Equity Mates Investing Podcast

Your Questions: New Zealand, Portfolios, Uber & More | Ask Us Anything - September

29 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We've gathered all the questions that have come in over the last month from the Equity Mates Community, pulled out some of the good ones, and answered...

Expert Investor: Julia Lee - Mastermind #4

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As always, we are excited about this episode, as we get the chance to sit down with Julia Lee to pitch specific stocks! How does it work? Each month, ...

Tips & Tricks - What To Do With Your Tax Return | Spend, Save, Invest?

22 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tax time. Hopefully, a time of year you receive a nice return from the government. The question is, what should you do with your tax return? Treat you...

Deep Dive: Agricultural Industry | You Got Beef?

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Agriculture. An enormous industry in Australia on many levels, from the vast land-use, contribution to export dollars and contribution to Australian G...

Expert Investor: Ilan Israelstam, Betashares - ETFs of 2019 | India, Asian Tech Giants & European Blue Chips

15 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you're new to the show - welcome. You've chosen a great episode to start you journey with Equity Mates. This episode is a cracker. We had a great c...

News: Earnings Season Around the World

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There is a big, wide world of opportunity out there, and one of the biggest mistakes investors can make is to not explore it. This mistake, when an in...

Expert Investor: Jonny Wilkinson, Equitise - Crowdfunding Innovative & Early-Stage Companies

08 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We love investing in companies at Equity Mates, and normally this is done through the public markets and stock exchanges. However, there is a whole ot...

Your Questions: Ask Us Anything (pt. 2) - Finding Information | Major Economic Indicators

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We've gathered all the questions that have come in over the last month from the Equity Mates Community, pulled out some of the good ones, and answered...

Your Questions: Ask Us Anything (pt. 1) - Stop Loss | Minimum Funds | Recessions & More

01 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We've gathered all the questions that have come in over the last month from the Equity Mates Community, pulled out some of the good ones, and answered...

Basics: Cash Flow & Profit | What's More Important For A Business?

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cash flow and profit - both are important elements of a healthy, growing business. But don't get them confused as being the same thing. One of the big...

News: Argentina's Market Plummets 48%. Why? | Emerging Markets

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On August 12th, 2019, Argentina's S&P Merval Index (the most important index of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange), plummeted 48% - the second-large...

Expert Investors: Julia Lee - Mastermind #3

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mastermind has quickly become one of the most popular mini-series of Equity Mates. And for good reason. We love sitting down with Julia Lee to pitch a...

News: 10 Companies We've Noticed This Earnings Season

18 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Earnings season - that time of the year when public companies report their half year or full year financial results. We're about halfway through the s...

Basics: Exchange Rates - Money Makes the World Go Round - Here's How

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian stock market makes up approx. 3% of the global stock market. Even the US stock market is just over 50% of the global stock market. As s...

EM Chat: What we've been watching in markets - Short sellers, Gold & Bitcoin

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There's been plenty happening in markets recently, and even with 2 episodes a week we haven't had a chance to discuss it all. So in this episode we ca...

Basics: Central Banks & Interest Rates

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Unless you've been in a submarine, blocked off from worldly communication, it would be pretty fair to assume you've heard a lot about central banks an...

Expert Investor: Adam Verwey - Is sugar an ethical investment?

04 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The first thing you need to understand about ethical investing - it's a myth that you're sacrificing returns for morality. In fact, over the last 12 m...

Deep Dive: Lithium - Powering the Renewable Energy Boom

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our long awaited and often requested lithium episode is finally here. Lithium is a key component to batteries for electric cars and renewable energy g...

Your Questions: Ask Us Anything - July | China's New Market, Margin Loans & Questions from International Listeners

28 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Last episode of the month means it time for our Ask Us Anything episode. We've been collecting your questions from social media, our website and email...

Expert Investor: Jodie Hampshire - Is There Value In A Financial Advisor?

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is there value in a financial advisor? We got Jodie Hampshire on to help us find out. Jodie is Managing Director of Russell Investments, Australia - a...

Expert Investor: Peter Wilmshurst - Finding Value In Global Markets

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered what the day in the life of a portfolio manager looks like? Well in this episode you will find out! We were lucky to grab some time with...

Expert Investor: Julia Lee - Mastermind #2

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mastermind is fast becoming our favourite episode of the month. The feedback from Mastermind #1 has been incredible which is why we're so excited to c...

Expert Investor: Chris Reining - How To Save And Invest Your Way To Retirement

14 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We all dream of retiring early, don't we? One of our broader goals for investing, at Equity Mates, is to use stocks as a way of removing the need to r...

Basics: Key Metrics for Different Investing Styles

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most common questions we get asked is "what metrics should I be looking at?" Our unhelpful answer back is often "it depends..." Different i...

Expert Investor: Henry Jennings - How Small-Caps Can Give Big Returns

07 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You may have heard of micro-cap, small-cap, mid-cap, large-cap, and mega-cap before. No, it doesn't refer to sizes of cappuccinos! It refers to the ma...

Expert Investor: Mark Bernberg - The Biggest Investing Opportunity Since The Creation Of The Internet

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Cannabis industry has been on our radar for a while now, but it's still so early on in its growth (pun intended). There's a lot to learn about the...

EM Chat: Tracking our 2019 Bold Predictions

30 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

New Financial Year seems like a good time to review the predictions we made at the start of the year (also Bryce's book still hasn't arrived for our m...

Your Questions: Ask Us Anything - June | Franking Credits, Diversification & Facebook's Cryptocurrency

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Last episode of the month, means we're once again answering your questions. In this episode we're answering questions on: • Franking credits • Bon...

Basics: Investing Clean & Green | Ethical, Socially Responsible & Sustainable Investing

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ethical investing is becoming increasingly popular, and it's also delivering some great returns. Due to popular demand, we've dedicated this episode t...

Expert Investor: Julia Lee - Mastermind #1

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wow, this episode is a cracker! Julia Lee is an Australian Equities Analyst at Bell Direct, and loves talking about stocks. We're so excited to have h...

EM Chat: Inside The Mind Of A Beginner Investor | Mates of Equity Mates

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a cracker - a must-not-miss! One of the original reasons we started Equity Mates was to track the journey of other beginners, as we al...

Expert Investor: Meet The Investor: Paul Moore | Back Your Conviction

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We don't need to look very far to find some very successful and talented investors in our very own backyard. Many episodes ago we introduced Meet The ...

EM Chat: Free Money! Now that we have your Interest... Rates

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The RBA made history last week. For the first time in nearly three years they moved interest rates. Notably, the moved interests rates down, cutting t...

Expert Investor: Ted Richards | The Dunning-Kruger Effect

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It wasn't enough for Alec to speak with his AFL hero the first time, so we decided to get him back on the show for another guest interview. This episo...

Book Club: Lessons from a $500 Billion Company

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

First episode of the month means one thing - Equity Mates Book Club. Last month we read Sam Walton's book Made in America. By telling the story of one...

Your Questions: Ask Us Anything - May

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As always, the last episode of the month is devoted to answering as many of the questions that have come through from listeners as we possibly can. Fr...

Deep Dive: Aviation | Is This Industry Taking Off?

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With revenue of $43.5 billion, adding $15 billion to the Australian economy in 2017, the aviation industry is massive and can provide plenty of opport...

Classic Ep: Why Alan Kohler is Disgusted with Warren Buffett

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode we're reliving one of our favourite all-time episodes - our interview with Alan Kohler. Released in September 2017 (episode 18 of Equ...

Trading Talk: Stocks Affected by the Election Result

19 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With the Australian Federal Election now in the books, there are a number of CEO's out there either licking their wounds or celebrating their good for...

Expert Investor: Julia Lee - Picking Stocks

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode we sat down with notable Australian market watcher and equity strategist at Bell Direct, Julia Lee. Julia has worked in Australian ma...

Expert Investor: Warren Speaks, We Listen: Berkshire Hathaway Q&A - Part 2

12 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of our Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting special sees Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger answer a range of questions from investments in America...

Expert Investor: Warren Speaks, We Listen: 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Q&A - Part 1

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There were two big celebrations of investing over the weekend. In the Southern Hemisphere - the Equity Mates 100 Episode Party. In the Northern Hemisp...

Next Top Trader: Alan Ng | How To Win A Trading Competition

05 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Last week we announced the winner of Next Top Trader, and as promised, we sat down to discuss the winning moves with Alan. Alan, 20 years old, did a f...

Book Club: Howard Marks - The Most Important Thing

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

First episode of the month means it is time for the Equity Mates book club. This month we are discussing Howard Mark's classic investing book 'The Mos...

Next Top Trader: We Have A Winner! | New York Awaits

28 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It is with great excitement that we can now announce the winner of Australia's Next Top Trader. After a great 6 weeks of trading and investing, there ...

Your Questions: Ask Us Anything - March & April

28 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Now with Australia's Next Top Trader behind us, it's time to go back and answer all the questions that have come in over the last 2 months. There have...

Basics: Putting the Super back in Superannuation

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Superannuation - something everyone has and very few people pay attention to. Most people are aware of the importance of making the right Super decisi...

Next Top Trader: Final Update & Market Recap

21 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past six weeks we've been watching some of Australia's best university students battle it out for the title of 'Australia's Next Top Trader'....

EM Chat: Stock of the Year Update

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year, we each picked one company to be our 'stock of the year'. With the first quarter of the year past we thought it would be a good tim...

Next Top Trader: Week 5 Update | Walk Disney Is Hot!

14 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As always, we start this week with an episode that recaps the last 5 days of market trading in the US, the jostling of positions on the leaderboard of...

Deep Dive: Take a punt on this episode | Casinos

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

James Packer's company Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) was in the headlines this week after it was revealed that US-based Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) was int...

Next Top Trader: Week 4 Update | The Best & Worst Performing Stocks

07 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bullish momentum continued this week in the US, with the markets rising again, just like Ren's position on the leaderboard. With only two weeks to go ...

EM Chat: Equity Mates Return Home

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After a solid 3 weeks of podcasts for Australia's Next Top Trader, we've now reached the point where we can switch our focus back to the core of Equit...

Next Top Trader: Week 3 Update | The Strategy Of A Technical Trader

31 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're now about to launch into the 4th week of Australia's Next Top Trader, meaning we are at the halfway mark! A lot of traders are in the green, whi...

Next Top Trader: Market, Stop and Limit | Different Orders

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When placing an order to buy or sell your stocks, you may have noticed there are a few options you can choose from - market order, limit order or a st...

Next Top Trader: How To Know When To Buy & Sell

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Knowing when to buy and sell may be the difference between making a lot of money in this competition, and actually winning the trip to New York. So in...

Next Top Trader: Turn Up The Volume!

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

No, we're not talking about the volume of your speakers. We're talking about the volume of trades. Volume, or the amount of a stock traded each day, i...

Next Top Trader: Investing In Market Sectors

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

At this point, you're a week into the competition and hopefully have started to make some money. As we enter Week 2, it is important you understand al...

Next Top Trader: Week 2 Update | An Expert Look at What's Hot & What's Not

24 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With the second week of trading behind us, it's time to recap the week that was, and look forward to what's coming this week! The markets finished the...

Next Top Trader: What is a stock vs ETF vs LIC?!

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The investing universe is massive. From individual companies to gold, from real estate to government debt - the options available to investors these d...

Next Top Trader: Pardon The Jargon | Company Specifics

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the final episode of our short 'pardon the jargon' series, and we're focusing on an individual company level. When analysing an individual com...

Next Top Trader: Pardon The Jargon | Key Trading Terms

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of our 3 part Pardon the Jargon series. If you're a week into the competition and feeling a little unsure of yourself - this is a great place t...

Next Top Trader: Pardon The Jargon | Understanding The Market

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a podcast, we hate jargon. We think it is one of the main reasons people never start investing, and we want to help people break through this barri...

Next Top Trader: Week 1 Wrap | The Top Strategy & What's Hot & Not

17 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We've made it to the end of the first week of competition, and with American markets opening again 12:30am Tuesday morning, it's time for us to do a w...

Next Top Trader: Utilising Watchlists & Understanding Your Holdings

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We've been receiving a few questions from competitors about using Stake, so we wanted to spend an episode explaining two features. Hopefully this help...

Next Top Trader: Playing The Short Game | Tips To Succeed In 6 Weeks

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Next Top Trader is a 6-week competition. That means 30 trading days to win your way to New York. With a short time horizon, you need to ensure your st...

Next Top Trader: Finding Inspiration | Where To Look For Your First Stock

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Finding the right trade is one of the hardest part about getting started. Every time you find a trade, you can find a way to talk yourself out of it. ...

Next Top Trader: Game Rules

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With Australia's Next Top Trader now in full swing, we want to reitterate the rules, as well as all the ways in which we'll be delivering lessons, upd...

Next Top Trader: The Comp Starts & What's Hot In The Markets w/ Matt

10 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Australia's Next Top Trader! You're quite possibly feeling a bit overwhelmed right now, and very unsure on a lot of things, particularly wh...

Expert Investor: Brandon - Aussie Wealth Creation | Money Is Made In The Stock Market While You Wait

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When we sat down to chat with Brandon, who hosts the YouTube channel Aussie Wealth Creation, one of the first things he said was, "you never know the ...

103. Ask Us Anything - February (part 2)

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Due to the number of questions we wanted to answer, we had to split February's Ask Us Anything over 2 episodes. So here is part 2 - where we answer so...

Your Questions: Ask Us Anything - February (part 1)

03 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Last episode of the month means we answer all of your questions. We've received so many, that we're going to split this Ask Us Anything over two eps. ...

News: Reporting Season - 8 Companies Under The Microscope

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's that time of year again when the report cards of companies are released to eagerly-waiting investors, for them to scrutinise. We're talking about...

Expert Investor: Louise Bedford - The Queen Of Candlesticks

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's not often you get to talk to a trading expert, a best-selling author, a trading mentor, a keynote speaker, and a Queen of Candlesticks, but in th...

EM Talk: Why We Invest

17 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past 6 months as more and more Equity Mates have joined us on this journey, we've thought it may be time to do a reset episode. To explain ho...

Expert Investor: Canna Campbell aka SugarMumma & The $1000 Project

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you haven't heard of Canna Campbell aka SugarMumma, and creator of the $1000 Project, then this is the perfect opportunity for you to get to know h...

Book Club: Titan - The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr.

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another month, another meeting of the Equity Mates Book Club. Over summer we've been reading Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr by Ron Chernow....

Your Questions: Ask Us Anything - January 2019 (Part 2)

02 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After our Christmas break, we had a lot of questions for our Ask Us Anything show. Way too many for one episode. So we've split it into two. If you ha...

Your Questions: Ask Us Anything - January 2019 (Part 1)

29 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Last episode of the month means Ask Us Anything - where we answer some of the questions you've asked over the past month. Due to our Christmas break, ...

EM Talk: Two Stocks of the Year & One Exciting Announcement

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episodes don't get much bigger than this. To kick off, we've got something really exciting to announce. Something we've been working on over summer. S...

EM Talk: We're Back! 2019 Bold Predictions

20 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're back for 2019! After a short Christmas break, we're ready for a big year and excited for some of the new things we've got planned. As is traditi...

Summer Series #5 - Prime Financial Group (ASX: PFG)

12 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another episode of Equity Mates' Summer Series. As we take a break over the Christmas period, we're releasing a series of deep-dive episode...

Summer Series #4 - Doriemus PLC (ASX: DOR)

05 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another episode of Equity Mates' Summer Series. As we take a break over the Christmas period, we're releasing a series of deep-dive episode...

Summer Series #3 - GPT Group (ASX: GPT)

29 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Equity Mates Summer Series. As we take a break over the Christmas period, we will be releasing a series of deep-dive episodes to keep y...

Summer Series #2 - Latin Resources (ASX: LRS)

23 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Equity Mates Summer Series. As we take a break over the Christmas period, we will be releasing a series of deep-dive episodes to keep y...

Summer Series #1 - Baby Bunting (ASX: BBN)

16 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Equity Mates Summer Series. As we take a break over the Christmas period, we will be releasing a series of deep-dive episodes to keep y...

EM Talk: Farewell 2018

08 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Before we take a break for Christmas and the New Year period, we take some time to tie a few things off and have a final quick discussion on the state...

Expert Investor: Jesse Felder - Clear Thinking On What's Happening In Markets

08 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are so excited to bring you another episode in our Expert Investor series. Our guest this week is someone who we have been following for a couple o...

Book Club: Little Book That Still Beats The Market

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

First episode of the month means the next instalment of the Equity Mates Book Club. We're pretty excited to talk about this book - an investing classi...

Your Questions: Ask Us Anything - November 2018

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

End of the month can only mean one thing - Equity Mates ask us anything. Once again we've collected some of our favourite questions from our website, ...

Trading Talk: What's Happening In Markets & How We Are Investing

24 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Since we began this podcast in January 2017, global markets have been on an incredible run. 2017 was an uninterrupted climb higher and higher, and asi...

Expert Investor: Daniel Foggo, RateSetter - Understanding Peer-To-Peer Lending

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Knowing what to do with your cash while you're perhaps saving to invest it in stocks or compiling it to buy the next dip, is sometimes hard. You might...

EM Talk: Christmas Is Coming... And So Are Two Massive IPO's!

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cricket is back on the TV (well sort of, we hear its on Foxtel) and Coles and Woolies have brought out their Christmas lines. That means Christmas is ...

Basics: Okay, So You Want To Start Investing?

11 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

85 episodes in, who would have thought?! We've learnt a lot over the past 18 months, and the Equity Mates community has grown significantly, along the...

Trading Talk: The Buy-And-Hold Cult

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you haven't already heard of the 'buy and hold' strategy, then this is the episode for you. If you have, then this is certainly the episode for you...

Book Club: Liar's Poker

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the inaugural Equity Mates Book Club! As we speak to more and more expert investors, we keep hearing the same thing - the importance of rea...

Your Questions: Ask Us Anything - October 2018

27 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's that time again. The last episode of every month we answer your questions. This time we've selected 6 questions that range from what we studied, ...

Trading Talk: ASX Game And An Afterpay Update

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're now getting towards the pointy-end of the ASX Sharemarket game, so it's time we check-in to see how our portfolios are going. After a couple of ...

Expert Investor: Todd Harrison - The Emmy Award Winning King Of Pot

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How often do you come across someone who graduated from university and was given the job of managing the money of UBS (one of the biggest investment b...

Expert Investor: Chris Brycki - 3x Winner Of The ASX Sharemarket Game

13 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"The best advice is boring.." - this is episode is anything but boring, AND is full of great advice. Today we're excited to bring you an interview wit...