Ren (Equity Mates host)

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448 appearances 10 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 10 Aug

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Get Started Investing · Should I sell my Aussie ETF and just invest in Global Shares? · 10 Aug 2026 podcast

I mean, that is an argument that can go both ways because the argument that you're making is like, we're so exposed to the Australian economy. voice-verified

I don't need to be more exposed voice-verified

the Australian economy. voice-verified

I want to be exposed to the global economy. voice-verified

Fair, completely fair. voice-verified

The counter point, like the other side of that argument is that all of your future spending obligations are voice-verified

in Australia, and so you want your assets and liabilities, liabilities being like what you want to spend on in the future in this example, to match. voice-verified

What you don't want is the Australian economy to go really well, Australian house prices to grow, the Aussie dollar to get stronger, and you're actually all invested in global shares, which are now worth less because the global economy hasn't done as well as Australia, and you can get less for them because the Aussie dollar is also strengthened. voice-verified

So there is an argument that home country bias, where you have more of your voice-verified

in your home country, isn't irrational. voice-verified

It's actually a rational approach where you want to spend and what you want to buy is also in that country. voice-verified

And so that's why some people will, rather than having like 10% Aussie, they'll actually go to like 30% voice-verified

Aussie. voice-verified

The way your finances are set up where you've got a stable income, Equimates is going to be around for a generation, voice-verified

that's not going anywhere. voice-verified

You can be pretty confident in your income. voice-verified

So I think that gives you freedom to invest globally. voice-verified

But I think because the Australian market has done well and it has some great companies and you don't want to throw it out entirely, I think having some exposure to it is great. voice-verified

But, yeah, I'm not one to say, oh, because I own property in Australia, therefore I don't need to own Australian shares. voice-verified

For me, global diversification is – voice-verified

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