Equity Mates Investing Podcast

Now with Australia's Next Top Trader behind us, it's time to go back and answer all the questions that have come in over the last 2 months. There have been so many great ones! We've endeavoured to answer as many as we can, and will post answers to those that we haven't, on the forum on our website. In this episode you will learn: • our thoughts on investing for your child's future, and what assets you could consider • how the holdings in an index fund work - it might surprise you! • why we stopped our model portfolio, and when we plan to bring it back! • our thoughts on SelfWealth and other online brokers • what shorting is, and how it is different from placing a 'long' investment • where to go to get a list of all of our essential episodesKeep the questions coming in, we love it, and they're so beneficial for everyone! How to Get Involved in Equity Mates: • Equity Mates Website • Ask Us Anything Page • Thought Starters • Equity Mates Facebook Page • Facebook Discussion Group • Instagram • Equity Mates Twitter • Email ([email protected]) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Superannuation - something everyone has and very few people pay attention to. Most people are aware of the importance of making the right Super decisions, but a lot of the time it gets put into the 'too hard' basket. In this episode we hope to make things a little bit clearer. We've been receiving plenty of questions from listeners (and we'll do a big Ask Us Anything episode soon) but we wanted to pull out some questions about Super and do a separate episode on them. We also talk about our personal Superannuation set ups and how we chose the funds we're currently with. In this episode you will learn about: • The differences between a Superannuation account and an investment account • The tax advantages that comes with Superannuation contributions • Why your investing goals should affect how much you put into your Super • What strategy should you adopt in your Super account • A good rule of thumb for equity/bond split in your Super • How both of the boys set up their Super and the key things they look for when choosing their Super providers How to Get Involved in Equity Mates: • Equity Mates Website • Ask Us Anything Page • Thought Starters • Equity Mates Facebook Page • Facebook Discussion Group • Instagram (search: equitymates_investingpodcast) • Equity Mates Twitter • Email ([email protected]) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past six weeks we've been watching some of Australia's best university students battle it out for the title of 'Australia's Next Top Trader'. With the competition finished, we've recorded this episode to wrap it up and look back on the past 6 weeks. While we're not ready to announce the competition winner, we can announce the winner of the competition within the competition: who won between Bryce and Ren? In this episode you will learn about: • The movement of major US markets over the past 6 weeks and how that compared to Australia • Oil's incredible run and how some of the major indices are tracking • Notable highlights from last week's quarterly earnings results announcements • What you should be watching in US markets over the coming weeks • How Bryce and Ren ended the Next Top Trader Competition • The key lessons the boys learnt from the past 6 weeks Stocks and Resources Discussed: • Next Top Trader Website How to Get Involved in Equity Mates: • Equity Mates Website • Ask Us Anything Page • Thought Starters • Equity Mates Facebook Page • Facebook Discussion Group • Instagram (search: equitymates_investingpodcast) • Equity Mates Twitter • Email ([email protected]) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier this year, we each picked one company to be our 'stock of the year'. With the first quarter of the year past we thought it would be a good time to take stock and see how they're going. In this episode you will learn about: • The companies Bryce and Alec chose for Stock of the Year • Why Alec's pick has actually gone backwards • The key industry drivers of Australia's horticultural industry • Why your fresh fruit and vegetables are getting more expensive at the local shops • Why Bryce's pick is doing well • The massive disruptions in the baby goods industry over the past couple of years • How Baby Bunting is competing against online retailers • A Discounted Cash Flow analysis of each company Stocks and Resources Discussed: • Costa Group Holdings (ASX: CGC) • Baby Bunting Group (ASX: BBN) • Money Chimp Discount Cash Flow Calculator How to Get Involved in Equity Mates: • Equity Mates Website • Ask Us Anything Page • Thought Starters • Equity Mates Facebook Page • Facebook Discussion Group • Instagram (search: equitymates_investingpodcast) • Equity Mates Twitter • Email ([email protected]) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As always, we start this week with an episode that recaps the last 5 days of market trading in the US, the jostling of positions on the leaderboard of Next Top Trader, and a review of our portfolios. With Ren maintaining his lead over Bryce, we look at both of the portfolio's performances and discuss what our strategy is going to be for the last week of the competition. Alec is sitting pretty, so Bryce needs to pull a rabbit out of a hat if he's to have any chance of getting ahead. We discuss why Walt Disney and Comcast Corp both had great weeks, and review another solid week of growth on the NASDAQ that has taken it to new all-time highs. Last week Ren put a trade on for a 3x leveraged inverse-financials ETF, expecting that the big banks would report underwhelming results, however, this wasn't the case... Tune in for all the latest. There's only one week of Australia's Next Top Trader to go and the competition is tight at the top. This time next week, we will have a winner! Stay tuned. How to Get Involved in Equity Mates: • Equity Mates Website • Ask Us Anything Page • Thought Starters • Equity Mates Facebook Page • Facebook Discussion Group • Instagram • Equity Mates Twitter • Email ([email protected]) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Packer's company Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) was in the headlines this week after it was revealed that US-based Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) was interested in a takeover. While Wynn are saying they are no longer interested in Crown, it got us here at Equity Mates interested in the Australian gambling industry. So here is our 'shallow dive' into the Australian gambling industry (think deep dive while trying to keep to our 20 min or less episode length). We plan to do more industry shallow dives in the future, so if you have an industry you want us to talk about hit us up via email, social media or the Ask Us Anything page on our website. In this episode you will learn about: • Wynn Resorts takeover offer for Crown Resorts and the reasons it was quickly taken off the table • Why Wynn's takeover price was $14.75/share but Crown's share price only rose to $14.08/share • A brief history of Australia's casino industry • The two major players in the industry and a few of the smaller operators • What are the growth drivers in the Australian and international casino industry Stocks and Resources Discussed: • Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) • Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) • The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: SGR) • SkyCity Entertainment Group (ASX: SKC) How to Get Involved in Equity Mates: • Equity Mates Website • Ask Us Anything Page • Thought Starters • Equity Mates Facebook Page • Facebook Discussion Group • Instagram (search: equitymates_investingpodcast) • Equity Mates Twitter • Email ([email protected]) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bullish momentum continued this week in the US, with the markets rising again, just like Ren's position on the leaderboard. With only two weeks to go for the competitors in Australia's Next Top Trader, it's getting to crunch time. In this week's update, we review the week that was in the US, and dive into our portfolios to see who is the better trader at this point in the competition. In this episode you will learn: • How the S&P500 and the NASDAQ performed last week • How the Brexit turmoil is impacting the pound • Oil is still on the rise, and why that is • Why Tesla had a shocking week • Harley Davidson reported positive sales numbers, and the impact it's having on their share price • Which company is benefiting from Boeing's issues with their 737 aircraft Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a solid 3 weeks of podcasts for Australia's Next Top Trader, we've now reached the point where we can switch our focus back to the core of Equity Mates - the Aussie market. This episode we go back to our roots, moving away from the US markets for the moment, to discuss what has happened on the markets in Australia while we've been dreaming of New York, and helping the contestants get there! In this episode you will learn: • what some of the best performing stocks were for the month of March • what some of the worst performing stocks were for the month of March • what we've decided to do with some of our cash in this low-rate environment • about Alec's value ETF and Bryce's approach to dividend yields Going forward, we will be changing the frequency of our shows to every Monday and Thursday. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're now about to launch into the 4th week of Australia's Next Top Trader, meaning we are at the halfway mark! A lot of traders are in the green, which is great news. Our top 10 are flying, and the race for top spot is really heating up. As usual, to start the week, we discuss the week that was on the US markets. We take a look at oil, the S&P500, the NASDAQ, and discuss the performance of our portfolios. As well as sitting down with Matt to discuss what stocks are hot, and what aren't so hot, we chat with Tiaan - a student from the University of Sydney, about his strategy for the competition, and broader investing approach. Tiaan has a technical approach to investing, and gives us a great insight into his way of determining which stocks to buy. Reminder: you can still join the comp, and there is still time to win. Head to https://www.nexttoptrader.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When placing an order to buy or sell your stocks, you may have noticed there are a few options you can choose from - market order, limit order or a stop order. Each order type has its advantages, and can be used in different situations, depending on what you are trying to achieve. Understanding what these order types mean, and how to execute them, will help you manage your risk and return. The most basic, and common, order type is the market order. In this episode we explain what it means and how it's executed. You would have heard us talk about the 'stop loss' and how it can be used to lock in your gains or limit your losses. If you've always wanted to know what we're talking about, then this is the episode for you. This is the last episode in our lesson series for Australia's Next Top Trader. We'll continue to bring you market updates and stock tips each Monday for the remainder of the comp, and will return to the regular Equity Mates content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Knowing when to buy and sell may be the difference between making a lot of money in this competition, and actually winning the trip to New York. So in this episode we offer some tips & tricks to help you think about the right time to get in or out of a stock. In this episode you will learn: • 3 possible strategies for timing your buy & sell decisions for this trading competition • Some key considerations when thinking about how much to buy and sell decisions Stocks and resources discussed: • Equity Mates Investing Glossary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No, we're not talking about the volume of your speakers. We're talking about the volume of trades. Volume, or the amount of a stock traded each day, is a key metric many investors use to help them make buying and selling decisions. When a stock is in demand, its price tends to go up, as there are more people wanting to buy than sell. Conversely, when a stock is out of favour by investors, and more are wanting to sell than buy, the price tends to be pushed down. Volume helps give you an indication of the favour of the stock - if it's in demand or not. This episode, we dissect volume, and how you can use it to benefit your investing decisions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At this point, you're a week into the competition and hopefully have started to make some money. As we enter Week 2, it is important you understand all the different options out there. So in this episode we break down the major categories companies are divided into on the share market, these are known as 'sectors'. Hopefully they give you a greater idea of all the investment options available to you. In this episode you will learn: • The 11 sectors the market is divided into: • Finance • Utilities • Consumer Discretionary • Consumer Staples • Energy • Healthcare • Industrials • Technology • Telecommunications • Materials • Real Estate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the second week of trading behind us, it's time to recap the week that was, and look forward to what's coming this week! The markets finished the week down, with a very bumpy ride on Friday night. Volatility shot up, gold hit highs, and utility companies performed well. Tech was hit, and weed cooled. In this episode we: • review the markets in the US for the last week • recap the trades that we made, and how they performed • discuss our strategy for the coming week • get some professional insight into the markets from Matt • talk about volatility, and how it can be traded • look at one of the hottest stocks of the year • get an insight into 4 stocks that are on Matt's watchlist A reminder that there is still time to win the competition if you haven't yet joined, or placed a trade. We have 4 weeks to go - a lot can happen in the markets during this time. Head to https://www.nexttoptrader.com.au to enter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The investing universe is massive. From individual companies to gold, from real estate to government debt - the options available to investors these days is unprecedented. However, this choice can also cause problems for investors, simply overwhelming them with choice and causing some of the best opportunities to never be found. In this episode, we're going to help simplify the options available by covering off the largest 3 - Stocks, ETFs and LICs (called closed-end funds in America). While there are more options out there, these are the major options available on Stake. In this episode you will learn: • Quick recap on stocks • About Exchange-Traded Funds and the options available for the competition via Stake. • What Listed-Investment Companies are, (aka Closed-End Fund in America) and what the offer for investors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the final episode of our short 'pardon the jargon' series, and we're focusing on an individual company level. When analysing an individual company you'll often come across terms and metrics that are not clear. We're hoping to make it slightly clearer in this episode today. In this episode you will learn: • What the term Market Cap means and how you can calculate it • How to understand Earnings and Earnings per Share • What Trading Volume measures • How you should understand the Price/Earnings ratio and what it tells you about the price of a company Stocks and resources discussed: • Equity Mates Investing Glossary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 of our 3 part Pardon the Jargon series. If you're a week into the competition and feeling a little unsure of yourself - this is a great place to start. Don't get put off by the terms you haven't heard before and are struggling to understand - we're heard to break them all down.In this episode we're going to break down some of the key trading terms you'll hear.In this episode you will learn: • Quick recap of Stock and ETF's and the difference between the two • How to understand the term Index, and examples of it in an investing context • What Stop Losses are, and how you can use them to minimise risk of losing money • The difference between a Bid Price and an Ask Pricetocks and resources discussed: • Equity Mates Investing Glossary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a podcast, we hate jargon. We think it is one of the main reasons people never start investing, and we want to help people break through this barrier. So in this episode (and the next couple to come) we're going to break down some key investing terms that you'll come across during the competition and in the course of your investing life.In this episode you will learn: • What is meant by the acronyms NYSE and NASDAQ • How to think about Bull and Bear markets • Definitions for terms; Asset, Bonds & Interest RatesStocks and resources discussed: • Equity Mates Investing Glossary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've made it to the end of the first week of competition, and with American markets opening again 12:30am Tuesday morning, it's time for us to do a wrap-up of the first week.In this episode, we discuss how our trades performed over the past week, what we bought and what our strategy will be going into the second week of trading.We get some insight into the strategies of the Top 10 traders on our leaderboard - it's all about cannabis at this point!Make sure you head to the game website for more information about the game, to sign-up if you haven't already (there is still time to win!), and to check out the leaderboard. You can refer your friends into the competition as well, and both you and your friend will receive $5 into your trading account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've been receiving a few questions from competitors about using Stake, so we wanted to spend an episode explaining two features. Hopefully this helps you with the competition, and gets you one step closer to New York.If you still have questions about the Stake platform or the competition more generally - hit us up at [email protected] this episode you will learn: • Where to find the shares you own on Stake, and the key information about your trades • Understanding the different between 'Performance' (how the stock has performed since your purchased it) and 'Last Price' (how the stock performed over the last trading day) • What 'Your Watchlist' is intended for, and how you can best use it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Top Trader is a 6-week competition. That means 30 trading days to win your way to New York. With a short time horizon, you need to ensure your strategy is suitable.In this episode, we break down some key tips & trips to excel with such a short time horizon.In this episode you will learn: • How Chris Brycki won the ASX Sharemarket game 3 times - and what you can learn from that • What to do if your stock starts falling • Why timing is more important than being right • How you can look for events that will drive price changes during the competition Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finding the right trade is one of the hardest part about getting started. Every time you find a trade, you can find a way to talk yourself out of it. So in this episode, we cover some of the ways you can find trading ideas, and hopefully set you on the path to finding that competition winning trade.In this episode you will learn: • 3 ways to find stocks: • Let the numbers do the talking • Follow the leader • Use your environmentStocks and resources discussed: • Equity Mates Investing Glossary • Next Top Trader Videos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Australia's Next Top Trader now in full swing, we want to reitterate the rules, as well as all the ways in which we'll be delivering lessons, updates and market tips to you over the next 6 weeks.Night 1 of the competition is done. 29 trading days to go until one lucky competitor is on a flight to New York.If you haven't made a trade, or haven't signed up yet, don't worry. There is no deadline to sign up or trade, it is simply about who can make the most money in the trading period. So head over to the competition website and sign up today - www.nexttoptrader.com.auIn this episode, we are going to recap the competition rules so every competitor knows exactly what they need to do to win the trip to New York. If you have further questions about the rules or the competition in general - email us at [email protected] do you need to know? • Competition period: 11 March - 20 April • How to sign up: Register on NextTopTrader.com.au and then sign up and fund your Stake account • Competition winner: Highest % increase over the trading period, based on the sum of daily performance • To win the competition, you must be a university student • Competition prize: Trip to New York • Further T's & C's at NextTopTrader.com.auStocks and resources discussed: • Weekly email - If you've signed up for the competition, you're automatically signed up to this mailing list • Thought Starters • Instagram - @EquityMates_InvestingPodcast • Email - [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Australia's Next Top Trader! You're quite possibly feeling a bit overwhelmed right now, and very unsure on a lot of things, particularly what on earth you might buy for this competition! Have no fear though, we have some fresh ideas coming your way! To kick-off the competition we have Matt Leibowitz, the co-founder and CEO of Stake, joining us to give his insights on the current market conditions and to share a few stocks that are currently on his watchlist. What you need to know: • Join the competition here, if you haven't already! • US Markets are open in Australia from 12:30am - 7am AEST Tuesday morning - Saturday morning • You can place a trade at any time, and it will be executed during the opening hours • You need to make sure you fund your account to start playing In this episode you will learn: • Matt's view on the current climate of the US markets - weak or strong? • One industry to keep an eye on • One industry that may be running out of gas • How the use of leveraged ETFs could spring you to the top of the leaderboard (buyer beware!) Stocks and resources discussed: • The Weed Industry • The Gas Industry & Commodities • Cronos Group (CRON) • Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) • ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (TQQQ) • ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) • Top 10 Investing Books Of All Time Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When we sat down to chat with Brandon, who hosts the YouTube channel Aussie Wealth Creation, one of the first things he said was, "you never know the emotion of trading until you actually do it". We couldn't agree more with this statement. It's one of the most important messages we have for beginner investors. The biggest lessons you will learn are by doing. We connected with Brandon because we both share the same ethos. We started out not really knowing much about investing and decided to record our journey as we learnt to invest, in the hope that it would inspire others to join too. Brandon has a deep focus on value investing and has been working on his strategy for a few years now. In this episode you will learn: • What the hardest thing was for Brandon when buying his first stock • Where he found inspiration for his first purchase • His 'must-read' book that now forms the basis for his investing strategy • How understanding meaning, moats, management and margin of safety are integral to picking stocks and; • An example of how to apply these to Facebook • What a margin of safety is, and how Brandon applies it to his investing • The different passive and active approaches used Stocks and resources discussed: • Australian Foundation Investment Co. Ltd (ASX: AFI) • Rule #1 - Phil Town • Payback Time - Phil Town • Invested - Phil Town Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Due to the number of questions we wanted to answer, we had to split February's Ask Us Anything over 2 episodes. So here is part 2 - where we answer some of the best questions we've received over the last month. In this episode you will learn: • What are 3 major things to look out for when selecting a Financial Advisor • How you can go about discovering and then monitoring stocks in the US • How to track multiple strategies through the same brokerage account • How we think about crowdfunding equity platforms and anything investors should be wary of if they're thinking about investing • What are progressive dividend policies and are they still a concept followed by public companies? • How should investors think about the price war for brokerage at the moment? And is the same price war raging for larger investors as well? • How options trading works and the difference between covered and naked options • How to think about investing in Uranium Stocks and Resources Discussed: • Two Financial Advisor Search Platforms - Financial Planning Association and Association of Financial Advisors • Explainer article on Options trading • Simple Path to Wealth by J. L. Collins • Vanguard - VTSAX, VTI & VTS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last episode of the month means we answer all of your questions. We've received so many, that we're going to split this Ask Us Anything over two eps. So part 1 is out today, part 2 will be out tomorrow. As always, you can ask us any question via email or social media. If we don't get to answering your question on the show, we'll endeavour to reply in writing. In this episode you will learn: • What has happened to the lithium markets recently, and in particular AVZ Minerals? • Who the boys are backing - A2 Milk or Bellamy's • What the process is for a reverse merger? • Should you be looking at stock picking subscription services? • How do investors that buy the same stock at different times (and at different prices) determine which shares they're selling when selling part of their holding? • What is meant by the term 'ETF Decay' and what should investors understand about it? • What we think about about Raiz (formerly Acorns) Stocks and Resources Discussed: • AVZ Minerals (ASX: AVZ) • A2 Milk (ASX: A2M) • Bellamy's (ASX: BAL) • Article on ETF Decay • Episode 21 and Episode 61 - Two interviews with George Lucas (CEO of Raiz). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's that time of year again when the report cards of companies are released to eagerly-waiting investors, for them to scrutinise. We're talking about Reporting Season. Here in Australia, publicly listed companies are releasing their FY19 Half Year results. For those of you who are new to the markets, there is a requirement that all publicly listed companies report their earnings and performance half-way through the Financial Year, and also at the end. It's a time of year where investors reward, or punish, companies for their performance. In the case of one of the companies we discuss in this episode, a downgrade in growth expectations by the company resulted in investors dumping the stock, sending it plummeting 50% in one day! In the US, companies are reporting their Fourth Quarter results, as well as their Year End 2018, results. The likes of Amazon, Facebook and Alphabet have all reported. One of the companies we look at has reported revenue of $515 billion. Yes, billion! We have chosen 2 domestic stocks, and 2 international stocks each, and highlight a few of the key takeaways from their report card. Stocks discussed: • Telstra • Cleanaway • Bingo • Baby Bunting • Walmart • Johnson & Johnson • Ellie Mae • Allianz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's not often you get to talk to a trading expert, a best-selling author, a trading mentor, a keynote speaker, and a Queen of Candlesticks, but in this episode, we were lucky enough to speak to all of them, at once! Louise Bedford is all of the above, plus a passionate educator, and we sat down on a Saturday morning to dive into all things trading (vs our longer-term approach). Trading, in its purest sense, is something that we haven't put into practice a lot, and with our search for Australia's Next Top Trader in March 2019, we thought it would be a great idea to get Louise on to give us a few trading tips, and insights into the power of candlestick charts. In this episode you will learn: • Louise's distinction between trading and investing • Why Louise believes every trader and investor should understand and use candlestick charts • Why candlestick charts are superior to line and bar charts • How 100 men in Japan started the very first real-time price updates • The pros and cons of using leverage • That Ren and Louise agree to disagree on investing time horizons • That having a chart archetype and sticking to it is the most important lesson a trader can learn • About Louise's Trading Game mentorship program Stocks and resources discussed: • The Trading Game • Talking Trading Podcast • The Four Tendencies - Gretchen Rubin • Deep Work - Cal Newport • Atomic Habits - James Clear Louise is generously offering all Equity Mates access to her Candlestick Pattern Summary - normally a resource you need to pay for, but for a limited time, it's free for the Equity Mates community. So be sure to check it out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Latin Resources (ASX Code: LRS). In this episode, you will learn: • Details about Latin Resources as a company • Why Latin Resources is focused on lithium in Central America? • The different stages of mineral extraction - explorers, miners, processors - and where Latin fits in • The competitive landscape and how LRS compares to other Australian lithium miners • The company's financial details • How you value a mining explorer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Baby Bunting (ASX Code: BBN), Australia's largest specialist baby-goods retailer. [We know the audio quality isn't great in patches. We're making sure it'll be better for the remainder of our summer series. Thanks for bearing with us.] In this episode, you will learn: • Details about Baby Bunting as a company • About Baby Bunting's major competitors and the major changes that happened in the speciality baby retail industry last year • How Baby Bunting is preparing to compete with online retailers like Amazon • How the US Speciality Baby Retailers dealt with Amazon's intrusion into their market • The two key risks Bryce sees about investing in this industry • The company's key financials and how they compare to previous years • Why the company saw revenue (sales) rise by 9% but net profit fall by 25% • What happened to cause the company's share price to jump 38% the day it released its latest Annual Report • Baby Bunting's future plans • Perhaps most importantly, where the boys found this information Stocks and Resources Discussed: • Baby Bunting Website (ASX: BBN) • Baby Bunting ASX Website • Baby Bunting Yahoo Finance • Baby Bunting Investor Relations Page • Baby Bunting FY18 Annual Report • Baby Bunting Recent Investor Presentation • Motley Fool's page on Baby Bunting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are so excited to bring you another episode in our Expert Investor series. Our guest this week is someone who we have been following for a couple of years now, and have longed to have on the show. His name is Jesse Felder. Jesse is an ex-Wall Street trader, starting his career at Bear Stearns (without even studying Business or Finance) - the largest investment bank on Wall Street at the time. He then went on co-found a multi-billion dollar hedge fund, before moving into financial media, and running 'The Felder Report'. Jesse's views resonate with us, and if you've listened to our episode 'The Buy-And-Hold Cult' then you will have heard Jesse speak before. In this episode you will learn: • Jesse's number one thing that beginners should understand better about markets • What Jesse's first investment was, and what lead him to that decision • The worst piece of advice he's ever received • Why all investors should be wary of recency bias • Jesse's current approach to investing, given equity valuations are at historic highs • Why Equity Mates might be wrong about the logic of index investing • Why Gold still has potential, and why it should be part of every investor's portfolio Stocks and resources discussed: • Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - Edwin Lefèvre • The Felder Report • Superinvestors And The Art Of Worldly Wisdom • Wall Street Journal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before we take a break for Christmas and the New Year period, we take some time to tie a few things off and have a final quick discussion on the state of the market. But don't panic! We will still be releasing episodes over summer. Each week we're going to deep dive into one random company from the Australian Stock Exchange to see if we can find anything interesting. We'll discuss how we researched the companies, look at the balance sheets and highlight any pros or cons to look out for. A massive thanks to all of you, our listeners, for what has been an awesome year for Equity Mates Investing Podcast! To those that have been with us since day one, a massive thanks, and to those that have joined us along the way, a massive thank you as well. We have some huge news for 2019, so stay tuned, and have a safe holiday period. Bryce and Alec Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First episode of the month means the next instalment of the Equity Mates Book Club. We're pretty excited to talk about this book - an investing classic - The Little Book That (Still) Beats The Market by Joel Greenblatt. Greenblatt has serious bona fides as an investor. Running his fund Gotham Capital between 1985 and 2006, he returned an average of 40% per year! That would've turned his initial $7 million into $8.2 billion in just 21 years. Greenblatt wrote this book for his kids, to teach them the basics of investing. The great news is you don't need to be the kid of a once-in-a-generation investor to understand the concepts. The concepts he discusses are straight forward, and when backtested consistently beat the market. To get more information on this book, and to join us and read along with our book club head to: https://equitymates.com/bookclub/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

End of the month can only mean one thing - Equity Mates ask us anything. Once again we've collected some of our favourite questions from our website, social media and email and will answer them together on the show. In this episode we answers questions on: • Individual stock picking or ETFs • Cyber Monday • The actual mechanics of how shares are bought once you select 'buy' • Differences between major indexes • The key things to keep in mind when thinking about superannuation • Why Woodside (ASX: WPL) has seen price declines despite stronger gas prices As always you can ask questions for us to answer next month. Just hit us up on social media or go to the ask us anything section of our website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since we began this podcast in January 2017, global markets have been on an incredible run. 2017 was an uninterrupted climb higher and higher, and aside from one hiccup in February, the first half of 2018 looked much the same. Word on the street was that our podcast was a good luck charm: as long as Bryce was talking, markets would keep rising. Alas, it appears this is not the case. Recently markets have started to fall pretty hard. Most of the time we try and avoid talking about the day-to-day movements of the market (because we're trying to think long-term). However, as this drop continues into a downturn across the world, we figured we were well overdue to discuss it. In this episode you will learn: • What has happened to the major market indices in Australia, USA, China, London and Germany. • How some of the biggest name companies including Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet (Google) and GE, have performed recently. • How other assets have performed - cryptocurrency, gold, oil, credit and property • The role the end of Quantitative Easing has played in this market downturn • Some of the different recommendations you can find online on how to invest in a market downturn... and what Bryce and Alec think of them • How Bryce and Alec are positioning their personal investments Stocks and Resources Discussed: • Stocks • Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) • General Electric (NYSE: GE) • Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) • Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) • 3 Articles on 'How to Play Downturn' • The Street • Investopedia • CNBC • Inverse ETF's • Please ensure you do your own research and get your own advice before following Bryce into these trades • Proshares UltraPro Short NASDAQ (NASDAQ: SQQQ) • Proshares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (NYSE: SPXU) • US Equities Strong Bear Fund (ASX: BBUS) • Australian Equities Bear Fund (ASX: BEAR) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Knowing what to do with your cash while you're perhaps saving to invest it in stocks or compiling it to buy the next dip, is sometimes hard. You might also have an emergency fund, or you're saving for a house. In such a low-interest rate environment, putting your cash in the bank doesn't really give you the greatest of returns. This episode we explore an alternative to putting your cash into the bank. We look at peer-to-peer lending, with CEO of RateSetter Australia, Daniel Foggo. Peer-to-peer lending is lagging in popularity compared with Europe and the US, but people are starting to catch on. Peer-to-peer lending is simply that - you lend you money to someone who wants to borrow some money, and they agree to pay it back, with interest over a period of time. This process is managed by RateSetter. If we focus on the investor, the advantage is that you can put your cash to work, over 1 month, 3 or 5 year periods, at rates up to 9+% (at time of writing). There is criticism around the concept of peer-to-peer lending and the industry, and it is certainly not without any risk, but is an alternative to the banks. In this episode you will learn: • what peer-to-peer lending is • the mechanisms of RateSetter and why they can provide rates better than the banks • what drove Dan to start RateSetter and some of the challenges faced setting up the business • the major advantages of peer-to-peer lending • the major risks of peer-to-peer lending Stocks and resources discussed: • RateSetter Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cricket is back on the TV (well sort of, we hear its on Foxtel) and Coles and Woolies have brought out their Christmas lines. That means Christmas is right around the corner. Over summer we'll be taking a break from our normal Equity Mates schedule and instead will be presenting our 'Summer Series'. In each episode we'll be doing a deep dive into one randomly selected company. Listen to this episode to find out what companies we'll be looking at (and how we struggled to select them). However, Christmas isn't the only exciting milestone just around the corner. 2019 promises two massive Initial Public Offerings - Uber and Lyft. The ride-sharing rivals will be going head-to-head in a completely different arena - the public markets. In this episode we break down what's happening, what the companies are being valued at, and most importantly - which would we rather invest in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

85 episodes in, who would have thought?! We've learnt a lot over the past 18 months, and the Equity Mates community has grown significantly, along the way. Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone for joining the journey, as we all learn to invest. We wouldn't be where we are today without you all. Secondly, with many joining the show in the last few months, Christmas and the 100th episode just around the corner, we thought it would be a great opportunity to revisit some of our Basic 101 episodes we've done, and wrap them up into a 'what you need to know to get started' episode. In this episode you will learn: • What your investment options are when your start • Why we think stocks are king • The 3 main ways you can invest in stocks • Why the share market is the greatest wealth-creating machine known to man • The importance of keeping track of fees Stocks and resources discussed: • Basics 101 episodes - Essential Learnings • 4. How To Buy Shares • 17. From balance sheets to supercomputers: The 5 Styles of Investing • 45. $1000 to $4.3 million | Fees • 50. WTF Is An ETF? | ETF 101 BetaShares • 66. The first decision every investor makes | Investing Platforms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you haven't already heard of the 'buy and hold' strategy, then this is the episode for you. If you have, then this is certainly the episode for you. For a while now, we've discussed the advantages, and disadvantages, of buying stocks with a very long-term focus, as generally speaking, the market does well over time. If you had bought the index right before the Global Financial Crisis, for example, and held through the crash, then you would be well up on your initial investment. The buy-and-hold strategy. From around 2008, we've seen a rise in the popularity of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), across the globe, as many people move there money from active management, into ETFs, which are a more passive investing approach. In some cases, they've done this thinking that, over time, no matter what happens, the market will always go up, and you will make money. Not all cases, but some. And this is what we discuss today. One of our favourite investors, and finance commentators, is Jesse Felder. An ex-investment banker, and billion-dollar hedge fund manager, Jesse is well respected and has many strong opinions on the direction of the marker. In one of his recent interviews, he discusses what he as coined as 'the buy and hold cult'. We give our two-cents on his comments. In this episode you will learn: • What Jesse means by the term 'buy-and-hold cult' • If you are part of the cult! • About Japan's stock market recovery • Our opinions on passive investing Stocks and resources discussed: • The Felder Report Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.