Equity Mates Investing Podcast
Episodes
Expert Investor: Kerr Neilson - Meet The Investor
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kerr Neilson is one of Australia's greatest investors. He is someone a lot of our listeners won't be familiar with, but hopefully after this episode y...
News: Millennial Portfolio Update
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Millennial investing - Cypto, Snapchat, Tesla and pot stocks. While at Equity Mates we are strongly against this portfolio construction, it has been a...
Your Questions: Ask Us Anything #1
29 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'Ask Us Anything' is a new segment we're kicking off this week. On the last episode of each month, we are going to answer all the questions that come ...
EM Talk: Bryce Surprises Ren
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As promised in our last episode, episode 75 is titled Bryce Surprises Ren. In this episode we each have something to discuss we think will surprise th...
EM Talk: No GFC 2.0?
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Right back at the start of 2018 we sat down and made a few bold predictions about what we thought might happen during the year. One of those predictio...
Basics: Forget Stock Picking
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With our live shows done, we wanted to discuss a theme that came up over and over again in our listener Q&A and conversations afterwards. It's a q...
Your Questions: Listener Mailbag #2
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One of the reasons we started Equity Mates Investing Podcast was to track our journey of learning the ins-and-outs of investing, and more importantly,...
News: The Strangest IPO
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Previously on the show (Ep #39) we've discussed IPO, or Initial Public Offerings. You might otherwise know them as a 'float'. IPOs are when a private ...
News: Another Day, Another PM | How Leadership Changes Affect Markets
01 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Australia has a new Prime Minister. That fact was inescapable last week as the two Liberal Party leadership spills were plastered across news headline...
Tips & Tricks: The Biggest Risk Is Not Investing | Books
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many great investing and business books out there that sometimes it's hard to know where to start, and often, finding the time to finish ...
Trading Talk: Strategies In Practice | Who's Up, Who's Down?
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The competition is really heating up. Over the last two weeks, we have revealed the strategies that we hope will take us to the top of the leaderboard...
Basics: Pardon The Jargon - 5 More Terms You Should Know
18 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Investing jargon. We hate it. Nothing makes it harder for new investors to get started than overcoming the wave of acronyms and terminology that comes...
Basics: Investing Platforms - The First Decision Every Investor Makes
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It is a decision every investor faces before they make their first trade, and for a lot of people it can be overwhelming. With so many options and so ...
Trading Talk: Alec's Investing Strategies Revealed | ASX Game
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As we started discussing last week, the ASX Sharemarket game has kicked-off. The rules are simple: $50,000 in play money, and 4 months to invest as be...
Trading Talk: Bryce's Investing Strategies Revealed | ASX Game
05 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Who doesn't like the opportunity to put their investing strategies to the test without having the fear of losing your hard earned money in the process...
Expert Investor: Ali Hamed - Thinking Differently & The Wisdom Of Youth
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Hamed is a name you may not be familiar with yet, but we're betting you will be. At just 26 years old, Ali is not only a co-founder of CoVenture -...
Tips & Tricks: Talking All Things Tax Time
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Australia loves investors. You need to understand the tax advantages of a lot of your investments to make the most of it. But trying to understand it ...
Expert Investor: George Lucas - From Acorns Raiz Grows
22 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Since our first interview with George Lucas a lot has changed. When we last interviewed him, he was the head of Acorns Australia. Now, less than 6 mon...
Expert Investor: Matt Leibowitz - An Expert Reviews Our Trades | Stake Competition Wrap
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"This is not mission impossible!" - Matt Leibowitz, CEO of Stake This episode is a cracker. As many of you are aware, we were invited to participate i...
EM Talk: Finding Strange And Surprising Companies
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a little different to most. When the rumours first broke about football superstar Christiano Ronaldo going to Juventus, the Juventus s...
EM Talk: Portfolio Deep Dive
07 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from the last episode, where we discussed three important elements for building an investment portfolio, we deep dive into our own portfo...
Basics: How to Build a Great Investment Portfolio
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How to build a great investment portfolio? - it's easier than you think! There is no real hidden secret that only the professionals know about when it...
Basics: Stock Buybacks | Own More By Doing Less
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stock buybacks are all the rage these days. Fuelled by tax cuts, low cost of capital and not a lot of growth opportunities on the horizon, companies h...
EM Talk: We're In A Trading Competition! | Wall St History
23 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is an exciting episode for us! We've been invited to join in a trading competition, hosted by our friends at Stake (if you haven't already, you m...
Tips & Tricks: Managing Risk & Protecting Your Downside
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Rule number 1: Never lose money. Rule number 2: Never forget rule number 1" - Warren Buffett Managing risk is critical to long term investing success...
Expert Investor: Andrew Brown (pt. 2) - End-to-end Investing Process
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Something we wanted to understand through this podcast is how expert investors find, evaluate and make decisions on stocks. End-to-end, what is their ...
Expert Investor: Andrew Brown (pt. 1) - Finding Insights In A Sea Of Information
09 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode marks a first for Equity Mates. Our first repeat guest! Who better to have back on than Andrew Brown, the Executive Director of East 72 H...
Expert Investor: Adam O'Connor - Investing For Tomorrow | Tech, Hackers, Sustainability
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Can you believe that a casino got hacked via a digital thermometer in one of it's fish tanks? Our final episode in our three part series on exchange t...
Basics: WTF Is An ETF? | ETF 101 BetaShares
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ultimate Guide To ETFs Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have been one of the buzz words in the investing world for a number of years. They're changing the...
Expert Investor: Ilan Israelstam - BetaShares
27 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
True or false? There is an exchange traded fund called 'Global Millennials ETF (Code: MILN)' that holds companies that service millenials. True or fal...
Tips & Tricks: How To Think Like Warren Buffett | Part 3
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we wrap up our 3-part series 'Thinking like Warren Buffett'. We've pulled out a 9-question checklist from Buffettology, a book by Warr...
Tips & Tricks: How To Think Like Warren Buffett | Part 2
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We continue on our quest to try and think like the worlds greatest investor, Warren Buffett. If you missed the previous episode, it is a must listen b...
Tips & Tricks: How To Think Like Warren Buffett | Part 1
12 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Buffett is one of the worlds most successful investors, amassing a fortune of over $84 billion dollars! Wouldn't it be nice to be able to think...
Basics: Fees | $1000 To $4.3 Million
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An investor walked onto the trading floor and asked "What's the difference between $300k and $4.3 million?"... "Fees!" yelled a savvy investor. "Haha ...
Expert Investor: Graham Cooke - Insights On Saving And Investing
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Graham Cooke is the Insights Manager at comparison website Finder.com.au. We spoke to him to gain the benefit of his work at Finder and to better unde...
EM Talk: We Catch-Up Pt. 2 | Banking Royal Commission | Books We're Reading
29 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With so much going on in the financial world, we couldn't fit all of our catch-up into one episode. So for this episode we bring you part two of our c...
EM Talk: We Catch-Up Pt. 1 | Amazon Vs Walmart | Flat Markets
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With a lot going on and things moving very quickly we took the opportunity to sit down and catch-up on a few things that have piqued our interest over...
Expert Investor: Matt Leibowitz - Free Brokerage? It's No MiSTAKE
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There's a new player in town and they're offering free brokerage if you want to buy stocks in the United States! And I mean, who doesn't? With some of...
Basics: Shorting
15 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'Shorting' is an investing technique to make money if the price of a stock/asset/commodity goes down. For those familiar with the movie The Big Short ...
Basics: Grow Your Money With An IPO
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wanted to invest in a company but later found out they're not public? They're privately held, by family members or early stage investors and vent...
EM Talk: Bullish Or Bankrupt: Is Tesla On The Brink?
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla, the electric car company started by Elon Musk, has had a tough few weeks. A number of issues have come to a head and the share price has fallen...
EM Talk: The Trade War We've Been Waiting For
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There's a lot happening in the news at the moment so we're using this episode to break down two of the biggest stories. Firstly, we look at Wesfarmers...
EM Talk: What To Do When You Face A Bull Or A Bear
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bulls and bears, they're everywhere! No, we are not talking about a circus, we're talking about the markets! You may often hear the terms 'bull market...
EM Talk: Don't Panic, It's Just A Correction!
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Don't panic, it's just a correction!.. is what the wise man once said to his son who almost sold everything he owned because he panicked when the mark...
EM Talk: Who Is Winning Stock Pick For The Year?
17 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The rules were simple: pick one stock each and the winner is the one whose stock gained the most, in percentage terms, by the end of the year. Alec ch...
EM Talk: The Letter The World Waits Up For
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Each year there's one letter everyone waits up all night for the release, and if you haven't yet, then you need to put it in your diary for next year....
EM Talk: Learn To Invest In 15 Minutes Or Less
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the best companies in the world pivot in order to drive their next phase of growth. It's with excitement that we have decided to pivot here at...
Expert Investor: Wayne Swan - Looking Ahead To 2018
25 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we sit down with the former Australian Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister, Wayne Swan. As Treasurer from 2007 to 2013, Wayne witnesse...
Expert Investor: Susan Oliver - Searching For Strategic Assets
18 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Oliver has experience on both sides of markets. As an investor she sits on the global investment committee of IFM Investors (a company with over...
Basics: Dividends - Money For Nothing
04 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There are two main ways to make money with stocks. The first is from the capital growth, that is selling it higher than you bought it for and making a...
EM Talk: We're Back For 2018 - Why Amazon Struggles & More Bold Predictions
21 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We're back from our break and ready for a big 2018! What better way to start the year than to make some bold predictions about the year ahead and put ...
EM Talk: The Year That Wasn't | 2017 In Review
17 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With the silly season upon us now, and the year coming to an end, we have reviewed 2017 - the wins, the losses, and our biggest lessons learned. It's ...
Expert Investor: Meir Statman - How To Avoid Being Eaten By A Lion
09 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The stock market can be an emotional place, and often investing decisions are made based on emotion, and sub-conscious thought, or cognitive bias, wit...
Expert Investor: Tobias Carlisle - On Deep Value Investing
03 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tobias Carlisle has taken an interesting path to get where he is today. Starting his career as a lawyer in Queensland, Tobias is now a world-renowned ...
Tips & Tricks: 6 Steps To Finding A Great Stock
26 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the book Shopping for Shares, Tracey Edwards presents the 6 steps she uses to find companies to invest in. In this episode, we break down this 6 st...
Expert Investor: Michael Dee - Finding Success In A Falling Market pt. 2
19 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our interview with Michael Dee we discuss his experience during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. As most investors fled from eq...
Expert Investor: Michael Dee - Solving The Investor's Dilemma pt. 1
12 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Dee sees markets differently to a lot of other investors. In 2008 while the global banking system was collapsing and investors panicked, Micha...
Expert Investor: George Lucas - CEO of Raiz (formerly Acorns Australia)
29 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Trying to save without sacrificing your current lifestyle is often one of the biggest hurdles you will probably have to overcome in order to hit your ...
Basics: Pardon The Jargon - 5 Key Company Metrics You Must Know
15 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There is a lot of jargon and terminology in investing that can get confusing and sometimes off-putting. EPS, ROE, D/E - what do they all mean? These a...
Expert Investor: Ted Richards - From Football To Funds Management
01 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For most AFL fans, Ted Richards is a household name. After being drafted to the Essendon Football Club and then being traded to the Sydney Swans, Ted ...
Expert Investor: Alan Kohler - Why I'm Disgusted With Warren Buffett
17 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For Australians, there is probably no name or face more synonymous with investing and financial journalism than Alan Kohler. A long history of financi...
Basics: 5 Styles Of Investing - From Balance Sheets To Super Computers
03 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Knowing what style of investing works for you, so you can minimise you risk and maximise your returns, is one of the most important things any investo...
EM Talk: Are You Smarter Than 70% Of Americans? | Reporting Season
19 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of year again - reporting season! At the end of each financial year all publicly listed companies have to report their results. Did the...
EM Talk: Everything You Need To Know To Buy Your First Share! | Listener Mailbag
05 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to answer all your questions! Over the past few months we've had a number of listeners write in asking questions such as "How do I buy a sto...
Expert Investor: Daniel Want - A Self-Taught Investor In A Complex World
22 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Want is a very interesting investor. As a university student he grew dissatisfied with his economics lecturers so he decided to drop out and le...
Industry News: Equity Mates Tech-Tacular!
08 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For lucky number 13 we've put together something special. Technology is the fascination of investors and non-investors alike these days. The biggest c...
Expert Investor: Michael Glennon - The Art Of Small Cap Investing
25 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
From selling tiles to being a multi-million dollar fund manager - we bring you Michael Glennon. We're really excited to bring you this weeks episode -...
EM Talk: Are You Investing Or Are You Speculating?
10 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Do you like taking risks or do you prefer to sit and play the patient game? Episode 11 is all about Margin of Safety - a rare book, written by revered...
Expert Investor: Sarah Riegelhuth - Get Rich Slow
27 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The Longer you leave starting, the harder it is to catch up" Episode 10! We've hit double digits, what an exciting time. This episode is a special on...
Tips & Tricks: Saving To Invest
14 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Don't save to save, save to invest! In Episode 9 we break down another key lesson for all investors - saving to invest. We talk about our personal hab...
Expert Investor: Paul Bennetts, CEO Of Spaceship
29 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 8 is a cracker! We bring you our second Expert Investor interview, with the visionary Paul Bennetts - CEO of Spaceship. We discuss tech invest...
Basics: How Do I Find A Good Company?
15 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Knowing how to find a company to invest in, or finding information on specific companies, can be hard and overwhelming. In Episode 7 we look at all th...
Expert Investor: Andrew Brown - Part 2
01 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our interview series Andrew Brown. If you haven't listened to Part 1, we strongly suggest you do so before listening to Part 2. Brief of Par...
Expert Investor: Andrew Brown - Part 1
18 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The brilliant and entertaining Andrew Brown, Executive Director East 72 Holdings Limited, is the first guest in our interview series. Andrew has over ...
Basics: How To Buy Shares
04 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The number one question on everyone's lips - how do I actually buy shares? There's no point in us harping on about companies and exchange traded funds...
EM Chat: Let's Pick A Winner!
19 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to put our hypothetical money where our mouth is. This week we bring you a brand new segment, that puts into practice some of the strategies...
Basics: Investing 101
05 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The journey continues! This episode we bring you two new segments that form the backbone of our show - News and Basics 101. News - It's important that...
EM Chat: The Journey Begins
22 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome! We're so happy that you've decided to come on the journey with us, as we talk all things investing. Equity Mates has been in the making for a...