Shares for Beginners

Seven Group Holdings Limited is a diversified operating and investment company. The Company has business and investments in industrial services, media, and energy. Its segments include WesTrac, Coates, Boral, Energy, Media, and other investments.  Shares for Beginners and Stockopedia proudly present "Weekend Watchlist" where each week we dissect a company using Stockopedia 's Factor driven an...

In this episode I'm joined by Dr Laura Rusu from Diversiview . Today, we're diving into a crucial aspect of building wealth over the long term – the art of combining the investments in your portfolio to ensure maximum return for your chosen level of risk. Sure, choosing the right investments is vital, but the real magic happens in how you bring them together. Find out more about Diversiview on my...

Johns Lyng Group Limited is an Australia-based integrated building services provider, delivering building, restoration, strata, and energy services nationally and internationally. The Company’s core business is built on its ability to rebuild and restore a variety of properties and contents after damage by insurable events, including impact, weather and fire events. The Company operates through fo...

Investing in individual stocks is not for the faint-hearted. Tony underscores the importance of the QAV system's ability to eliminate emotion from investment decisions. While a 15% downturn can be disheartening, succumbing to the impulse of abandoning ship may prove detrimental. Tony is clear – maintain composure and stay committed to the chosen course. Blog post available at: https://www.sharesfo...

IDP Education Limited (ASX:IEL) is an Australia-based education services provider. The Company is engaged in the placement of international students into educational institutions in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland. Its services include counseling, application processing and pre-departure guidance. It also distributes and administrates International...

How do you construct a portfolio like you’d choose a sports team? And why is it that something everyone hates can still go up in value? Joining me today in the search for meaningful market fulfilment is Will Nutting. Will is the Founder and CEO of Nutstuff , a no-nonsense, 3X a week newsletter that helps readers sift through the noise and identify investment opportunities. It offers in-depth resea...

Arena REIT No. 1 is an Australia-based company, which develops, owns and manages social infrastructure property across Australia. The Company's strategy is to invest in property underpinned by relatively long leases and in sectors with supportive macro-economic trends. The Company’s strategy is to invest in property underpinned by relatively long leases and in sectors with supportive macro-economi...

When too much Shawn is never enough. Here's part 2 of our chat. The highlight for me in this episode is the trap of vanity investing. It's when people talk about their investments as a way of showing how sophisticated they are. It's about bragging rights and commanding authority over the mere mortals who only want to invest in the boring old S&P500. We Study Markets is part of The Investor's P...

Atturra Ltd is an Australia-based company that is engaged in providing whole-of-organization technological solutions covering service lines of advisory, business applications, data and integration, cloud services, change management and managed control solutions. It serves various industries, such as defence, financial services, education, local government, manufacturing, and utilities. Shares for...

I had the privilege of catching up with Rachel Waterhouse , the CEO of the Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) in this episode about a couple of the bigger stories in this current AGM season. We discussed some intriguing developments in the world of investing and corporate governance. Follow the link below to find out how you can allocate your proxy for companies that you own to the ASA. Yo...

Pilbara Minerals Limited is an Australia-based lithium company. The Company is primarily engaged in the exploration, development, and mining of minerals in Australia. Shares for Beginners and Stockopedia proudly present "Weekend Watchlist" where each week we dissect one company using Stockopedia 's Factor driven analysis process. Go to https://why.stockopedia.com/sfb/ for your free trial and speci...

How can you directly support your favorite charity and trade shares at the same time? In this episode we speak with Alistair Warren co-founder of Trade for Good, Australia's first ever share trading platform dedicated to raising money for worthy causes. Trade for Good is an online trading platform that believes doing good is more important than just making a profit. Go this link to for all the cha...

I'm joined by Chris Batchelor to discuss Lindsay Australia Ltd ASX:LAU. Lindsay Australia Limited is an Australia-based integrated transport, logistics, and rural supply company. The Company is engaged in the transportation of refrigerated and general freight, logistic services associated with the import and export of horticultural goods and merchandising of rural supplies. The Company’s main acti...

What’s wrong with helping rich folk get richer? It just didn't make Shawn O'Malley feel good about himself. After a brief Wall Street adjacent career, Shawn made a terrible YouTube video, and ended up as the chief editor and creator of the popular We Study Markets newsletter, He now educates and informs readers in bite size chunks on a daily basis. We Study Markets is part of The Investor's Podcas...

I'm joined by Elio D'Amato to discuss Ventia Services ASX:VNT. Ventia Services Group Limited is an Australia-based essential infrastructure services provider in Australia and New Zealand. It has four segments: Defence and Social Infrastructure, Infrastructure Services, Telecommunications, and Transport. Shares for Beginners and Stockopedia proudly present "Weekend Watchlist" where each week we dis...

The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) is a not-for-profit organization that represents the interests of individual investors in Australia. They aim to empower and protect the rights of shareholders, especially small investors like beginners in the share market. ASA offers a range of services to its members, including educational resources, advocacy on shareholder issues, and opportunities...

Joining me today to celebrate 100 years of Australia's oldest LIC is the chair and managing director of Whitefield Industrials , Angus Gluskie . Listed Investment Companies have been used by Aussies to help generate income and compound returns for a century. Angus has over 30 years’ experience in the investment management and financial services fields. He has qualifications in investment managemen...

"It's 30 plus degrees underground, a hundred percent humidity, the air is saturated, and you breathe out, like steam in the morning. The underground is soaking hot, because the air can't take any more moisture." Matthew Hodge is the Director of Equity Research for Morningstar Australasia . He is a mining analyst who started out working in the industry but soon realised he was too soft for the hars...

In this episode I'm joined by Vince Scully as we delved into the world of financial advice. When should you start to seeking it, how much it should cost and a crucial discussion about the difference between "financial advice" and "investment advice". These two are often conflated but they serve different purposes. We spoke about the value of advice and how it helps to achieve financial independenc...

I think we can become easily confused by the jargon, metrics and ratios that analysts use to value companies. That's why I like to break them down one by one. I'm joined in this episode by Chris Batchelor from Stockopedia to discuss Free Cash Flow - what does it mean and why is it important? Free cash flow is the amount of money that a business generates after paying for its operating expenses and...

The best part of Mark Tobin's job is finding innovative and disruptive companies that you don't hear about every day. Mark has been passionate about finding "undiscovered" microcap stocks ever since he began his career as an equity analyst in Sydney. Ever since that first exposure to microcap stocks, Mark has been hooked on uncovering these hidden gems and following their story and evolution. We t...

What is the energy sector? How have tensions with Russia impacted global energy markets, and how can Europe's energy security be strengthened amidst conflict, uncertainty and the renewable energy revolution. My guest in this episode is James Hill , CEO of MCF Energy . With over four decades of experience in the industry, James Hill provides valuable insights into the current state of the sector an...

Steve Symington is an Investor/Writer/Analyst @TheMotleyFool. The episode this snippet was taken from was recorded in May 22, so a couple of references are slightly out of date but the general principles remain the same. We talked about Markel Corporation a US diversified insurance and financial company, known as a mini-Berkshire that is blessed by bountiful accounting principles, and some nu...

Let me apologise upfront for all the banging you can hear during the episode. My neighbour was having a new roof fitted during the recording. Simplifying the complex world of investment with Ian Irvine from the Listed Investment Companies and Trusts Association (LICAT) . We attempt to use similes, comparisons and analogies to explain the nitty-gritty of investing. For example, imagine the ASX200 a...

How can you navigate the plethora of investment newsletters? I welcome back Simon Sheperd, founder of The Investment Newsletter Group (TING) . We talk about selecting the right investment newsletter, decoding their different styles, and benchmarking their performances. This episode contains serious lessons for investors wanting to leverage investment newsletters to their advantage. Simon is perfor...