Get Started Investing

We're dropping in a special bonus episode - our latest podcast from the Equity Mates team - The Dive. In this episode, Brisbane, Australia’s third largest city, was announced it was selected to host the 2032 Olympics. And when it happens, the eyes of the world will turn to Australia. No small amount of eyeballs either - when Tokyo hosted, the Olympics reached more than 3 billion viewers. Yet, despite all the attention… the Olympics is a terrible business proposition. A study from Oxford found that since 1960, every Olympics has run over budget, by an average of 172%. Today Sascha and Darcy ask - exactly how bad a financial decision is hosting the Olympics?

Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected].

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Want more Equity Mates? Come to our website and explore! You’ll find information on our full network of shows, including our Equity Mates Investing Podcast, book recommendations, blogs, news, and more. 

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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. 

All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. 

The hosts of Get Started Investing are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. 

Do not take financial advice from a podcast. 

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. 

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

Over the next couple of weeks we;re doing a couple of episodes chatting to the Get Started Investing community, and it got us thinking about us as beginner investors.

Here’s a few things we wish we knew when we were starting out investing as students in our Canberra dorm.

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

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Order Get Started Investing on Booktopia or Amazon now. 

If you want to let Alec or Bryce know what you think of an episode, contact them here. 

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

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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. 

All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. 

The hosts of Get Started Investing are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. 

Do not take financial advice from a podcast. 

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. 

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network. 

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

Simon Harvey has just joined the Equity Mates team as Head of Product, and keeping with tradition, Bryce and Alec have placed a microphone in front of him to garner some of the investing wisdom Simon has gathered over his investing journey, both in the U.K, and here in Australia.

Simon gives some insightful perspective on the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement and how he was inspired by first hearing a podcast with Mr. Money Moustache. Also mentioned in this episode - Aussie Firebug

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

*****

Order Get Started Investing on Booktopia or Amazon now. 

If you want to let Alec or Bryce know what you think of an episode, contact them here. 

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

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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. 

*****

Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. 

The hosts of Get Started Investing are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. 

Do not take financial advice from a podcast. 

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. 

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network. 

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

The Federal Budget for 2022 was delivered last Tuesday here in Australia.

So the big question is ... Does this matter for the stock market?

Bryce and Ren are joined by our Equity mates Chief Economist - Thomas (from the hugely popular Equity Mates podcast ... Comedian v Economist)

If you've ever wanted to know what the terms 'Fiscal policy' & 'Monetary policy' refer to ... then be prepared to be enlightened.

Rest assured this episode is all out ensuring you can understand the Budget terms 101, phrases, meanings, reasons, and impacts.

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

*****

Order Get Started Investing on Booktopia or Amazon now. 

If you want to let Alec or Bryce know what you think of an episode, contact them here. 

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

*****

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. 

*****

Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. 

The hosts of Get Started Investing are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. 

Do not take financial advice from a podcast. 

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. 

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network. 

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

We've gone out to the Equity Mates community and will answer the most common new investor questions in this week's episode. From the brand of hair wax Bryce uses, to a useful 'plan of attack' in current market volatile times.Is it best to dollar cost average, weekly, monthly, or fortnightly? What are the best ETF's for a core portfolio? What is leverage and why is it not a good idea to include when starting out investing? What is a thematic?

This episode is full of great investing tips.

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

*****

Order Get Started Investing on Booktopia or Amazon now. 

If you want to let Alec or Bryce know what you think of an episode, contact them here. 

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

*****

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. 

*****

Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. 

The hosts of Get Started Investing are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. 

Do not take financial advice from a podcast. 

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. 

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network. 

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

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 | Cathie Wood 

Bryce | Jim Simmons 

Alec | Seth Klarman 

Maddy | Emma Fisher 

ETF 

Bryce | ASX:GGUS

Alec | ASX:GEAR 

Maddy | NYSEARCA: ARKK

Sophie | ASX: HGEN 

Stock 

Alec | Interactive Corp - IAC

Maddy | Unity Software   

Sophie | Block 

Bryce | Berkshire Hathaway 

Best investing book 

Maddy | Red Notice 

Sophie | One Up On Wall Street 

Bryce | Get Started Investing  

Alec | Millenial Money

Advice 

Sophie | To make three month goals 

Bryce | Always have cash on the side 

Alec | Every major technological breakthrough is investable  

Maddy | Know what you own and know why you own it. 

Order Get Started Investing on Booktopia or Amazon now. 

If you want to let Alec or Bryce know what you think of an episode, contact them here. 

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

Want more Equity Mates? Come to our website and explore! You’ll find information on our full network of shows, including our Equity Mates Investing Podcast, book recommendations, blogs, news, and more. 

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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. 

*****

Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. 

The hosts of Get Started Investing are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. 

Do not take financial advice from a podcast. 

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. 

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

The growing popularity of ETF's (exchange-traded funds) among the Equity Mates Community continues. The industry received record net inflows into existing ETFs and a number of successful new launches in 2021. Investors have shown a growing appetite for theme-based ETFs while maintaining similar enthusiasm for active and environmental, social, and governance factor-based ETFs.

We came across some data about the biggest inflows and outflows for ETFs in 2021. Thanks to Morningstar.

There were 5 ETFs that had over $800 million net inflow and 4 ETFs that had over $100 million net outflows. 

We can learn a lot about investor preferences from this data, so in this episode, Bryce & Alec unpack and discuss the top 5 most loved, and the top 5 least fav ETF's for 2021.

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

*****

Order Get Started Investing on Booktopia or Amazon now. 

If you want to let Alec or Bryce know what you think of an episode, contact them here. 

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

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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. 

*****

Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. 

The hosts of Get Started Investing are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. 

Do not take financial advice from a podcast. 

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. 

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network. 

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

Arguably history’s greatest investor, Warren Buffett is Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire Hathaway owns a variety of companies outright and then has a massive stock portfolio as well.

It’s that time of year again, Warren Buffett has released his annual letter. These letters are often recommended as the #1 resource for a beginner investor, so in this episode Bryce and Alec give some perspective around who Warren Buffett is, and why he is so well regarded and respected by investors across the globe, and more importantly, what YOU can glean from this incredibly wise share market investor.

The lads give some special take-aways from letters of past years, and unpack and explain this years letter in simple to understand terms.

Here is a list of all the Warren Buffett letters including the current one.

And some wonderful book recommendations to further your investing knowledge courtesy of Warren Buffett.

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

*****

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. 

Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. 

The hosts of Get Started Investing are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. 

Do not take financial advice from a podcast.  For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.  Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network. 

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

Micro investing is a clever way to Get Started Investing in the markets. 41% of our Equity Mates community currently use a micro investing platform.

In simple terms, micro investing is where a broker will pool investor money to buy one unit. In Australia you can micro invest with as little as 1cent.

Micro investing gives us the ability to invest in small amounts, it can automate and allow us to set & forget. But most of all it reduces the media and market 'noise' ... by limiting our choice and relive us from worrying about losing big chunks of money.

In today's conversation, Bryce and Alec discuss whether micro investing is 'a thing' anymore.

Order Get Started Investing on Booktopia or Amazon now. 

Want more Equity Mates? Come to our website and explore! You’ll find information on our full network of shows, including our Equity Mates Investing Podcast, book recommendations, blogs, news, and more. 

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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. 

*****

Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. 

The hosts of Get Started Investing are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. 

Do not take financial advice from a podcast. 

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. 

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network. 

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

There’s been a lot of chat about inflation recently, and if you’re only reading the headlines, you might be feeling concerned or confused about what it all means.

So in this episode Bryce and Alec answer the big questions we all have as investors.

What is inflation? Where are we seeing it today? Should you be looking to diversify into new investments now ... or stick to your long term ETF investment strategy?

Should you steer clear of tech ... or just strap in?

What’s an investor to do? It's all in this episode!

Here at Get Started Investing, we wanna get better every year. So each year we have our Community Survey. It's a way for us to better understand who you are, and what content you'd like us to create more of across all our podcast channels to help you on your investing journey. It takes about 15 minutes to complete, and as an incentive for completing the Community Survey, you'll go in the draw to win $500 bucks! For terms and conditions click here

Order Get Started Investing on Booktopia or Amazon now. 

Want more Equity Mates? Come to our website and explore! You’ll find information on our full network of shows, including our Equity Mates Investing Podcast, book recommendations, blogs, news, and more. 

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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. 

*****

Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. 

All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. 

The hosts of Get Started Investing are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. 

Do not take financial advice from a podcast. 

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. 

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network. 

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