Equity Mates Investing Podcast
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Bryce and Alec bring you Australia's best investing podcast. Join them, as they breakdown the barriers to investing, to make the markets accessible to everyone. Start your journey now!
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Episodes 888
4 Investors, $100,000: Who Won? | Portfolio Challenge
Four investors. $25K each. One year of big bets, questionable trades & a whole lot of competition. Bryce, Ren, Ally & Betashares' Cam Gleeson reveal the final results of their portfolio challenge. Who came out …
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Four investors. $25K each. One year of big bets, questionable trades & a whole lot of competition. Bryce, Ren, Ally & Betashares' Cam Gleeson reveal the final results of their portfolio challenge. Who came out on top, which investments delivered, and where did it all go wrong?
In this episode:
00:00 Portfolio Challenge: Final Results
04:57 Why the Diversified Core Portfolio Delivered
05:40 Bryce's Portfolio: Pro Medicus, BHP & Timing the Market
09:43 Ally’s Portfolio: Big ETF Wins & Costly Stock Picks
13:49 Cam's Portfolio: Cybersecurity Gains & Uranium Losses
17:59 Competition vs Real-Life Investing: Taking Too Much Risk
19:57 Ren's Portfolio: Asian Tech, Commodities & Chasing Momentum
23:16 The Best & Worst Trades of the Year
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Betashares Diversified All Growth ETF (ASX: DHHF), Betashares Wealth Builder Diversified All Growth Geared ETF (ASX: GHHF), Betashares Japan Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: HJPN), Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ), Betashares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASX: ASIA), Betashares India Quality ETF (ASX: IIND), Betashares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX: HACK), Global X China Technology ETF (ASX: DRGN), Betashares Global Uranium ETF (ASX: URNM), Global X Copper Miners ETF (ASX: WIRE), Betashares Global Energy Companies ETF (ASX: FUEL), Betashares Emerging Markets ETF (ASX: BEMG), BHP Group (ASX: BHP), Pro Medicus (ASX: PME), Macquarie Group (ASX: MQG), Goodman Group (ASX: GMG), Generation Development Group (ASX: GDG), IperionX (ASX: IPX), NextDC (ASX: NXT), Webjet Group (ASX: WJL), Megaport (ASX: MP1), Life360 (ASX: 360), Artrya (ASX: AYA), REA Group (ASX: REA), Karoon Energy (ASX: KAR), Deep Yellow (ASX: DYL), Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN), Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC), Sandfire Resources (ASX: SFR), Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS), Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN), 4DMedical (ASX: 4DX), Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX: TLX), Lowell Resources Fund (ASX: LRT), Plato Global Alpha Fund (ASX: PGA1), SK Hynix (KRX: 000660), Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM)
Betashares Direct is giving Equity Mates Investing listeners $25 to invest in Betashares ETFs and portfolios. Enter Equitymates once you sign up at betashares.com.au/direct. Visit betashares.com.au to learn more about the Betashares Funds and Betashares Direct. Read the PDS and TMD and consider whether the product is right for you. Betashares Capital Limited is the issuer. T&Cs apply. Investing involves risk. Betashares Capital Ltd (ABN 78 139 566 868 AFSL 341181) is the issuer of the Betashares Funds, as well as Betashares Invest, the IDPS-like scheme available via Betashares Direct. Read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement and Target Market Determination, available at www.betashares.com.au, before making an investment decision. This information is general in nature and doesn’t take into account any person’s financial objectives, situation or needs. You should consider its appropriateness taking into account such factors and seek professional financial advice.
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This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If unsure, speak to a financial professional. The host of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares Group but maintains editorial independence and operates under Australian Financial Services licence 540697.
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Nvidia rocked by scandal, should you invest inside Super & Pimp My Portfolio with Luke Laretive
Nvidia's Jensen Huang is making headlines for all the wrong reasons, but what does the controversy mean for investors? Bryce & Ren unpack the market reaction, the growing backlash against data centres and why …
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Nvidia's Jensen Huang is making headlines for all the wrong reasons, but what does the controversy mean for investors? Bryce & Ren unpack the market reaction, the growing backlash against data centres and why existing operators could emerge as the biggest winners. Two Equity Mates listeners take opposite sides of the superannuation debate: is it better to invest inside or outside super? Then, Luke Laretive returns to Pimp My Portfolio, with some strong opinions on listed investment companies and active managers.
In this episode:
00:00 Sneak Peek: What's Ahead
01:52 Jensen Huang's Controversy & Nvidia's Share Price Reaction
06:35 Data Centre Backlash & NextDC's Remarkable Recovery
10:17 Community Questions: Investing Inside vs Outside Super
15:46 Superannuation Tax Benefits vs Investment Flexibility
18:21 Taking Control of Your Super & Reducing Fees
24:08 Pimp My Portfolio with Luke Laretive
30:29 Luke's Verdict on LICs, Active Managers & Mining Stocks
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), NextDC (ASX: NXT), Goodman Group (ASX: GMG), Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR), Betashares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200), Australian Foundation Investment Company (ASX: AFI), Washington H. Soul Pattinson (ASX: SOL), Equity Trustees (ASX: EQT), GR Engineering Services (ASX: GNG), Service Stream (ASX: SSM), Glennon Small Companies (ASX: GC1), Prime Financial Group (ASX: PFG), Visa (NYSE: V), Swisscom (SIX: SCMN), Zurich Insurance Group (SIX: ZURN), Airtel Africa (LSE: AAF), Prysmian (BIT: PRY), Mitsubishi Corporation (TSE: 8058), Roche Holding (SIX: ROG), Nestlé (SIX: NESN), Safran (EPA: SAF), VINCI (EPA: DG), RENK Group (ETR: R3NK)
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Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message
And come and join the conversation in the Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group.
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Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.
Keep up with the news moving markets with our daily newsletter and podcast (Apple | Spotify)
We’re particularly excited to share our latest show: Basis Points
Listen to the podcast (Apple | Spotify)
Watch on YouTube
Read the monthly email
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Looking for some of our favourite research tools?
Download our free Basics of ETF handbook
Or our free 4-step stock checklist
Find company information on TIKR
Research reports from Good Research
Track your portfolio with Sharesight
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This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If unsure, speak to a financial professional. The host of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares Group but maintains editorial independence and operates under Australian Financial Services licence 540697.
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Ask An Adviser: So You Want To Retire Early? with James Wrigley
What would it take to make work optional by 50? And how do you actually turn decades of investing into an income you can live on? Bryce & Ren are joined by James Wrigley, principal & financial adviser at First …
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What would it take to make work optional by 50? And how do you actually turn decades of investing into an income you can live on? Bryce & Ren are joined by James Wrigley, principal & financial adviser at First Financial and author of Retire Life Ready, to unpack the numbers, strategies and mindset behind early retirement.
From the 20x rule, to minimising tax, managing your mortgage and protecting your portfolio from a market crash, James shares a practical roadmap to financial freedom.
In this episode:
00:00 So You Want to Retire Early? Making Work Optional
03:36 The Reality of Early Retirement: Freedom, Purpose & Lifestyle
11:16 How Much Money Do You Actually Need? The 20x Rule
17:14 The Three Phases of Retirement & How Spending Changes
18:49 Building Your Portfolio: Super, ETFs & Tax-Efficient Investing
25:26 Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before Retiring?
28:36 Living Off Your Investments: The Three-Bucket Strategy
33:05 Where to Start & the Biggest Retirement Mistakes to Avoid
If you would like to speak to an adviser head to https://equitymates.com/advice/ and we will put you in touch.
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Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message
And come and join the conversation in the Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group.
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Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.
Keep up with the news moving markets with our daily newsletter and podcast (Apple | Spotify)
We’re particularly excited to share our latest show: Basis Points
Listen to the podcast (Apple | Spotify)
Watch on YouTube
Read the monthly email
———
Looking for some of our favourite research tools?
Download our free Basics of ETF handbook
Or our free 4-step stock checklist
Find company information on TIKR
Research reports from Good Research
Track your portfolio with Sharesight
———
This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If unsure, speak to a financial professional. The host of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares Group but maintains editorial independence and operates under Australian Financial Services licence 540697.
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Our Monthly Portfolio Update - October 2026
October was a rough month for growth investors, but not every stock got the memo. Bryce & Ren unpack their latest portfolio performance, from big wins in Eli Lilly, Spotify and Pro Medicus to painful drawdowns …
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October was a rough month for growth investors, but not every stock got the memo. Bryce & Ren unpack their latest portfolio performance, from big wins in Eli Lilly, Spotify and Pro Medicus to painful drawdowns in Alphabet, TransMedics and Asian tech. They dig into Google's slowing search growth, the future of weight-loss drugs, and a leaked CEO memo that has Ren questioning his investment in Sea Limited.
In this episode:
00:00 October's market wrap: Rate hikes, AI wobbles & global returns
07:19 Portfolio updates: The winners, losers & performance
12:46 Intuitive Surgical: Why Bryce is still buying
13:57 Rule Breaker Investing: Finding great companies
19:27 Alphabet: Is Google's search business in trouble?
22:44 Spotify & Eli Lilly: Growth, GLP-1s & what comes next
27:56 Sea Limited: The leaked memo that has Ren questioning his investment
30:03 Grab & Shopify: Two growth stories worth watching
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), Pro Medicus (ASX: PME), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), TransMedics (NASDAQ: TMDX), Sea Limited (NYSE: SE), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG), Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS), Macquarie Group (ASX: MQG), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), SK Hynix (KRX: 000660), Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930), Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP), Grab Holdings (NASDAQ: GRAB), Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO), CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV), Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER)
Get started with Sharesight and save 4 months on an annual paid plan: https://www.sharesight.com/equitymates
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Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message
And come and join the conversation in the Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group.
———
Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.
Keep up with the news moving markets with our daily newsletter and podcast (Apple | Spotify)
We’re particularly excited to share our latest show: Basis Points
Listen to the podcast (Apple | Spotify)
Watch on YouTube
Read the monthly email
———
Looking for some of our favourite research tools?
Download our free Basics of ETF handbook
Or our free 4-step stock checklist
Find company information on TIKR
Research reports from Good Research
Track your portfolio with Sharesight
———
This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If unsure, speak to a financial professional. The host of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares Group but maintains editorial independence and operates under Australian Financial Services licence 540697.
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Why insurance matters more than you think with Sonny Lowe | FinFest 2026
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.Today’s …
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Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.
Today’s session is The Insurance You Can’t Afford to Ignore with Sonny Lowe, CEO and Managing Director of Sustainable Life Group. Insurance is the part of our finances most of us ignore until it’s too late, so Owen Rask, founder of Rask, sat down with Sonny to help fix that.
Missed a session on the day? We’re getting all 43 FinFest sessions ready to release on our YouTube channel by 30 November.
Want to be there next year? Join the FinFest 2027 waitlist here.
A big thank you to all of our FinFest partners, including this session’s stage sponsor, Sustainable Life.
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to Finfest
03:06 How Sunny Started
05:22 Why Insurance Feels Personal
07:30 Sonny’s Family Story
10:17 When Income Stops
13:30 Income Protection Explained
15:10 Four Types of Cover
17:42 Insurance Through Super
20:27 Tax and Trauma Cover
23:26 Underwriting and Claims
25:42 Commissions and Advice
28:09 Reviewing Cover Over Time
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Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message
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Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.
Keep up with the news moving markets with our daily newsletter and podcast (Apple | Spotify)
We’re particularly excited to share our latest show: Basis Points
Listen to the podcast (Apple | Spotify)
Watch on YouTube
Read the monthly email
———
Looking for some of our favourite research tools?
Download our free Basics of ETF handbook
Or our free 4-step stock checklist
Find company information on TIKR
Research reports from Good Research
Track your portfolio with Sharesight
———
This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If unsure, speak to a financial professional. The host of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares Group but maintains editorial independence and operates under Australian Financial Services licence 540697.
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Property after the budget: is the investment case changing with Chris Bates & Scott Aggett | FinFest 2026
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.This session …
Show notes
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.
This session is Property Investing Dead Post-Budget? with Chris Bates, founder of mortgage advisory Alcove, and Scott Aggett, founder of Green Shoots Property, who has more than 30 years in the industry. The Budget has a lot of people asking whether property still stacks up, and Chris and Scott share where they think it stands.
Missed a session on the day? We’re getting all 43 FinFest sessions ready to release on our YouTube channel by 30 November.
Want to be there next year? Join the FinFest 2027 waitlist here.
A big thank you to all of our FinFest partners, including this session’s stage sponsor, Ausbil.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:34 Is Property Investing Dead?
03:05 The Old Model’s Challenges
05:25 Capital Growth And Market Fear
07:46 Property Advice And Regulation
09:34 How To Vet Property Advice
11:56 Buyer Agents’ New Pitches
14:22 A Blueprint For Better Investing
16:27 The Risks Of Buying New
19:17 Interest Rates, Tax And Selling
22:48 Renting Versus Owning
23:32 The Property Market In 2036
28:55 Audience Q&A
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Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message
And come and join the conversation in the Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group.
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Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.
Keep up with the news moving markets with our daily newsletter and podcast (Apple | Spotify)
We’re particularly excited to share our latest show: Basis Points
Listen to the podcast (Apple | Spotify)
Watch on YouTube
Read the monthly email
———
Looking for some of our favourite research tools?
Download our free Basics of ETF handbook
Or our free 4-step stock checklist
Find company information on TIKR
Research reports from Good Research
Track your portfolio with Sharesight
———
This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If unsure, speak to a financial professional. The host of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares Group but maintains editorial independence and operates under Australian Financial Services licence 540697.
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Beyond Bitcoin: how crypto is changing finance with Adam Judd | FinFest 2026
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.Today we’re …
Show notes
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.
Today we’re sharing Crypto’s Next Evolution: How Traditional Finance and Digital Assets Are Converging with Adam Judd, Chief Operating Officer of Coinbase Australia. Traditional finance and crypto used to sit in separate worlds, and Adam explains why that line is blurring fast.
Missed a session on the day? We’re getting all 43 FinFest sessions ready to release on our YouTube channel by 30 November.
Want to be there next year? Join the FinFest 2027 waitlist here.
A big thank you to all of our FinFest partners, including this session’s stage sponsor, Coinbase.
In this episode:
00:00 Welcome to FinFest Week: The Future of Crypto
01:37 Adam Judd: Rethinking the Financial System
05:11 Bitcoin & How Digital Assets are Changing Finance
07:02 Stablecoins & Tokenisation: Making payments + Investing Faster
11:09 How Crypto & Traditional Finance are Coming Together
15:07 Why Regulation & Trust Matter for Crypto Investors
18:03 Staking + Lending: Can you Earn Income from Your Crypto?
21:54 Crypto Derivatives, SMSFs & What Tokenised Ownership Really Means
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Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message
And come and join the conversation in the Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group.
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Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.
Keep up with the news moving markets with our daily newsletter and podcast (Apple | Spotify)
We’re particularly excited to share our latest show: Basis Points
Listen to the podcast (Apple | Spotify)
Watch on YouTube
Read the monthly email
———
Looking for some of our favourite research tools?
Download our free Basics of ETF handbook
Or our free 4-step stock checklist
Find company information on TIKR
Research reports from Good Research
Track your portfolio with Sharesight
———
This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If unsure, speak to a financial professional. The host of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares Group but maintains editorial independence and operates under Australian Financial Services licence 540697.
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Alternatives: The investments you've never considered with Dania Zinurova | FinFest 2026
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.Next up …
Show notes
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.
Next up, Alternatives: The Investments You’ve Never Considered with Dania Zinurova, Investment Committee member at WAM Alternative Assets Limited (ASX: WMA), who has spent more than 20 years investing in private markets around the world. Beyond shares and property there’s a whole world of investments like infrastructure, private equity and private debt, and Dania explains how they work.
Missed a session on the day? We’re getting all 43 FinFest sessions ready to release on our YouTube channel by 30 November.
Want to be there next year? Join the FinFest 2027 waitlist here.
A big thank you to all of our FinFest partners, including this session’s stage sponsor, Sustainable Life Solutions.
In this episode:
00:00 Investments You've Never Considered
01:55 Meet Dania Zinurova & the World of Alternative Assets
03:20 Listed Investment Companies: Buying Assets at a Discount
08:40 Why Private Markets Offer Opportunities Beyond the ASX
10:18 Understanding Volatility & the Risks of Unlisted Investments
12:58 Private Equity and Infrastructure: From Betty's Burgers to Airports
15:14 Water Rights: Investing in Australia's Scarcest Resource
18:59 Diversification, Long-term Trends & How Private Investments Create Value
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Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message
And come and join the conversation in the Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group.
———
Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.
Keep up with the news moving markets with our daily newsletter and podcast (Apple | Spotify)
We’re particularly excited to share our latest show: Basis Points
Listen to the podcast (Apple | Spotify)
Watch on YouTube
Read the monthly email
———
Looking for some of our favourite research tools?
Download our free Basics of ETF handbook
Or our free 4-step stock checklist
Find company information on TIKR
Research reports from Good Research
Track your portfolio with Sharesight
———
This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If unsure, speak to a financial professional. The host of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares Group but maintains editorial independence and operates under Australian Financial Services licence 540697.
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The company built to compound for decades with Todd Barlow | FinFest 2026
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.Next up is …
Show notes
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.
Next up is The Company Built to Compound for Decades with Todd Barlow, CEO and Managing Director of Soul Patts since 2015. Some companies keep compounding for generations, and Bryce & Ren wanted to know what it takes to build one that lasts.
Missed a session on the day? We’re getting all 43 FinFest sessions ready to release on our YouTube channel by 30 November.
Want to be there next year? Join the FinFest 2027 waitlist here.
A big thank you to all of our FinFest partners, including this session’s stage sponsor, Soul Patts.
00:00:00 How Soul Patts Has Compounded Wealth For Over 120 Years
00:02:11 What Makes Soul Patts Different From Other Funds?
00:04:42 The Secret Behind 28 Years Of Dividend Growth
00:07:05 How Soul Patts Keeps Beating The Market
00:09:18 Why Todd Is Sitting On $3 Billion In Cash
00:11:29 The Advantage Of Investing Without Fear
00:13:48 The Rules Behind A Portfolio Built To Last
00:15:58 Where Soul Patts Is Investing Its Money Now
00:17:34 How Todd Is Investing In The AI Boom
00:20:17 The Biggest Investing Mistakes To Avoid
00:22:20 The Book That Shaped Todd's Investing Philosophy
00:23:42 Charlie Munger's Advice For Long-Term Investors
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Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message
And come and join the conversation in the Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group.
———
Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.
Keep up with the news moving markets with our daily newsletter and podcast (Apple | Spotify)
We’re particularly excited to share our latest show: Basis Points
Listen to the podcast (Apple | Spotify)
Watch on YouTube
Read the monthly email
———
Looking for some of our favourite research tools?
Download our free Basics of ETF handbook
Or our free 4-step stock checklist
Find company information on TIKR
Research reports from Good Research
Track your portfolio with Sharesight
———
This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If unsure, speak to a financial professional. The host of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares Group but maintains editorial independence and operates under Australian Financial Services licence 540697.
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The passive income playbook with Owen Rask | FinFest 2026
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the week we're releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia's largest finance festival.For our fifth …
Show notes
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the week we're releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia's largest finance festival.
For our fifth episode, we're talking all things passive income with Owen Rask, founder of Rask & host of the Australian Finance Podcast. From growing your salary and building better savings habits to debt recycling, dividend ETFs and planning for retirement, Owen shares his playbook for building wealth that eventually pays you back. Plus, why chasing dividends isn't always the answer, how to make the most of your property equity, and when to shift from growing your portfolio to living off it.
Missed a session on the day? We’re getting all 43 FinFest sessions ready to release on our YouTube channel by 30 November. Want to be there next year? Join the FinFest 2027 waitlist here.
A big thank you to all of our FinFest partners, including this session’s stage sponsor, Sustainable Life Solutions.
00:00 Owen Rask's Passive Income Playbook
01:27 Why building passive income is like rolling a snowball
05:07 Grow your salary, boost your savings & build better money habits
11:11 Debt recycling: Turning property equity into income-producing investments
15:17 The $100k portfolio milestone & the power of compounding
18:56 Moving from wealth accumulation to retirement income
21:47 Gold, geared ETFs & choosing the right income investments
23:20 Q&A: Portfolio transitions, factor ETFs & CGT
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (ASX: VHY), Betashares S&P Australian Shares High Yield ETF (ASX: HYLD), Global X S&P/ASX 200 High Dividend ETF (ASX: ZYAU), iShares S&P 500 AUD ETF (ASX: IVV), Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS), Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS), Betashares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200), iShares Core S&P/Asx 200 ETF (ASX: IOZ), Vanguard Diversified High Growth Index ETF (ASX: VDHG), VanEck Australian Equal Weight ETF (ASX: MVW), Betashares Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser Fund (ASX: YMAX)
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Finding income in today's market with Michael Price | FinFest 2026
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.Our next …
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Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.
Our next session is Where Can Investors Still Find Income? with Michael Price, who manages the Ausbil Active Dividend Income Fund and has more than 35 years’ experience in markets. With rates on the move, reliable income is harder to find than it looks, so Ally Selby, host of Basis Points, asked Michael where investors are still finding it.
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A big thank you to all of our FinFest partners, including this session’s stage sponsor, Ausbil.
00:00:00 Can Dividends Beat A High Interest Savings Account?
00:01:46 Why Shares Can Deliver Better Long-Term Income
00:04:08 How To Get More Income Without Sacrificing Growth
00:06:34 The Risks Of Chasing Dividend Income
00:08:31 How Tax Changes Could Impact Dividend Investors
00:10:24 Franking Credits Explained Simply
00:12:32 Why Banks And Miners Are Risky For Income
00:14:14 Where To Find Growing Dividends
00:15:04 Why Qantas Could Be A Dividend Winner
00:17:30 Why Australian Banks Could Be In Trouble
00:18:50 The Hidden Danger Of High Dividend Yields
00:21:56 How To Spot A Sustainable Dividend
00:23:44 The Biggest Mistakes Income Investors Make
00:24:35 How To Replace Your Salary With Dividends
00:27:22 How Much Do You Need To Live Off Dividends?
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Three portfolios for different stages of life with Effie Zahos & Ron Hodge | FinFest 2026
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.Today we’re …
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Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.
Today we’re sharing Build Me a Portfolio with Effie Zahos, Money Editor at 9News, and Ron Hodge, founder and CEO of InvestSMART. If you were starting from scratch, what would actually go in your portfolio, and why? Effie and Ron share how they’d build one.
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A big thank you to all of our FinFest partners, including this session’s stage sponsor, Sustainable Life.
Chapters:
00:00 Finfest Welcome
01:34 Building Three Portfolios
04:33 Starting With ETFs
06:09 ETF Overlap and Diversification
08:29 Core and Satellite Investing
11:08 Fees and Regular Investing
14:17 Investing While Saving for Property
18:05 Portfolio Choices and Rebalancing
20:42 Managing Market Fear
23:28 Investing With a Mortgage
27:03 Portfolio Lessons and Wrap-Up
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The case for backing Australia with Alex Vynokur | FinFest 2026
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.In …
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Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.
In Australia’s Next Decade Bryce and Alec sat down with Alex Vynokur, Betashares CEO, to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing Australia, how technology could reshape investing, and the principles investors can use to build wealth over time.
In this episode:
00:00 Australia's Next Decade: Can We Build A Better Future?
02:10 From Immigrant To Betashares Founder
05:13 The Biggest Challenges Of Building Betashares
08:36 Where Alex Would Start A Business Today
11:30 How AI Could Transform Your Financial Future
13:33 Why Australia Needs To Think Bigger
17:38 What Alex Would Change As Prime Minister
19:45 The Next Big Opportunities In AI
21:52 Investing Versus Entrepreneurship: What It Takes To Succeed
23:27 The Simple Rules For Building Long-Term Wealth
25:30 Why Emotions Are Your Biggest Investing Risk
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Companies behaving badly with Joe Aston | FinFest 2026
Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.Our first …
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Welcome to FinFest Week 2026, proudly brought to you by Betashares. Over the coming week we’re releasing 10 of our favourite sessions, recorded live at FinFest, Australia’s largest finance festival.
Our first session is Companies Behaving Badly with Joe Aston, founder of Rampart, and author of AFR’s Rear Window column for 12 years. Bryce & Ren sat down with Joe to hear the stories behind some of Australia’s biggest corporate dramas, and what investors can learn from them.
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A big thank you to all of our FinFest partners, including this session’s stage sponsor, Betashares.
00:00 Welcome to FinFest Week 2026
03:39 Meet Joe Aston: The journalist Australian CEOs fear
06:31 Firmus: What went wrong with the IPO?
08:33 NextDC: Red flags in Australia's data centre boom
10:28 QANTAS, Alan Joyce and the turnaround
14:58 The psychology of power: Why CEOs lose touch with reality
17:52 The rise of independent media and Joe's move to Rampart
21:10 How investors can spot red flags in CEOs and companies
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What's keeping stock markets high & is a crash likely with Seb Mullins
Inflation won't budge, interest rates are staying higher for longer, AI spending is reshaping global markets, and Australia's share market is looking increasingly expensive. So where are the opportunities for …
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Inflation won't budge, interest rates are staying higher for longer, AI spending is reshaping global markets, and Australia's share market is looking increasingly expensive. So where are the opportunities for investors? Bryce & Ren are joined by Seb Mullins, Head of Multi-Asset and Fixed Income at Schroders Australia and Portfolio Manager of the Schroder Real Return Active ETF (ASX: GROW), to make sense of it all. From the Iran conflict and oil prices to the trillion-dollar AI investment boom, Seb explains why volatility is creating winners and losers across shares, bonds and credit.
In this episode:
00:00 Why Traditional Diversification Needs a Rethink
02:08 Inflation, Geopolitics & the New Investing Environment
07:39 Sticky Inflation & Where Interest Rates Go Next
15:55 AI's Trillion-Dollar Boom: Opportunity or Bubble?
20:59 Bonds Are Back, but Where Are the Opportunities?
23:40 The Hidden Weakness Beneath US Share Markets
34:33 Crash Indicators, Global Risks & Australia's Outlook
42:14 Beyond Shares + Bonds: Building a Resilient Portfolio
Stocks & ETFs mentioned: Schroder Real Return Active ETF (ASX: GROW), S&P 500 Index (INDEX: SPX), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD)
Check out the Schroder Real Return Active ETF (ASX: GROW) here
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Bill Ackman on building the next Berkshire, AI & his next 10-bagger
Bill Ackman turned a two-person investment club into Pershing Square, a $33 billion investment giant built on high-conviction bets and some of Wall Street’s most famous battles. In New York, Bryce & Ren sit …
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Bill Ackman turned a two-person investment club into Pershing Square, a $33 billion investment giant built on high-conviction bets and some of Wall Street’s most famous battles. In New York, Bryce & Ren sit down with the billionaire investor to get his take on whether AI is a bubble, why he sold Alphabet and bought back into Netflix, and his plan to turn Howard Hughes into a modern-day Berkshire Hathaway. Plus, a surprising story about Warren Buffett, and Bill gives his verdict on Bryce & Ren’s own portfolios.
In this episode:
00:00 Bill Ackman's Biggest Wins, Losses And Lessons
07:15 Inside The Pershing Square Empire
09:42 Is AI The Biggest Investment Opportunity Or A Bubble?
11:03 Could AI Become A Threat To Humanity?
14:31 Why Bill Is Bullish On Big Tech's AI Spending
16:42 Interest Rates, Inflation And The Fed's Next Move
21:39 Where Bill Sees Opportunities And Hidden Risks
24:40 The Investment Philosophy Behind His Billions
28:09 Why Bill Ackman Is No Longer An Activist Investor
30:02 What Makes A Business Almost Impossible To Disrupt?
32:02 Why He Only Owns A Handful Of Stocks
35:32 Why Bill Sold Netflix And Then Bought It Back
38:19 Why He Sold Alphabet But Still Owns Big Tech
41:08 How Bill Judges CEOs And Uses AI To Research Stocks
44:10 What Warren Buffett Taught Bill Ackman
47:31 The Secret Behind Berkshire Hathaway's Success
50:09 Building The Next Berkshire With Howard Hughes
55:36 Why Insurance Is The Key To His Next Big Bet
59:24 Bill Ackman Reviews Our Stock Portfolios
01:05:37 Why Great Stocks Are Getting Cheaper
01:06:50 Bill's High-Conviction Bet On Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac
01:08:39 His Biggest Piece Of Advice For Everyday Investors
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Pershing Square Inc. (NYSE: PS), Pershing Square USA (NYSE: PSUS), Pershing Square Holdings (LSE: PSH), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE: CP), Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), Bausch Health (NYSE: BHC), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Blackstone (NYSE: BX), KKR (NYSE: KKR), Howard Hughes Holdings (NYSE: HHH), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX), Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO), Uber (NYSE: UBER), Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR), Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Visa (NYSE: V), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), Universal Music Group (Euronext Amsterdam: UMG), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG), TransMedics (NASDAQ: TMDX), MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), Sea Limited (NYSE: SE), Fannie Mae (OTC: FNMA), Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC)
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Searching for predictability in an unpredictable market with Warryn Robertson
Markets are looking increasingly unpredictable, but are investors overlooking some of the world's most reliable businesses?Lazard Asset Management's Warryn Robertson joins Bryce and Ren to explain why he's …
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Markets are looking increasingly unpredictable, but are investors overlooking some of the world's most reliable businesses?
Lazard Asset Management's Warryn Robertson joins Bryce and Ren to explain why he's looking for predictable earnings and strong competitive advantages, and why he's increasingly concerned about what's happening beneath the surface of the share market.
From data centres and mobile towers to Visa, lotteries and a surprisingly compelling tax business, Warryn unpacks where he's finding opportunities, why he thinks some popular investments don't stack up and how AI is changing the definition of a great business.
In this episode:
00:00 Finding Predictable Stocks
01:38 Warryn’s Investing Origins
04:35 Spotting Financial Red Flags
06:50 Why Infrastructure and Equities
11:22 Visa as a Franchise
13:18 Inflation and Infrastructure
15:45 Inside the Infrastructure Checklist
20:05 Satellite and Tower Assets
24:48 Five Sources of Franchise
29:57 Fund Performance and Positioning
36:01 AI and Business Predictability
38:31 H&R Block’s Hidden Strength
Stocks & ETFs mentioned: Visa (NYSE: V), SES (Euronext Paris: SESG), American Tower (NYSE: AMT), Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI), Cellnex Telecom (BME: CLNX), Anheuser-Busch InBev (EBR: ABI), Brightstar Lottery (NYSE: BRSL), La Française des Jeux (EPA: FDJ), PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), H&R Block (NYSE: HRB)
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Data centre backlash grows, the latest on our Community Portfolio & Pimp my Portfolio with Henry Jennings
Bryce & Ren unpack the growing backlash against data centres after NextDC plunged 42% in a day, and, whether combining Tesla and SpaceX could be Musk's biggest move yet. Plus, with just weeks left in the …
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Bryce & Ren unpack the growing backlash against data centres after NextDC plunged 42% in a day, and, whether combining Tesla and SpaceX could be Musk's biggest move yet. Plus, with just weeks left in the community portfolio challenge, the boys review their winners, losers and potential final trades. Then Henry Jennings from Marcus Today joins for Pimp My Portfolio, helping a community member tackle ETF overlap, diversification and the art of keeping investing simple.
In this episode:
00:00 NextDC crashes 42% as backlash grows
06:57 Breakthroughs, cybersecurity & the compute crunch
10:23 Tesla + SpaceX: Elon Musk's mega-merger plans
15:32 Community portfolio update: Are we beating the market?
17:09 The biggest winners & losers in our portfolio
19:49 October stock picks: What should we buy next?
23:44 Pimp My Portfolio with Henry Jennings
28:07 ETF overlap, diversification & DCA
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: NextDC (ASX: NXT), Goodman Group (ASX: GMG), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Betashares Diversified All Growth ETF (ASX: DHHF), PWR Holdings (ASX: PWH), Pro Medicus (ASX: PME), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Global X Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure ETF (ASX: AINF), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV), Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX: TLX), Codan (ASX: CDA), Betashares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility ETF (ASX: DRIV), Catapult Group International (ASX: CAT), Motorcycle Holdings (ASX: MTO), SK Hynix (KRX: 000660), APA Group (ASX: APA), ResMed (ASX: RMD), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG), HUB24 (ASX: HUB), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX: IVV), Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS), Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF (ASX: VEQ), Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAE), Betashares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX: HACK), Global X Physical Gold Structured (ASX: GOLD), Global X Defence Tech ETF (ASX: DTEC), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets AUD ETF (ASX: IEM)
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Rich Girl Summer is just around the corner and to get you prepared, Equity Mates & Betashares are teaming up for an investing event designed to help women feel more confident with their money.
Whether you're just starting your investing journey or looking to take it to the next level, bring a friend (or a few!) and join us for an evening of great conversations, cocktails, canapés & good company.
Because investing is better when you're learning together.
Sydney | 12th November
Tickets are limited, so make sure you secure your spots here!
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Momentum, market concentration & two out-of-favour stocks with Matt Jones
The S&P 500 keeps climbing, but what if your portfolio is taking on more risk than you realise? Bryce & Ren are joined by Matt Jones, Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fidelity Research Global Equities Fund, to …
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The S&P 500 keeps climbing, but what if your portfolio is taking on more risk than you realise? Bryce & Ren are joined by Matt Jones, Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fidelity Research Global Equities Fund, to unpack the momentum trade powering global markets and the hidden concentration risks lurking beneath the surface. From AI giants dominating index returns to the overlooked stocks Fidelity believes could be tomorrow’s winners, Matt explains how investors can look under the bonnet of their portfolios.
In this episode:
00:00 Introducing Matt Jones
03:11 Momentum Investing Explained: How It Works & Why It Matters
05:49 The Hidden Concentration Risk in the S&P 500 & AI Trade
10:36 Active vs Passive: Are You Paying for an Index-Hugging Fund?
13:02 When Momentum Reverses & How Fidelity Spots Opportunities
19:11 NVIDIA, Microsoft & the Outlook for the AI Trade
24:02 How to Audit Your Portfolio for Hidden Concentration
27:02 Two Unloved Stocks Fidelity Likes
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV), Firmus, Amer Sports (NYSE: AS), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU), LVMH (EPA: MC), Moncler (BIT: MONC), Scout24 (ETR: G24), REA Group (ASX: REA), CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), Domain Holdings Australia, Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z), Salesforce (NYSE: CRM)
Case study referenced: When momentum becomes the market | Investment Insights | Fidelity Australia
Learn more about the Fidelity Research Global Equities Fund and Fidelity’s approach to systematic investing at fidelity.com.au
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Tesla’s flying car, the AI boom’s biggest question & how to survive a market crash
Elon Musk has unveiled a car that can fly (sort of). But is it enough to get Tesla investors excited? Bryce & Ren unpack the latest from Tesla & Neuralink, dive into TSMC's blockbuster earnings and ask whether …
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Elon Musk has unveiled a car that can fly (sort of). But is it enough to get Tesla investors excited? Bryce & Ren unpack the latest from Tesla & Neuralink, dive into TSMC's blockbuster earnings and ask whether cracks are starting to appear in the AI data centre boom. Plus, a listener wants to know how to protect their portfolio from the next market crash.
In this episode:
00:00 Elon Musk's flying car
01:49 Tesla's Roadster review
07:48 Neuralink's breakthrough in restoring speech
11:11 TSMC earnings & the AI data centre debate
15:21 Why hyperscaler spending matters more than neocloud debt
17:36 How do you protect your portfolio from a crash?
18:42 Why timing the market doesn't work
24:24 Gold, diversification & preparing for the next downturn
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Ford (NYSE: F), Ferrari (NYSE: RACE), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), IREN (NASDAQ: IREN), Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS)
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Ask An Adviser: Where property is heading, debt recycling and the future of rentvesting with Pat Noll
Property prices are slipping, borrowing power is shrinking and the rules of investing in Australian real estate are changing. So is now the time to buy, renovate or sit tight? Bryce & Ren are joined by Pat …
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Property prices are slipping, borrowing power is shrinking and the rules of investing in Australian real estate are changing. So is now the time to buy, renovate or sit tight? Bryce & Ren are joined by Pat Noll, founder of Runestone Finance, to answer your biggest property questions. From the future of rentvesting and negative gearing to debt recycling, offset accounts and unlocking equity to buy shares, Pat breaks down the strategies that still stack up and the costly mistakes investors need to avoid.
In this episode:
00:00 The Property Questions Investors Are Asking
01:43 Australian Property Prices, Interest Rates & When to Buy
05:47 Borrowing Capacity, Affordability & Changing Investor Strategies
12:14 Renovating, Negative Gearing & the Future of Rentvesting
15:41 Established Homes vs Off-the-Plan Property
18:34 Offset Accounts, Redraw, Loan Splits & Unlocking Equity
28:13 Debt Recycling & Borrowing to Invest in Shares
34:52 Managing Mortgage Stress, Refinancing & Fixed Rates
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Dating apps are dying, is Eli Lilly still a buy & Pimp My Portfolio with Owen Rask
Bumble has been sold for a fraction of its former value & AI data centre stocks are getting smashed, Bryce & Ren unpack the changing fortunes of dating apps, the debt risks lurking behind AI infrastructure, and …
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Bumble has been sold for a fraction of its former value & AI data centre stocks are getting smashed, Bryce & Ren unpack the changing fortunes of dating apps, the debt risks lurking behind AI infrastructure, and what history's dot-com bubble can teach us. Plus, a listener from Belgium asks the ultimate investing question: when should you buy, hold or sell a stock like Eli Lilly? And, Owen Rask joins Pimp My Portfolio again, where a simple geared ETF goes head-to-head with a portfolio of tech, resources, gold & Bitcoin.
In this episode:
00:00 Are Dating Apps Dead? Bumble's $1.3 Billion Sale
06:47 AI Data Centre Contagion & Rising Debt Risks
11:13 Is the AI Boom Repeating the Dot-Com Bubble?
13:28 Community Question: When Should You Buy, Hold or Sell?
17:33 Eli Lilly Deep Dive: GLP-1 Dominance, Competition & Valuation
27:47 Pimp My Portfolio with Owen Rask
31:36 Resources: How Much Exposure Is Too Much?
37:05 Simplicity Versus Complexity: Who will Outperform?
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Bumble (NASDAQ: BMBL), Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH), Grindr (NYSE: GRND), Firmus, AirTrunk, CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV), Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS), IREN (NASDAQ: IREN), CXMT, Anthropic, OpenAI, Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO), Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK), Mounjaro, Ozempic, CagriSema, tirzepatide, retatrutide, Keytruda, Stellar Resources (ASX: SRZ), Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ: IBKR), Betashares Wealth Builder Diversified All Growth Geared ETF (ASX: GHHF), Betashares NASDAQ 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ), iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX: IVV), Betashares Geared Australian Shares Fund (ASX: G200), Global X Physical Gold ETF (ASX: GOLD), Betashares Australian Resources Sector ETF (ASX: QRE), Global X Copper Miners ETF (ASX: WIRE), Betashares Gold Bullion ETF (ASX: QAU), Betashares Energy Transition Metals ETF (ASX: XMET), BHP Group (ASX: BHP)
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Rich Girl Summer is just around the corner and to get you prepared, Equity Mates & Betashares are teaming up for an investing event designed to help women feel more confident with their money.
Whether you're just starting your investing journey or looking to take it to the next level, bring a friend (or a few!) and join us for an evening of great conversations, cocktails, canapés and good company. Because investing is better when you're learning together
Sydney | 12th November
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Hedging explained, is it worth the fees and when it makes sense with Cameron Gleeson
Your global shares could be soaring, but currency movements might be wiping out your gains. Betashares Senior Investment Strategist Cam Gleeson joins Bryce and Ren to explain how currency hedging works, when …
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Your global shares could be soaring, but currency movements might be wiping out your gains. Betashares Senior Investment Strategist Cam Gleeson joins Bryce and Ren to explain how currency hedging works, when hedged and unhedged ETFs outperform, and whether a 50/50 split could be the simplest way to manage currency risk.
In this episode:
00:00 Currency Hedging Explained
04:09 Hedged vs Unhedged ETFs
07:19 Currency Risks and Returns
11:38 Blending Hedged and Unhedged
14:11 Hedging Different Assets
17:00 How Time Horizons Matter
20:11 Simplifying Your Strategy
22:04 Where Is the Aussie Dollar Headed
26:50 Long Term ETF Performance
29:16 Final Thoughts
ETFs Mentioned:
Betashares Japan ETF – Currency Hedged (ASX: HJPN), Betashares Global Shares ETF (ASX: BGBL), Betashares Global Shares Currency Hedged ETF (ASX: HGBL), Betashares Geared US Equity Currency Hedged Complex ETF (ASX: GGUS), Betashares Wealth Builder Diversified All Growth Geared ETF (ASX: GHHF), Betashares Diversified High Growth ETF (ASX: DVHG), Betashares Diversified Growth ETF (ASX: DVGR), Betashares Diversified Balanced ETF (ASX: DVBA)
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Firmus IPO falls apart & the invisible crash behind Wall Street's record highs
The S&P 500 is up 14% & Wall Street is celebrating record highs. But beneath the surface, something very different is happening. A staggering 85% of S&P 500 stocks are trading at least 10% below their all-time …
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The S&P 500 is up 14% & Wall Street is celebrating record highs. But beneath the surface, something very different is happening. A staggering 85% of S&P 500 stocks are trading at least 10% below their all-time highs, and some of America's biggest names have been smashed. Bryce & Ren unpack the invisible crash hiding behind the AI boom, explain why a handful of stocks drive most market returns, and explore Charlie Munger's 200-week moving average rule for finding opportunities. Plus, Australia's $44 billion Firmus IPO falls apart, Samsung's profits are exploding, and the boys share what they've learnt about the future of robotics from New York.
In this episode:
00:00 The Invisible Crash Hiding Behind Record Market Highs
02:30 Firmus Pulls Its $44 Billion IPO: What Went Wrong?
07:30 Wall Street Hits New Highs & AI Earnings Accelerates
11:41 Why 85% of S&P 500 Stocks Are Down
15:42 Which 4% of Stocks Drive Long-Term Market Returns
18:20 Charlie Munger's Long Term Investing Rule
21:01 Netflix, Nike & Other Beaten-Down Stocks
24:30 The Mag Seven: Which Stocks Are a Buying Opp?
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Maas Group (ASX: MGH), Woolworths (ASX: WOW), Coles (ASX: COL), Cochlear (ASX: COH), Argo Investments (ASX: ARG), SK Hynix (KRX: 000660), Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930), The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD), AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP), Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FICO), CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU), Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Walmart (NASDAQ: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Boeing (NYSE: BA), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), General Electric (NYSE: GE), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)
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Ask an Adviser: Debt recycling, super & investing for kids – Community mailbag with Matt Ingram
Should you add more ETFs or keep it simple? Is debt recycling worth it? And can putting too much into super actually cost you more in tax?Financial adviser Matt Ingram joins Bryce and Ren to tackle your biggest …
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Should you add more ETFs or keep it simple? Is debt recycling worth it? And can putting too much into super actually cost you more in tax?
Financial adviser Matt Ingram joins Bryce and Ren to tackle your biggest money questions, from building a diversified portfolio and investing for kids to insurance, buying a home and making the most of your super.
Chapters:
00:00 Your Biggest Investing Questions Answered
01:38 Managed Portfolios vs DIY Investing
03:58 Building a Better ETF Portfolio
08:58 ETF Overlap, Capital Gains Tax and Dividend Investing
11:31 HECS Debt, Bonds and Debt Recycling
19:10 Investing for Your Kids
23:54 Super Contributions, Tax Traps and Insurance
31:48 Financial Independence and Buying Your First Home
Stocks & ETFs mentioned: Betashares Diversified All Growth ETF (ASX: DHHF), Betashares Wealth Builder Diversified All Growth Geared ETF (ASX: GHHF), Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ), VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF (ASX: QUAL), Betashares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200), Betashares Global Shares ETF (ASX: BGBL), Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS), Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS), iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX: IVV), Vanguard Diversified High Growth Index ETF (ASX: VDHG)
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Live from New York: Bill Ackman, Aussie businesses & other observations
Fresh off a 90-minute interview with Bill Ackman, Bryce & Ren are coming to you from Old Mates Pub in Downtown Manhattan. They're unpacking Ackman's biggest investing lessons and the stocks making up his …
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Fresh off a 90-minute interview with Bill Ackman, Bryce & Ren are coming to you from Old Mates Pub in Downtown Manhattan. They're unpacking Ackman's biggest investing lessons and the stocks making up his concentrated portfolio. Plus, are Australian businesses really doomed when they expand overseas? The boys explore the Aussie brands making waves in America, the spectacular failures, and what separates the winners from the rest.
In this episode:
00:00 First Reactions: Bill Ackman & New York
03:27 Ackman on AI, Buffett & the Everyday Investor
06:23 Inside Bill Ackman's Investing Philosophy
10:24 Ackman's Top Holdings
11:26 Uber's Robotaxi Bet
15:20 Aussie Brands Conquering America
20:19 Why Australian Businesses Fail Overseas
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Pershing Square Inc. (NYSE: PS), Pershing Square USA (NYSE: PSUS), Pershing Square Holdings (LSE: PSH), Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER), Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Howard Hughes Holdings (NYSE: HHH), Visa (NYSE: V), Mastercard (NYSE: MA), S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT), Guzman y Gomez (ASX: GYG), Wesfarmers (ASX: WES), Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ)
A big thanks to Old Mates Pub for hosting us while we recorded this episode in New York! Check them out at oldmates.com
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The Asian Opportunities Investors Are Missing with Cameron Robertson
Asia is home to half the world’s population, half of global economic activity and more than half of global growth, yet it makes up only around 15% of global benchmarks. Platinum Asia Fund portfolio manager …
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Asia is home to half the world’s population, half of global economic activity and more than half of global growth, yet it makes up only around 15% of global benchmarks. Platinum Asia Fund portfolio manager Cameron Robertson joins Bryce & Ren to unpack what Australian investors could be missing. From Korea’s AI hardware boom and China’s overlooked companies to India’s healthcare opportunity, Vietnam’s emerging consumer & Indonesia’s beaten-down valuations, Cameron takes us across the region looking for the companies offering the most compelling opportunities.
In this episode:
00:00 Why Australian investors are underweight Asia
04:14 Geopolitical risk, oil prices & emerging-market consumers
07:42 The Asian companies powering the AI boom
17:22 Beyond AI: overlooked opportunities across Asia
21:46 India’s enormous healthcare opportunity
29:47 Vietnam and Indonesia’s emerging middle class
33:20 China: AI enthusiasm, Tencent & an unlikely lighting winner
42:42 The biggest mistakes Australians make investing in Asia
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Platinum Asia Fund Complex ETF (ASX: PAXX), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TWSE: 2330), SK Hynix (KRX: 000660), Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Sea Limited (NYSE: SE), Jollibee Foods Corporation (PSE: JFC), Mayora Indah (IDX: MYOR), Yatharth Hospitals (NSE: YATHARTH), Mobile World Investment Corporation (HOSE: MWG), Astra International (IDX: ASII), Tencent Holdings (HKEX: 0700), Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic (SZSE: 300833), Unilever India / Hindustan Unilever (NSE: HINDUNILVR), Hanwha Ocean (KRX: 042660)
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For listeners interested in exploring this approach to investing in Asia, the Platinum Asia Fund Complex ETF (ASX:PAXX) provides access to Platinum’s actively managed Asia strategy through the ASX. To learn more, visit Platinum.com.au and search PAXX.
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Two IPOs test the AI hype, Aussie property keeps falling & a closer look at Firmus
Live from Central Park in New York, Bryce & Ren unpack a cooling Australian property market before turning to two enormous IPOs testing investor appetite for AI. Anthropic is chasing a potentially …
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Live from Central Park in New York, Bryce & Ren unpack a cooling Australian property market before turning to two enormous IPOs testing investor appetite for AI. Anthropic is chasing a potentially record-breaking US listing, while Australian data centre operator Firmus is targeting a valuation that would instantly put it among the ASX’s biggest companies. But, when Firmus is stacked up against global AI infrastructure peers, does the valuation make sense, or is the hype running ahead of the numbers?
In this episode:
00:00 Live From Central Park: Property, AI & IPOs
04:06 Australian Property Prices Keep Falling
09:15 Anthropic & Firmus Test the AI Trade
10:31 Inside Anthropic’s Eye-Watering IPO Numbers
14:36 Firmus Targets a $43.7 Billion Valuation
17:27 What Exactly Is an AI Factory?
22:38 Firmus vs Global AI Infrastructure Competitors
27:06 Would Bryce & Ren Buy Firmus?
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX), Telstra (ASX: TLS), Woolworths (ASX: WOW), Coles (ASX: COL), Cochlear (ASX: COH), Transurban (ASX: TCL), NEXTDC (ASX: NXT), Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS), IREN (NASDAQ: IREN), Cipher Digital (NASDAQ: CIFR), Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), TSMC (NYSE: TSM)
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Steve Johnson: What the market is missing about the AI boom
AI may be transformational, but does that make AI stocks good investments?Forager Funds Management’s Steve Johnson explains why he’s steering clear of the AI trade, where he’s finding value in Australian small …
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AI may be transformational, but does that make AI stocks good investments?
Forager Funds Management’s Steve Johnson explains why he’s steering clear of the AI trade, where he’s finding value in Australian small caps, and why he still prefers stocks over property for building long-term wealth.
Chapters:
01:48 Steve Johnson on AI
04:28 AI Investing and Bubble Risk
10:33 What Could End the AI Trade
12:35 Forager’s Costly Mistakes
17:12 Software and Small Cap Opportunities
30:06 Motorcycle Holdings and Australia
38:15 Shares Versus Property
41:30 Credit and Australian House Prices
45:05 Advice for Long-Term Investors
Stocks & ETFs mentioned: EML Payments (ASX: EML), Fiserv (NYSE: FI), Xero (ASX: XRO), MYOB (formerly ASX: MYO; delisted), Catapult Sports (ASX: CAT), Wix.com (NASDAQ: WIX), Motorcycle Holdings (ASX: MTO), Eagers Automotive (ASX: APE), BYD (HKEX: 01211), Honda Motor (TSE: 7267), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)
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Our Monthly Portfolio Update - September 2026
Bryce & Ren are back with their monthly portfolio check-in after a rough month across global markets. They unpack what’s working, what’s hurting and where they’re putting money to work, from Alphabet to QXO …
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Bryce & Ren are back with their monthly portfolio check-in after a rough month across global markets. They unpack what’s working, what’s hurting and where they’re putting money to work, from Alphabet to QXO, the boys discuss which positions they’ve sold, what they’re holding on and what they’re eyeing off. Plus, Waymo’s staggering lead in autonomous driving and the latest sign America has blurred the line between investing & sports gambling.
In this episode:
00:00 What happened in markets this month
03:20 How global markets performed this month
04:25 Bryce’s Portfolio Performance
06:58 Ren’s Portfolio Performance
08:31 Why Bryce is buying more of
11:40 Waymo’s massive lead in self-driving cars
14:04 Sports team ETFs: investing or gambling?
17:32 Ren’s buy, hold & sell
25:20 Why HUB24 is on Ren’s buy list
Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX: TLX), TransMedics Group (NASDAQ: TMDX), Pro Medicus (ASX: PME), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU), Sea Limited (NYSE: SE), MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), Grab Holdings (NASDAQ: GRAB), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), QXO (NYSE: QXO), TopBuild (NYSE: BLD), HUB24 (ASX: HUB), Netwealth Group (ASX: NWL), AustralianSuper, Global X Ultra Long Nasdaq 100 Complex ETF (ASX: GGUS)
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This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes only. Any advice is general advice and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs. If unsure, speak to a financial professional. The host of this podcast and their guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Equity Mates Media is part of the Betashares Group but maintains editorial independence and operates under Australian Financial Services licence 540697.
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