The Curve

This scandal is almost too ridiculous to be true. At the time of this podcast being recorded, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX (a crypto trading platform) could be facing up to 115 years of jail time after his dodgy dealings. Spoiler - there is currently 8 BILLION dollars of customers money 'missing'... We were lucky enough to get the lowdown from Tracey Ploughman, the host of Australia's #1 crypto podcast 'Crypto Curious'. She explains it all in layman's terms, and gives her thoughts on what this scandal means for the future of crypto.  For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

Facebook (Meta’s) share price fell 60% in 2022! But what does that mean if you own shares? We obviously can’t tell you what to do with your portfolio, but in this episode Vic explains the reasons why the share price dropped so much, and what she thinks about the future of this company.  For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

It's really important to remember in times of uncertainty not panic sell or buy. If you're seeing a lot of your investments go down, remember blips happen, it doesn't necessarily mean you need to re-arrange your whole portfolio!   For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

If you've invested in any of the big tech companies like Meta, Amazon or Alphabet (Google), you'll have noticed a huge drop in their share prices recently. Why? It's all due to US reporting season. Vic explains which companies are booming at the moment, and which are suffering (warning - you might not like what you hear)! For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

Auto investing, also known as dollar cost averaging is a tactic that Vic, and many famous investors swear by. A good way to think about DCA is essentially auto investing - just like how you set up an automatic payment for rent each week. It's figuring out how much you can put aside (in advance), and making sure that the money goes into your investments - opposed to spending it on food or clothes!  For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

You might've seen news headlines along the lines of 'Amazon announces stock split', or 'Apple announces stock split' - and although it might sound confusing it's actually really simple. In this episode, Vic explains what they are, how they work and if they're considered red or green flags for investors. **If you want to get straight to the finance + investing chat, skip to 4:50** For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

You might have heard pink tax being thrown around in conversation - but what actually is it? How does it work? And how can we avoid paying it because hint: it's not actually real tax and you can avoid it!  For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

We've had maaany requests for this episode, so here it finally is - an entire episode dedicated to index funds! Index funds can be a great little feature in the old portfolio - especially for those who are new to investing. In this episode, Vic also explains the difference between active (managed funds) and passive funds (ETF or Index Funds). She talks about these two investing strategies and which one she uses. For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

In this episode, we cross to our very own UK correspondent (Sophie) to give an on-the-ground account of what is happening in the UK. At the moment they are trying to cool inflation by increasing interest rates. In this ep Vic uses the UK's current situation as a lesson in Economics as a whole and how interest rates affect the economy.  For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

Did you know there are only 38 companies in the history of the stock market that have paid a dividend for over 50 years? Traditionally referred to as 'Dividend Kings' (note: as of now we have re-coined the term 'Dividend Queens' for obvious reasons) are very stable, reliable companies. Dividend stocks are companies often held my investors with a shorter time to keep their money invested, but they can also be a great way to diversify if your portfolio has some more risky holdings. By the end of this episode we decided that dividend companies are like the Joe Jonas's of the world. You'll get the joke once you've had a listen 😂 For more from The Curve:InstagramWebsiteTikTokNewsletter Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.