Equity Mates Investing Podcast

Luke Laretive is a financial adviser and founder of Seneca Financial Solutions. In today's episode we unpack:Luke's biggest learnings from the first anniversary of his small caps fundRecent takeaways from a mining trip to WA What Luke thinks larger financial institutions often get wrong Luke's 3 highest conviction stock picks—------Want more from Luke?Want to speak to Luke or another of our hand-picked advisers? Fill out the form on our website and we'll put you in touch.Check out Luke's Good Research platform and use the code 'mates' for 10% off your subscription—------Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message on our website and we'll play it on the podcast.—------Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets delivered to your inbox at 6am every weekday morning. Short, sharp, to the point, it'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.—------Want more Equity Mates?Listen to our basics-of-investing podcast: Get Started Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn—------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. —------Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Is it realistic to build a $1.5 million portfolio in 22 years if I was to invest $200 a week? That is the community question we set out to answer in today's episode of Equity Mates Investing. Tune in to hear our thoughts, the importance of projections and how we think it could be done.That's not all we cover in another big episode of Equity Mates:All the details from Nvidia's latest quarterly earnings Why Super Micro Computer is back (and the stock is up more than 30%)The latest evidence that the US and Europe's trade restrictions on China are really starting to have an effect Why Cathie Wood's biggest mistake cost her over $1 billion in less than 2 years—------Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message on our website and we'll play it on the podcast.—------Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets delivered to your inbox at 6am every weekday morning. Short, sharp, to the point, it'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.—------Want to speak to one of our hand-picked advisers? Fill out the form on our website and we'll put you in touch.—------Want more Equity Mates?Listen to our basics-of-investing podcast: Get Started Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn—------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. —------Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Sam Gordon is the founder of Australian Property Scout, a buyers agency with the mission to retire 500 Australians by 2030. We've had Sam on the podcast a number of times to unpack property investment strategies and hear how the market is moving. However, we've never unpacked Sam's personal story. Until now. Tune in to learn about:How Sam bought his first apartment The resources Sam used to educate himself Why property investing is active not passive How Sam found himself sleeping in a backyard to renovate his property Sam's experience getting burnt by a buyers agent The founding story of Australian Property Scout Where Sam's portfolio is up to today—------Thank you to Australian Property Scout for sponsoring this episode and helping us keep all of our content free.Want to learn more about property investing? Check out Australian Property Scout's free content or get in touch with Sam and the team.—------Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets delivered to your inbox at 6am every weekday morning. Short, sharp, to the point, it'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.—------Want more Equity Mates?Listen to our basics-of-investing podcast: Get Started Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn—------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. —------Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Every year, some of the best fund managers from Australia and around the world pitch their top stock pick at the Sohn Hearts & Minds conference. In today's episode we review the picks from this year's conference.Tune in to find out:Which stocks were picked by the 11 expertsWhy the theme of the event could have been 'Mr Beat Up'Bryce's latest thoughts on Mineral Resources Our thoughts on the current changes to financial advice laws in Australia Charlie Viola returns for another Pimp my Portfolio —------Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message on our website and we'll play it on the podcast.—------Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets delivered to your inbox at 6am every weekday morning. Short, sharp, to the point, it'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.—------Want to speak to one of our hand-picked advisers? Fill out the form on our website and we'll put you in touch.—------Want more Equity Mates?Listen to our basics-of-investing podcast: Get Started Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn—------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. —------Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Chris Bates is the cofounder of Flint and the mortgage broker who helped both of us buy our first homes. We asked you on Instagram and the Facebook Discussion Group what questions you had about property. In this episode we ask Chris:What first home buyers should do once they buyWhen you should revalue your homeTips to boost borrowing capacity Chris' thoughts on the First Home Super Saver Scheme What trends he's seeing in young buyers Whether buyers agents are worth it?—------Want to speak to Chris or another of our hand-picked advisers? Fill out the form on our website and we'll put you in touch.—------Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message on our website and we'll play it on the podcast.—------Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets delivered to your inbox at 6am every weekday morning. Short, sharp, to the point, it'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.—------Want more Equity Mates?Listen to our basics-of-investing podcast: Get Started Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn—------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. —------Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

The era of self-driving cars is here, house prices have fallen in one-in-three Australian suburbs and the biggest winner from Trump’s election was actually an ETF. These are just a few of the topics we cover in a jam-packed episode of Equity Mates.Tune in to find out:Why Waymo robotaxi service in Los Angeles is just the tip of the icebergThe best and worst performing suburbs of the Australian housing market Why the Destiny Tech100 ETF has been the biggest winner since Trump's election (up almost 200%)Our favourite investing and business books Why Super Micro Computer is piquing investor interest despite possibly being delisted from the Nasdaq The opportunities popping up in the luxury goods industry —------Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message on our website and we'll play it on the podcast.—------Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets delivered to your inbox at 6am every weekday morning. Short, sharp, to the point, it'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.—------Want to speak to one of our hand-picked advisers? Fill out the form on our website and we'll put you in touch.—------Want more Equity Mates?Listen to our basics-of-investing podcast: Get Started Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn—------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. —------Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Alex Vynokur is the founder and CEO of Betashares. In this conversation we unpack the founding story of Betashares, the lessons Alex learned along the way and where we sees Betashares going from here. Tune in to learn about: The insights that led to BetasharesHow the Australian finance industry inititally reacted to Betashares The early ETF launches & how the market reacted The recent launch of Betashares Direct What is in the product pipeline—------Thank you to Betashares for sponsoring this episode and helping us keep all of our content free.Interested in exploring Betashares Direct? Check out the website or download it from the App Store.—------Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message on our website and we'll play it on the podcast.—------Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets delivered to your inbox at 6am every weekday morning. Short, sharp, to the point, it'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.—------Want more Equity Mates?Listen to our basics-of-investing podcast: Get Started Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn—------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. —------Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Bitcoin has crossed $90,000 USD, Tesla has crossed $1 trillion value and Elon Musk's personal wealth has crossed $300 billion. A lot has happened in the week since Trump's re-election in the US. In today's episode we unpack the market moves you need to know. That's not all we cover in a big episode of Equity Mates:We compare the ASX 200 v ASX All-Tech IndexWe look at some of the biggest movers in Australian technology Adam Dawes returns for another Pimp my Portfolio —------Want to speak to Adam or another of our hand-picked advisers? Fill out the form on our website and we'll put you in touch. —------Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message on our website and we'll play it on the podcast.—------Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets delivered to your inbox at 6am every weekday morning. Short, sharp, to the point, it'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.—------Want more Equity Mates?Listen to our basics-of-investing podcast: Get Started Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn—------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. —------Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Today's guest is Joe Aston, Rear Window columnist at the AFR for 12 years and the author of The Chairman's Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out.Joe's book tour will go down as one of the most successful in the history of Australian business book. It has caused weeks of headaches for the Prime Minister and has seen a number of nervous politicians declare flight upgrades and other benefits from Australia's major airlines. In today's episode we wanted to go beyond the Qantas story and unpack Joe's view on Australia's corporate culture and how large listed companies can do better. We unpack:The cosy relationship between business media and Australia's large companies Joe's most memorable columns from his time at the AFRThe Qantas story and why everyday Australians should care The relationships Joe has witnessed between politicians and large companies The lack of oversight from boards of many large Australian companies How everyday investors can look for misaligned incentives and poor oversight Whether, in Joe's opinion, Qantas is a buy, hold or sell?—------Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a message on our website and we'll play it on the podcast.—------Sign up to our daily news email to get the news moving markets delivered to your inbox at 6am every weekday morning. Short, sharp, to the point, it'll get you up to speed in less than 5 minutes.—------Want more Equity Mates?Sign up to our email to keep up with business news Listen to our basics-of-investing podcast: Get Started Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTube—------In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. —------Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.