How to invest in US companies with Danielle Ecuyer
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What are the lessons learned from past market crashes?
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Please remember that all of the information in this podcast episode is limited to general information only. That means the information is not specific to you, your needs, goals or objectives. So you should seek the advice of a licensed and trusted financial professional before acting on the information. And before you acquire or apply for a financial product, please read the PDS or product disclosure statement, which should be available on the issuer's website. Lastly, please keep in mind that past performance is not indicative of future performance. Kate Campbell, always a pleasure to have you with me. Welcome back. Great to be back, Owen. a very special guest with us today, a guest, an expert guest who has been with us a few times.
I know she's appeared on your podcast, How To Money. She's had a recent chat with me on the Australian Investors Podcast. And here she is again to share her Some more of her wisdom. She's got plenty left in the tank, including in the new book, Shareplicity.
Why should Australian investors consider US stocks?
There are two Shareplicity books. If you want to invest in international markets, which is the topic of today's conversation, pick up the second book. We'll provide links in the show notes. Danielle Equier, how are you?
I'm very well. Thank you, Owen and Kate. And it's great to be here.
It's always a pleasure because I think when we chat to you, you do a great job of making it practical, making it relevant and making it exciting to invest. So I know you're going to have some kind of examples for us throughout this conversation, but maybe if we dive straight into it, Kate.
Yeah, absolutely. And Danny, it's great to get your wisdom onto the show. And where I wanted to start was that since you've had such a wide-ranging experience investing in Australia and overseas, a lot of our listeners haven't experienced Maybe March last year was the only experience of a market crash, and so many people have started investing post that point. And so there's a lot of people listening to the podcast that have never experienced much market volatility or a significant crash. And I'd love to hear a bit about your experience, the very first market crash you ever experienced, and maybe in contrast to how you went through March last year and how you'd approach a future market crash today.
with everything that you know now and maybe some of the things that we can learn from that.
Yeah, great. Thank you. A bit scary, all that wisdom I meant to have. So hopefully I live up to it. First crash, really simple. I just started in stockbroking in 1986 and it was obviously the 1987 crash. And I used to flick on my tiny television every morning and Michael Pascoe would be on talking about US stock markets and lo and behold,
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the lessons learned from past market crashes?
0:00–2:33
2
Why should Australian investors consider US stocks?
2:33–4:51
3
How do global trends influence investment decisions?
4:51–8:16
4
What mistakes do investors commonly make?
8:16–11:32
5
How can investors manage risk in volatile markets?
11:32–14:49
6
What strategies can help diversify an investment portfolio?
14:49–18:05
7
What resources are available for learning about investing?
18:05–21:51
8
How can investors stay updated on market trends?
21:51–1:00:52
Speakers
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