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 time. In this episode you will learn: • Why Bryce and Alec started Equity Mates • Two key things Alec has learnt over the last 99 episodes. • The major lesson Bryce has taken away from the last two years. • How Alec and Bryce think about investing today • Why they look for companies with moats (long-term competitive advantages) and an ability to reinvest their profits • How thinking for the long-term gives you an advantage over professional investors • Why Seth Klarman's distinction between investing and speculating has been particularly helpful • What the boys think about the choice between picking stocks or taking the market average return

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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 then invested that money into income-producing stocks, to start building a passive income stream. In this episode you will learn: • About the power of Canna's very first dividend • All about the $1000 project • About the side hustles that Canna used to generate income on the side • Whats stocks and industries she invests in to generate a passive income • Some of Canna's top tips to saving to invest • Canna's two biggest myths of investing Stocks and resources discussed: • SugarMumma.TV • Sugar Mumma Website • The $1000 Project website • $1000 Project - Canna Campbell (book) • Motivated Money - Peter Thornhill • Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill • Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth - Ric Edelman • Harmonic Wealth - James Arthur Ray

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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 the richest men in history. He made his money in the early days of the oil industry and his company, Standard Oil, became the largest oil refiner in the world. While you may not have heard of Standard Oil, you are likely familiar with some of the companies that grew out of it. After Standard Oil was broken up in 1911 many of the companies developed into oil giants in their own right and rebranded over the next century. Some companies that were once part of Standard Oil - Exxon, Mobil, Amoco and Chevron. If you want to read along - Click here for Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr. For our February book - Click here for The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks If you haven't signed up for our Next Top Trader Competition - Click here to do it now!

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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 sign up for our Next Top Trader competition - https://comp.nexttoptrader.com.au/ In this episode you will learn: • The effect that currency movements have on your overseas investments & how you can benefit from a weak Australian dollar • About Ethical ETFs and how to determine how 'ethical' they really are • What we think about investing in wine • How you should balance paying off your mortgage and getting money into the market • The best way to get paid your dividends - cash or in extra shares (aka dividend reinvestment) • How you can invest in an industry like eSports and what are some of the best ways to do it • Whether there are any ETFs or funds that mimic Joel Greenblatt's 'Little Book that Beats the Market' strategy Stocks and Resources Discussed: • Canstar top 10 ethical funds 2018 • Ratesetter • Article on Goldman Sachs' eSports Projections • eSports related companies discussed: eSports Mogul (ASX: ESH), Take Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO), Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), Nintendo (TYO: 7974), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), TenCent Holdings (HKG: 0700), Logitech (SWX: LOGN), Sony (TYO: 6758) • Value ETFs Discussed: US Quantitative Value ETF (BATS: QVAL) and International Quantitative Value ETF (BATS: IVAL)

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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 you want to ask questions for next month, jump on the Ask Us Anything section of our website or hit us up on social media. In this episode you will learn: • The tax implications of investing and what you need to report • How Alec was wrong about A2 Milk in 2017, and what that can tell us about Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratios • Whether there are any Stake-like platforms that offer free brokerage for the Australian market • How young people should balance investing for their future and saving for big purchases (i.e. house, car). • If you're married or de facto, how you should set up your investing accounts • The key metrics investors should keep track of Stocks and Resources Discussed: • ATO Share Investing Fact Sheet 'You and Your Shares 2018' • A2 Milk (ASX: A2M) • First Home Super Saver Scheme

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Episodes don't get much bigger than this. To kick off, we've got something really exciting to announce. Something we've been working on over summer. Something that might see you winning a trip to New York and walking the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Wouldn't that be something! 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. To take the first step to win your free trip to New York head to: www.nexttoptrader.com.au

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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 you will learn: • Recap of 2018 bold predictions - who won and who lost • How our 2018 Stock of Year picks went • What we're predicting will happen in the year ahead

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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 about researching a company, and how we begin to formulate a thesis. In this episode, we discuss Prime Financial Group (ASX: PFG), an integrated Accounting, Wealth Management and Capital advisory firm for Business Owners and Family Groups. In this episode you will learn: • About the three main pillars that makeup Prime Financial • The main drivers of revenue for Prime Financial • How Prime Financial has taken an interesting approach in the Venture Capital space • How it's possible they have a market cap of $15m, yet $60m in assets • The term "goodwill" and how it impacts profitability • About intangible assets, and how they impact profitability Stocks and resources discussed: • Prime Financial website • Prime Financial ASX website • Prime Financial Investor Relations page • Prime Financial Yahoo page • Prime Financial FY18 annual report

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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 about researching a company, and how we begin to formulate a thesis. In this episode, we discuss Doriemus PLC (ASX Code: DOR), a British oil and gas company. In this episode you will learn: • The main functions of Doriemus PLC • How it differs from your traditional oil and gas company • Why understanding the skills of the management team is important • The companies key financials and how they differ to previous years • How to apply a valuation method to an oil company • What impact little to no revenue has on the valuation of the company • The resources and processes we used to find all of this information Stocks and resources discussed: • Doriemus PLC Website • Doriemus PLC Investor Relations page • Doriemus PLC FY17 Annual Report • Doriemus PLC ASX Website • Doriemus PLC Yahoo Finance

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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 GPT Group (ASX Code: GPT). In this episode, you will learn: • What a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is • The real estate assets that GPT Group own and manage • How the downturn in the residential housing market has affected GPT's assets and share price • What are some of the key metrics you use when examining a REIT • How to read a REIT's financial statement, and why the net profit number can be misleading • How the market values REIT's • The key differences between a Real Estate ETF and a Real Estate Investment Trust • A few different ways you can short the real estate market Stocks and Resources Discussed: • GPT Group Website • GPT Group Investor Relations Page • Yahoo Finance - GPT Group • Article: Top 3 Inverse Real Estate ETFs

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