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Expert: Andrew Page - How we can all invest in Aussie small caps (and Bitcoin)

Season 10

Have a look at the predictions for 2025 from the large financial institutions and one prediction is repeated over and over again: this year is the year small caps outperform.


But here's the thing - look back in previous years and this isn't the first time that prediction has been made.


So on today's episode of Equity Mates Investing, we speak to one of our favourite small cap investors, Andrew Page of Strawman.com, about the possibilities in small caps in 2025.


In the second half of the episode, we also touch on Andrew's changing view on Bitcoin and how he fits it into his portfolio today.


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