Equity Mates Investing Podcast

This episode is a little different that usual. During COVID we started an 'Afternoon Beer Discussions' series on YouTube. The concept was simple - we'd jump on Zoom and discuss one topic over one beer. It was a chance for us to just chat about a topic that interested us and it was a little more informal that your usual Equity Mates podcast episode. We've just brought the series back to YouTube and wanted to share an episode for our podcast listeners to enjoy.In this episode we break down the state of the electric vehicle industry and what is happening with the three major US electric vehicle stocks - Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) and Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS).We are all witnessing a massive, structural change in the way cars and trucks are made. In response to climate change, petrol-fuelled, internal combustion engines are being replaced by electric and hydrogen-powered engines. The companies leading this change had enjoyed incredible share price performance to start 2020 (Tesla was up 480%, Nikola was up 673% and Workhorse was up 897%). However, the last few months have seen all of these stocks fall and lose at least a quarter of their value. In this episode we chat about what has happened and why all three companies have seen their share price fall recently.-------------------Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – our 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.Want more Equity Mates? Subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more here.If you have any questions, head to Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group and ask the Equity Mates community.Equity Mates is a part of the Diamantina Media Network – the home of Australia’s favourite podcasts. For more information, visit http://www.diamantina.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is a big one. Full of big ideas and a lot of thoughts about the future. We were joined by Viktor Shvets, Managing Director & Head of Asia-Pacific and Global Strategy at Macquarie Bank and author of 'The Great Rupture: Do we need to be free? Three empires, four turning points and the future of humanity'. Viktor has spent a lot of time thinking about the future of humanity and what that will mean for the economy and investors.In this episode we try and unpack it all and learn from his insight. We start with what is happening in markets today - COVID, expansive monetary policy and growing government debt - and then discuss where the world is going, and touch on everything from Modern Monetary Theory, Bitcoin, Artificial Intelligence and the future of work and political systems.To purchase Viktor's book, click here.-------------------Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – our 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.Want more Equity Mates? Subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more here.If you have any questions, head to Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group and ask the Equity Mates community.Equity Mates is a part of the Diamantina Media Network – the home of Australia’s favourite podcasts. For more information, visit http://www.diamantina.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we sit down with Julia Lee, from Burman Invest. Julia has been a regular on the show, as part of our Mastermind series. We wanted to get her views on:her major lessons from the COvID-19 crashany permanent changes she's seeing as a result of COVID-19reporting season highs and lowsbuy now, pay later - when will it end?stocks on Julia's watchlist-------------------Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – our 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.Want more Equity Mates? Subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more here.If you have any questions, head to Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group and ask the Equity Mates community.Equity Mates is a part of the Diamantina Media Network – the home of Australia’s favourite podcasts. For more information, visit http://www.diamantina.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this episode, we were joined by financial advisor and fellow podcaster Victoria Devine. Victoria is the co-founder of Zella, a financial advice business based in Melbourne, and founder of She's on the Money, a financial education platform empowering women with the tools and confidence they need to change their financial situations.As an expert on personal finance, Victoria shared plenty of important lessons on budgeting, cash flow and getting your finances in order. We also heard about the journey of She's on the Money and how a Facebook group designed for women to discuss personal finance has grown into an 80,000-strong community and a top rated podcast and education platform.-------------------Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – our 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.Want more Equity Mates? Subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more here.If you have any questions, head to Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group and ask the Equity Mates community.Equity Mates is a part of the Diamantina Media Network – the home of Australia’s favourite podcasts. For more information, visit http://www.diamantina.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s time for another investment committee meeting for the Equity Mates Hypothetical Portfolio. As we continue this learning experience of building out a hypothetical portfolio, we hear Bryce's first stock pitch.Bryce has chosen one of the large software companies over in the States - Salesforce (CRM).For more information on the Equity Mates Hypothetical Portfolio – head to our Portfolio webpage here.__________Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – our 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.Want more Equity Mates? Subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more here.If you have any questions, head to Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group and ask the Equity Mates community.Equity Mates is a part of the Diamantina Media Network – the home of Australia’s favourite podcasts. For more information, visit http://www.diamantina.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every year, the ASX survey Australian investors to take the pulse of the Australian investment community. They look at who's investing, what they're focusing on and trends that are emerging throughout the investor landscape. The ASX have just released their 2020 study and we were joined by Rory Cunningham to discuss what they found.Rory is the Senior Manager of Investment Products at the ASX. He is responsible for expanding the range of investment products that are available on the ASX and for making these products more accessible to investors throughout Australia. Prior to joining the ASX, Rory held positions at Fidelity Investments and Perpetual Investments. He has a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA from the University of Sydney.In this episode we cover:What is the ASX Investor StudyHow it is done, and how COVID affected it this yearThe key lessons from the 2020 edition of the ASX Investor StudySome of the key trends that are emerging amongst Australian investorsWhy Australians are investingHow investor behaviour has changed during COVIDHow Rory expects investing trends to evolve over the coming yearsYou can read the full 2020 ASX Investor Study here.__________Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – our 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.Want more Equity Mates? Subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more here.If you have any questions, head to Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group and ask the Equity Mates community.Equity Mates is a part of the Diamantina Media Network – the home of Australia’s favourite podcasts. For more information, visit http://www.diamantina.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode we take a look at the fast growing cyber security industry. There's a lot of reasons to like this industry. With more and more of our infrastructure being electrified, and everything from our jobs to our social lives moving online, cyber security has never been more important. In the coming years, the internet of things will connect everything from our fridge to our car, and the advent of machine learning and artificial intelligence will only accelerate this trend.With this context in mind, protecting critical infrastructure and networks has never been more important. There are a number of great companies (with not so great names...) that offer cyber security services to governments, businesses and individuals. In this deep dive we take a look at the industry, some of its key attributes and how you can invest in it.In this episode you will learn:The context for the cyber security industrySome of the common cyber security risksThe story of notable cyber attacksCOVID's impact on the cyber security industryWhy Bryce hates the name of many cyber security companiesHow you can conceptualise the different players in the cyber security industryThe options to invest in cyber security - ETFs, cyber-related stocks and cyber security stocksSome of the key risks to investing in the cyber security industryFor more, check out the cyber security deep dive on the Equity Mates website.__________Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – our 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.Want more Equity Mates? Subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more here.If you have any questions, head to Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group and ask the Equity Mates community.Equity Mates is a part of the Diamantina Media Network – the home of Australia’s favourite podcasts. For more information, visit http://www.diamantina.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The past few months have seen an unprecedented monetary policy response from the US Federal Reserve. Under the guise of doing 'whatever it takes' to keep the markets and economy stable, the Fed has printed money at rates never seen before, with much of it ending up in financial markets.To help us understand what the long-term implications of this policy setting will be, we spoke to Lyn Alden, an expert on macroeconomic issues with over 15 years experience in investment research. Lyn's work has been editorially featured or cited on Business Insider, Marketwatch, Time’s Money Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Street, CNBC, US News and World Report, Kiplinger, Huffington Post, and she has appeared on Real Vision, The Investor’s Podcast Network, The Rebel Capitalist Show, The Market Huddle, and many other podcasts. She is also a regular contributor to Seeking Alpha, FEDweek, and Elliot Wave Trader.In this episode we cover:Lyn's personal investing philosophyHow she explains what has happened in financial markets since COVIDThe US government's fiscal response and what it means for US government's debtHow the US will manage its debt (now over 100% of GDP)Whether the US dollar will hold its status as global reserve currencyThe Federal Reserve's monetary response to the COVID crisisThe long-term implications of the Fed's $7 trillion balance sheetWhat discount rate Lyn uses with interest rates at historic lowsWhy Lyn is bullish on Bitcoin__________Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – our 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.Want more Equity Mates? Subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more here.If you have any questions, head to Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group and ask the Equity Mates community.Equity Mates is a part of the Diamantina Media Network – the home of Australia’s favourite podcasts. For more information, visit http://www.diamantina.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Building the hypothetical portfolio is as much about hearing ideas from the Equity Mates community as it is about our ideas. In this week's episode, we welcome Ben, from University Of Western Australia Student Managed Investment Fund, for the first listener stock pitch!Ben and the team have spent time analysing Citadel Group Ltd (ASX: CGL), so we invited him on to pitch the stock for the Equity Mates Satellite Portfolio.For more information on the Equity Mates Hypothetical Portfolio – head to our Portfolio webpage here.This is not a buy, hold or sell recommendation. The purpose of this portfolio is to learn about others ideas and processes of investing.__________Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – our 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.Want more Equity Mates? Subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more here.If you have any questions, head to Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group and ask the Equity Mates community.Equity Mates is a part of the Diamantina Media Network – the home of Australia’s favourite podcasts. For more information, visit http://www.diamantina.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's interview, we sat down with founder and lead investment analyst at Rask Invest, Owen Raszkiewicz. Owen is an expert in small cap investing and the founder of two successful investing podcasts - The Australian Investors Podcast and The Australian Finance Podcast.In this interview we unpack Owen's investing philosophy and then go deep on two particular areas of the Australian market - small caps and software stocks.In this episode you will learn:Owen's investing philosophy, including his 10 rules for investingHis thoughts on COVID's effect on the marketsWhat the recent ASX reporting season has taught himWhy Owen focuses on small cap companiesThe reason why software companies offer particularly attractive investment opportunitiesResources discussed:Rask Invest's courses (with Equity Mates listener discounts)The Rask Invest philosophyOwen's value investing programOwen's YouTube presentation on Xero & his investment philosophyASX software stocks (Owen's articles):10 largest software/tech stocks on the ASX10 software stocks under $1 billion market cap10 software stocks under $500 millionAustralian Finance PodcastAustralian Investors Podcast__________Have you just started your investing journey? Head over to Get Started Investing – our 12-part series with all the fundamentals you need to feel confident to start your investing journey.Want more Equity Mates? Subscribe to Equity Mates Investing Podcast, social media channels, Thought Starters mailing list and more here.If you have any questions, head to Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group and ask the Equity Mates community.Equity Mates is a part of the Diamantina Media Network – the home of Australia’s favourite podcasts. For more information, visit http://www.diamantina.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.