defined and understood what crypto currencies are, explored some of the use cases for these digital assets (both positive and negative) and now some might be ready to take the plunge and invest - but how do we do so?

  16 November

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  To Crypto or Not to Crypto... Is It a Good Investment for Me?

  Most of us will have heard that cryptocurrencies are not the most stable investment… In fact, they have become quite infamous for their volatility! In recent years, they have even been known to both sky rocket and crash off the back of an Elon Musk tweet.

  9 November

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  Everything You Need to Know About Cryptocurrency

  We are finally jumping on the bandwagon and crossing over to the dark side… Welcome to the world of cryptocurrency! Tune into today’s episode to learn all the basics you need to know to get started. We discuss what crypto actually is, how it works and why it’s so damn popular.

  2 November

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  What the CEO of Adore Beauty Thinks About Investing in Beauty

  Adore Beauty was the largest female-led IPO in Australian stock market history. On today’s episode, CEO Tennealle O'Shannessy gives us her best elevator pitch for why Adore Beauty is a great investment (cough cough, TimTams).

  26 October

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  How Froomes is Investing to Make a Million Dollars

  From a lockdown boredom idea of trying to double $500 in one week, to rolling a cryptocurrency wave, Lucinda Price (best known as Frooomes) has settled with the idea of investing money for the long term in order to reach millionaire status.

  19 October

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  Why Are My Stocks in the Red?

  Have your stocks been down recently? Potentially seen some headlines about an imminent market crash? Well hey, volatility and surprises seem to be the never ending gift of 2021! On today’s episode we break down three of the biggest news stories that are playing a role in the current share market volatility.

  12 October

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  Deepdive into ETFs | YIGC with The Leungway

  We know how much the YIGC community loves an ETF, so this episode is all about taking our knowledge a step further. Today we are speaking to Jess Leung, the wonderful person behind one of our favourite investing Instagrams @theleungway and ETF portfolio manager at Betshares.

  5 October