Equity Mates Investing Podcast
Episodes
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...
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...