Get Started Investing

How are you planning to build your wealth this year?

We're kicking off the year with a 5-part series designed to get you feeling confident about your financial future by helping you set up 2025 as your best financial year yet. Whether you're just starting out or looking to level up your money game, this series is for you. 

Pulling it all together in this final episode, we share our full financial plans for the year ahead:

• Our financial goals 
• What we’re working on improving 
• How we’re saving to invest 
• What we’re buying in our core portfolio 
• What else we’ll be investing in 

But wait, there's more! 📘 We've created a free '2025 Financial Success Handbook' to help you put everything into action. For this episode, we’ve included a reflection exercise that will help you nut out your plan for the year.

👉 Grab your free handbook here https://x40s1z0ymjt.typeform.com/to/i3fZZeRq

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•Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest

•Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re unpacking the ETFs and stocks that could help you build a winning portfolio this year. In this episode you will:

• Learn about 3 common portfolio constructions and what you can be buying in 2025 to build or tweak them.
• Hear key stocks to watch this year.
• Discover what listeners on this journey are adding to their portfolio.

This is Part 4 of a 5-part series designed to help you make 2025 your best financial year yet. Start from the first episode to gain the knowledge and skills to confidently tackle the year ahead and smash your financial goals.

Links / References:

• 👉 Grab your free handbook here
• Our DHHF & GHHF episode
• Our VDHG episode

If you enjoy what we do, help us by completing the Equity Mates Community Survey

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Want more Equity Mates?

• Sign up to our daily news email 
• Listen to our original podcast: Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)
• Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
• Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Using the best tools can make all the difference to your financial success. In this episode we go through the top 5 High Interest Saving Accounts, Investing Apps and Brokers that you should be using in 2025.

We cover:

• How to make the most of your money with the best HISA 
• Best Apps to take out the stress of day to day management 
• Best brokers to Grow your wealth as efficiently as possible

This is Part 3 of a 5-part series designed to help you make 2025 your best financial year yet. Listen to part 1 and 2 where we covered how to check the health of your financial basics and Increase your savings rate.

👉 Grab your free handbook here

📘 We've created a free '2025 Financial Success Handbook' to help you put everything into action. For this episode, you'll get: Resource guides for the best accounts, brokers and apps.

*Note: Superhero trades are now $2 not $5 as stated in the episode

If you enjoy what we do, help us by completing the Equity Mates Community Survey

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Want more Equity Mates?

• Sign up to our daily news email 
• Listen to our original podcast: Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)
• Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
• Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're kicking off the year with a 5-part series designed to get you feeling confident about your financial future by helping you set up 2025 as your best financial year yet. Whether you're just starting out or looking to level up your money game, this series is for you. 

In this second episode, we're tackling the single most impactful figure in building wealth- your savings rate. We go through:

• Setting number driven goals vs being intentional
• basics of building a budget (that you will actually stick to)
• how we are maximising our savings so we can invest

But wait, there's more! 📘 We've created a free '2025 Financial Success Handbook' to help you put everything into action. For this episode, you'll get:

• A 'Budget Basics' checklist
• Money mindset reflection exercise
• Resource guides for saving and budgeting

👉 Grab your free handbook here

Thank you to PocketSmith for sponsoring this episode and helping keep all of our content free. If you want to try PocketSmith for yourself, hit this link to get 50% off your first two months of PocketSmith’s Foundation plan! You can also check out their Money Methodologies for more tips.

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Want more Equity Mates?

• Sign up to our daily news email 
• Listen to our original podcast: Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)
• Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
• Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ready to make 2025 your best financial year yet?

We're kicking off the year with a 5-part series designed to transform your financial confidence and set you up for success. Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to level up your money game, this series is for you.

In this episode, we tackle the crucial first step: setting up healthy financial foundations. We break down:

• The 4 non-negotiables of a solid money setup: Tackling Debt, Building an Emergency Fund, Superannuation and Insurance 
• How to identify gaps in your financial foundation
• Simple steps to strengthen your each pillar of your base

Links mentioned:

We believe that financial success really is for everyone so we've created the free '2025 Financial Success Handbook' - your ultimate companion for this series. For this episode, you'll get:

• A step-by-step Financial Health Check checklist (no guesswork needed).
• Resources for mastering each of the 4 financial foundations.

👉 Download your free handbook here

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0:00 Intro

3:07 The finance foundation

3:28 Our community financial goals for 2025

4:30 Emergency Fund

8:54 Insurance

10:23 Superannuation

12:31 Get out of debt

17:16 Conclusion

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Want more Equity Mates?

• Listen to our original podcast: Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)
• Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
• Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s our final episode of the year, It’s time to get personal. After much chatter from our Equity Mates Community…we reveal how our Portfolios performed in 2024! 

We cover: 

• Who’s performed better? 
• Full breakdown of how our Core and Satellite holdings performed 
• Were there surprising? 
• Lessons about investing we’ve gained from our portfolio performance this year 

Links Referenced: 

Bryce’s call about portfolio leverage with Charlie Viola EMI 

Core and Satellite episode 

Buy Don’t Stress, Just Invest as an xmas pressie or for some summer reading!

Have an investing question? Record a voice note or send us a message on our website and we'll answer it on the podcast.

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Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets at 6am every weekday morning. It'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.

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Want more Equity Mates?

• Listen to our original podcast: Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)
• Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
• Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The year is almost over, but the chance to give your superannuation a boost is not over yet! In this episode we go through the steps you can take today, to gift your future self the best present possible, $$$ in retirement!

We cover: 

• Why maximise super?
• Ways to boost your super savings in 2024
• How to check if you’ve maxed out the concessional cap

Links Referenced: 

• Listen to our episode comparing super performance
• ATO resources for checking your concessional contribution cap

Have an investing question? Record a voice note or send us a message on our website and we'll answer it on the podcast.

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Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets delivered to your inbox at 6am every weekday morning. Short, sharp, to the point, it'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.

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Want more Equity Mates?

• Listen to our original podcast: Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)
• Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
• Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Betashares Global Cyber Security ETF (HACK) the best thematic etf on the asx? In this episode we try to answer that question. With trillions of dollars pouring into the cyber security market, it’s an enticing sector to add to the portfolio. Ren certainly thought so- this was his first ever etf…and he’s still holding! 

In this episode we cover:

• The impressive growth of cybersecurity
• HACK’s performance, fees, holdings and more
• The skills to unpack any etf 

Links Referenced: 

• A200 episode
• Learn more about Core and Satellite
• Listen to Katrina Burns on Equity Mates
• Record a voice note or send us a question on our website and we'll answer it on the podcast.

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Want more Equity Mates?

• Listen to our original podcast: Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)
• Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
• Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Aussie ETF market is booming! With over 50 new ETFs launched in 2024 and nearly 400 in total now available, it’s easy to overlook some great options. Don’t miss out—this episode is your shortcut to discovering the hottest new ETFs on the block.

We cover:

• 2024 highlights; a snapshot of this year's new arrivals.
• Community favourites; The most popular new ETFs among the Equity Mates community
• Top performers: A round up of best-performing new ETFs.
• Our picks: The new ETFs we’re most excited about adding to our portfolios.

Links:

• Check out our episode on the new defence ETFs
• Morningstar list
• ETFs: LEND, GARP, GHHF, VBTC, GXLD, G200, FCAP, PAVE, BSUB, BTXX, DAVA, MTUM
• Join our discussion group on Facebook!
• Have a question? Reckon we do ETF hottest 100? Let us know.

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Want more Equity Mates?

• Listen to our original podcast: Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)
• Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
• Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some people will tell you Investing is a fast moving, always changing, enigma-filled game. You might even sometimes feel that way, especially as a beginner. But we are here to tell you- it’s not as elusive as you think. There are some rules about investing that never change. In this episode, we bring you 5 things that will ALWAYS apply, no matter when you invest or how big (or small) your portfolio. 

Linked referenced: 

• Listen to pocketsmith episodes on Equity Mates and Get Started Investing
• Buy our book;  Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Have an investing question? Record a voice note or send us a message on our website and we'll answer it on the podcast.

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Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets delivered to your inbox at 6am every weekday morning. Short, sharp, to the point, it'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.

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Want more Equity Mates?

• Listen to our original podcast: Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)
• Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
• Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. 

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. 

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.