Get Started Investing

Hey! 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. We go through some of the most common mistakes out there, so you hopefully don’t make them yourself. If you want to let Alec or Bryce know what you think of an episode, contact them here. 

Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:

• $50-$200 OFF some amazing investing courses by our friend-of-the-show, Owen
• Track your investment portfolio with Sharesight.
• Get a free stock when you sign-up to Stake, using the code EQUITYMATES
• Get exclusive access to our favourite data and insights platform, TIKR
• Take the emotion out of investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold and Silver with micro-investing app, Bamboo. Use EQUITY MATES for $10 when you sign-up
• Get $15 of Bitcoin, using one of our favourite crypto-currency exchanges, Swyftx
• Get free trades if you plan to use the broker SelfWealth

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Any views expressed by the podcast host or any guest are their own and do not represent the views of Equity Mates Media or any other employer or associated organisation.

Always remember, all information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Equity Mates are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Produce Disclosure Statement (PDS) and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

For more information head to our Disclaimer Page, where you can find resources to search for a registered financial professional near you.

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

Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:

• $50-$200 OFF some amazing investing courses by our friend-of-the-show, Owen
• Track your investment portfolio with Sharesight.
• Get a free stock when you sign-up to Stake, using the code EQUITYMATES
• Get exclusive access to our favourite data and insights platform, TIKR
• Take the emotion out of investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold and Silver with micro-investing app, Bamboo. Use EQUITY MATES for $10 when you sign-up
• Get $15 of Bitcoin, using one of our favourite crypto-currency exchanges, Swyftx
• Get free trades if you plan to use the broker SelfWealth

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Any views expressed by the podcast host or any guest are their own and do not represent the views of Equity Mates Media or any other employer or associated organisation.

Always remember, all information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Equity Mates are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Produce Disclosure Statement (PDS) and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

For more information head to our Disclaimer Page, where you can find resources to search for a registered financial professional near you.

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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.

Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:

• $50-$200 OFF some amazing investing courses by our friend-of-the-show, Owen
• Track your investment portfolio with Sharesight.
• Get a free stock when you sign-up to Stake, using the code EQUITYMATES
• Get exclusive access to our favourite data and insights platform, TIKR
• Take the emotion out of investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold and Silver with micro-investing app, Bamboo. Use EQUITY MATES for $10 when you sign-up
• Get $15 of Bitcoin, using one of our favourite crypto-currency exchanges, Swyftx
• Get free trades if you plan to use the broker SelfWealth

*****

Any views expressed by the podcast host or any guest are their own and do not represent the views of Equity Mates Media or any other employer or associated organisation.

Always remember, all information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Equity Mates are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Produce Disclosure Statement (PDS) and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

For more information head to our Disclaimer Page, where you can find resources to search for a registered financial professional near you.

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Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – Equity Mates 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.

Want more Equity Mates? Come to our website and subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more at or check out our Youtube...

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We continue our chapter series with a deep dive into all your questions about assets! An asset is any resource that can be owned or controlled and has economic value. Everything from your house or your car, to a business’ intellectual property, are assets. 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...

Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:

• $50-$200 OFF some amazing investing courses by our friend-of-the-show, Owen
• Track your investment portfolio with Sharesight.
• Get a free stock when you sign-up to Stake, using the code EQUITYMATES
• Get exclusive access to our favourite data and insights platform, TIKR
• Take the emotion out of investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold and Silver with micro-investing app, Bamboo. Use EQUITY MATES for $10 when you sign-up
• Get $15 of Bitcoin, using one of our favourite crypto-currency exchanges, Swyftx
• Get free trades if you plan to use the broker SelfWealth

*****

Any views expressed by the podcast host or any guest are their own and do not represent the views of Equity Mates Media or any other employer or associated organisation.

Always remember, all information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Equity Mates are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Produce Disclosure Statement (PDS) and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

For more information head to our Disclaimer Page, where you can find resources to search for a registered financial professional near you.

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Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – Equity Mates 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.

Want more Equity Mates? Come to our website and subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast...

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On today's episode, 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. We had so much fun on this episode together, and loved sharing the mic with Alisha, who came armed with all the questions she's always wanted to put to Bryce and Alec.

Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:

• $50-$200 OFF some amazing investing courses by our friend-of-the-show, Owen
• Track your investment portfolio with Sharesight.
• Get a free stock when you sign-up to Stake, using the code EQUITYMATES
• Get exclusive access to our favourite data and insights platform, TIKR
• Take the emotion out of investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold and Silver with micro-investing app, Bamboo. Use EQUITY MATES for $10 when you sign-up
• Get $15 of Bitcoin, using one of our favourite crypto-currency exchanges, Swyftx
• Get free trades if you plan to use the broker SelfWealth

*****

Any views expressed by the podcast host or any guest are their own and do not represent the views of Equity Mates Media or any other employer or associated organisation.

Always remember, all information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Equity Mates are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Produce Disclosure Statement (PDS) and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

For more information head to our Disclaimer Page, where you can find resources to search for a registered financial professional near you.

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In the third of our GSI chapters, we start putting the elements together. We’ve spoken about passive and active investing styles, and you can probably identify what kind of investor you are now. We've gone through characteristics that define the different styles of active investing, and now we want to pull it all together, to lay out some practical steps and actions so you can just step into your investing style. 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 ...

Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:

• $50-$200 OFF some amazing investing courses by our friend-of-the-show, Owen
• Track your investment portfolio with Sharesight.
• Get a free stock when you sign-up to Stake, using the code EQUITYMATES
• Get exclusive access to our favourite data and insights platform, TIKR
• Take the emotion out of investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold and Silver with micro-investing app, Bamboo. Use EQUITY MATES for $10 when you sign-up
• Get $15 of Bitcoin, using one of our favourite crypto-currency exchanges, Swyftx
• Get free trades if you plan to use the broker SelfWealth

*****

Any views expressed by the podcast host or any guest are their own and do not represent the views of Equity Mates Media or any other employer or associated organisation.

Always remember, all information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Equity Mates are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Produce Disclosure Statement (PDS) and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

For more information head to our Disclaimer Page, where you can find resources to search for a registered financial professional near you.

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This is the second of our three part series on Investing Styles! In Part 1 - we covered what we mean when we discuss ‘investing styles’, and what to weigh up when deciding between active v passive. What we discovered, is that decision is easy - buy and hold market indexes, managed funds or broad thematic ETFs. If you've decided you might be active however, then there is so much choice around the different styles you could be pursuing... so in this episode Alec and Bryce look at the different styles of active investing available - through a game!

Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:

• $50-$200 OFF some amazing investing courses by our friend-of-the-show, Owen
• Track your investment portfolio with Sharesight.
• Get a free stock when you sign-up to Stake, using the code EQUITYMATES
• Get exclusive access to our favourite data and insights platform, TIKR
• Take the emotion out of investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold and Silver with micro-investing app, Bamboo. Use EQUITY MATES for $10 when you sign-up
• Get $15 of Bitcoin, using one of our favourite crypto-currency exchanges, Swyftx
• Get free trades if you plan to use the broker SelfWealth

*****

Any views expressed by the podcast host or any guest are their own and do not represent the views of Equity Mates Media or any other employer or associated organisation.

Always remember, all information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Equity Mates are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Produce Disclosure Statement (PDS) and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

For more information head to our Disclaimer Page, where you can find resources to search for a registered financial professional near you.

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Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – Equity Mates 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.

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We loved the narrative arc of our original 12 part series, so we’re going to try and bring that back with GSI. This is the first of our new chapters series, where we’ll be doing chapters of multiple episodes unpacking one key concept. So, the first chapter, is the #1 topic for the Get Started Investing community: what are investing styles In this episode we discuss why they matter and how you can determine what style might be right for you.

Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:

• $50-$200 OFF some amazing investing courses by our friend-of-the-show, Owen
• Track your investment portfolio with Sharesight.
• Get a free stock when you sign-up to Stake, using the code EQUITYMATES
• Get exclusive access to our favourite data and insights platform, TIKR
• Take the emotion out of investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold and Silver with micro-investing app, Bamboo. Use EQUITY MATES for $10 when you sign-up
• Get $15 of Bitcoin, using one of our favourite crypto-currency exchanges, Swyftx
• Get free trades if you plan to use the broker SelfWealth

*****

Make sure you don't miss anything Equity Mates related by signing up to our email list. And visit this page if you love everything Equity Mates and want to support our work.

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Any views expressed by the podcast host or any guest are their own and do not represent the views of Equity Mates Media or any other employer or associated organisation.

Always remember, all information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Equity Mates are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Produce Disclosure Statement (PDS) and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

For more information head to our Disclaimer Page, where you can find resources to search for a registered financial professional near you.

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Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – Equity Mates 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.

Want more Equity Mates? Come to our website and subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more at or check out our

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Melissa Browne is not only an accountant, ex-financial advisor and entrepreneur, but also a financial wellness advocate, financial coach and occasional therapist, alongside finding work as an educator, speaker, advisor and an owner of multiple businesses.

She's been a multi-award winning serial entrepreneur: as co-founder of The Money Barre, a financial planning firm for Gen X and Y; the co-founder & Director of Business at Thinkers.inq, an innovative long day Preschool based on creative and critical thinking; and until 2019 (when Melissa sold the business to an ASX listed accounting firm), she was CEO of A&TA, an award winning Accounting Firm.

Today she joins Alec and Bryce to talk about investing, financial advisors, key tips and lessons, and ask Melissa to talk about the memories and lessons of her first investment, her approach to 'financial adulting', and where to start when you finally decided to sort your money out.

Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:

• $50-$200 OFF some amazing investing courses by our friend-of-the-show, Owen
• Track your investment portfolio with Sharesight.
• Get a free stock when you sign-up to Stake, using the code EQUITYMATES
• Get exclusive access to our favourite data and insights platform, TIKR
• Take the emotion out of investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold and Silver with micro-investing app, Bamboo. Use EQUITY MATES for $10 when you sign-up
• Get $15 of Bitcoin, using one of our favourite crypto-currency exchanges, Swyftx
• Get free trades if you plan to use the broker SelfWealth

*****

Any views expressed by the podcast host or any guest are their own and do not represent the views of Equity Mates Media or any other employer or associated organisation.

Always remember, all information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Equity Mates are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Produce Disclosure Statement (PDS) and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

For more information head to our Disclaimer Page, where you can find resources to search for a registered financial professional near...

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Melissa Browne is not only an accountant, ex-financial advisor and entrepreneur, but also a financial wellness advocate, financial coach and occasional therapist, alongside finding work as an educator, speaker, advisor and an owner of multiple businesses.

She's been a multi-award winning serial entrepreneur: as co-founder of The Money Barre, a financial planning firm for Gen X and Y; the co-founder & Director of Business at Thinkers.inq, an innovative long day Preschool based on creative and critical thinking; and until 2019 (when Melissa sold the business to an ASX listed accounting firm), she was CEO of A&TA, an award winning Accounting Firm.

Today she joins Alec and Bryce to talk about investing, financial advisors, key tips and lessons, and ask Melissa to talk about the memories and lessons of her first investment, her approach to 'financial adulting', and where to start when you finally decided to sort your money out.

Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:

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Make sure you don't miss anything Equity Mates related by signing up to our email list. And visit this page if you love everything Equity Mates and want to support our work.

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Any views expressed by the podcast host or any guest are their own and do not represent the views of Equity Mates Media or any other employer or associated organisation.

Always remember, all information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Equity Mates are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Produce Disclosure Statement (PDS) and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

For more information head to our Disclaimer Page, where you can find resources to search for a registered financial professional near you.

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Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – Equity Mates 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.

Want more Equity Mates? Come to our website and subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more at or check out our Youtube channel.

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