Shared Lunch

Generate’s Greg Smith joins Garth Bray to unpack a volatile week on Wall Street. They discuss the headlines surrounding Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, the risks of relying on a handful of big companies, and the questions investors are asking about AI spending. Greg explains why he sees differences between today’s AI trade and the dot-com boom, and how politics, energy costs and interest ra...

In this Shared Lunch bonus, host Laura Marwick talks with behavioural finance researcher Dr Ayesha Scott about how different cultures approach money, generosity and shared wealth, including the role of whānau in Māori and Pacific communities. They also explore why women may approach investing differently from men, and how financial resources, upbringing and gender expectations can influence the ri...

Dr Ayesha Scott studies how New Zealanders think, feel and act around money. In this episode, the finance lecturer and co-creator of Sorted’s Money Personality Quiz breaks down the five personalities defined by her research. With current cost-of-living pressures, we ask how personality factors in when money is tight, why financial education alone doesn’t necessarily lead to better deci...

SHARESIES · MARKET UPDATE · Week of 02 November 2026 Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets ↑ WHAT'S UP — Local markets outpaced Wall Street, with the ASX 200 up 1.3% for the week and the NZX 50 up 0.5%. Miners led the quarterly updates, with Boss Energy up 10%, and gains for Pilbara Minerals and Lynas. Cloud was the bright spot in big tech results: Alphabet's cloud revenu...

Companies are borrowing billions to fund AI, energy infrastructure and expansion. But with global debt at record levels and borrowing costs putting pressure on businesses, are investors becoming more cautious? In this Shared Lunch Quick Bite, Infometrics Chief Economist Brad Olsen looks at the surge in corporate borrowing, the risks behind soaring AI valuations, and why some investors are starting...

Are women really more cautious investors, or is something else going on?? And why are more young people looking beyond property to build wealth? She's on the Money founder Victoria Devine joins Sharesies co-founder Brooke Roberts to discuss how investing is changing across Australia and New Zealand. They look at why more women are entering the share market, what their preference for ETFs tells us...

Interest rates, inflation and borrowing costs are all under pressure. What does it mean for your investments and New Zealand's economic recovery? Infometrics Chief Economist Brad Olsen joins Garth Bray to explain why he expects the Reserve Bank to raise the OCR again this year, with potentially more hikes to come in 2027. Hear how the Iran war, higher oil prices and a weaker New Zealand dollar are...

SHARESIES · MARKET UPDATE · Week of 20 October 2026 Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets ↑ WHAT'S UP — The ASX 200 gained 1% for the week while US markets fell, and the NZX 50 finished flat. US reporting season opened with the big banks: Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley beat forecasts, and results across the group suggest American consumers are in reasonable shape. Oil s...

In this bonus clip from our election conversation, Both Sides Now hosts Eve McCallum and Alex Martin discuss whether KiwiSaver should help young New Zealanders buy their first home, and where the limits on withdrawals should sit. They also explore why property remains such a popular investment in New Zealand, whether younger generations are thinking differently about building wealth, and what coul...

Capital gains tax, compulsory KiwiSaver, a land tax and a $30 billion super bill. Which election policies will shape your wealth? Eve McCallum leans right. Alex Martin leans left. The two 27-year-olds host Both Sides Now, and they’re here to tell us which election issues matter to Gen Z investors, and how they each see the next 30 years. Hear whether a capital gains tax arrives a decade too...

↑ WHAT'S UP — The S&P 500 rose 1.2% for the week and the Nasdaq gained 0.6%, both hitting record highs early in the week. Chipmakers gave AI stocks an early lift: Marvell raised its long-term revenue outlook, and AMD said it will lift chip output next year. Closer to home, the ASX 200 edged up 0.4% and the NZX 50 gained 0.5%. ↓ WHAT’S DOWN — The University of Michig...

Around 40 million Americans travel long-haul each year, but fewer than 1% choose New Zealand. Air New Zealand CEO Nikhil Ravishankar wants to change that. In this Shared Lunch Quick Bite, Nikhil explains why New Zealand remains a bucket-list destination for many Americans, and how Air NZ plans to turn that interest into bookings. From its new SkyNest sleeping pods to AI-powered marketing, hear how...

Air NZ CEO Nikhil Ravishankar joins Shared Lunch one year into the top job.  After six years of crises, including ongoing oil shocks, he’s upbeat about the next chapter as almost all aircraft are back flying.   We learn how AI is making a huge impact on operations, what’s different about the airline’s strategy reset, and the vexed question of affordability for dome...

What do nitrogen explosives and dog food have in common? Adam Hall left the explosives industry to run EBOS, one of Australia and New Zealand's largest healthcare distributors, with A$13.5b annual revenue across medicines, a pharmacy network, and pet brands like Black Hawk and VitaPet. Adam explains his expectations for GLP-1 growth, how the COVID pet boom is shaping demand, and why he believes in...

SHARESIES · MARKET UPDATE · Week of 28 September 2026 Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets ↑ WHAT'S UP — The S&P 500 rose 1.2% for the week and the Nasdaq gained 2.1%, hitting a record high. Meta jumped almost 13% after its AI agent, Muse, topped US App Store downloads. Microsoft added 4.5% on reports of Copilot discounts for business customers.  ↓ WHAT&rsq...

Lodestone Energy is raising between $75 and $100 million through an IPO. In this conversation, Managing Director Gary Holden explains Lodestone’s business, their ambitions, and their reasons for listing to GM of Sharesies Business, Susannah Batley. Lodestone builds and operates solar farms of 25 to 35 megawatts and sells the electricity directly to customers, placing it alongside New Zealand...

With markets expecting the RBA to lift Australia’s cash rate, Victoria Devine breaks down what another rise could mean for households, savers and investors. Victoria joins Sharesies co-founder Brooke Roberts to explain the potential impact on mortgage repayments, including what a 0.25 percentage point rise could mean for someone with a $600,000 mortgage. Plus, why she says mortgage holders s...

In the age of DIY investing and open information, where does legitimate, licensed financial advice come in? Erin Avery, General Manager of WealthTech at Sharesies, and Rick Parry, financial adviser and director at My Net Worth, explain the role of human advice in our automated future. Has the role of an adviser changed with wider access information and tools? Why is New Zealand’s regulator a...

SHARESIES · MARKET UPDATE · Week of 21 September 2026 Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets ↑ WHAT'S UP — New Zealand was the standout, with the NZX 50 up 1.2% after Q2 GDP beat expectations at 0.2% for the quarter, lifting annual growth to a two-year high of 2.6%. The Nasdaq also edged up 0.7%, even as the broader US market drifted. ↓ WHAT'S DOWN — The S&P...

Around 70% of Turners Automotive Group staff are also shareholders in the company. In this bonus clip from a recent episode, CEO Todd Hunter explains how Turners’ employee share scheme works, why the company subsidises shares for participating staff, and what happens when employees can see their stake in the business grow alongside the company. Plus, why he believes more listed companies sho...

Why do so many capable women believe they're "bad with money"? Jessica Brady, a financial adviser who built and sold her own firm, and Caitlin Judd, entrepreneur and business coach, join us from their Grow and Let Go book tour to explain what they had to unlearn to get here. How do the beliefs we form early on follow us into our investing decisions? What happens when a sudden windfall arrives befo...

SHARESIES · MARKET UPDATE · Week of 14 September 2026 Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets ↑ WHAT'S UP — Oil was the big climber, with Brent crude rising as high as US$108 a barrel on Thursday — its highest since May — before settling around US$105 after fresh US–Iran strikes. Oracle was a bright spot, jumping 7% after hours on strong results as revenue...

A record quarter, then a fuel shock that changed the mood almost overnight. Turners CEO Todd Hunter explains how the US-Iran conflict and higher fuel prices have knocked consumer confidence—and what that sudden shift means for one of New Zealand’s biggest used-car businesses. Todd reveals why New Zealand’s former best-selling vehicle has become one of the hardest to sell, and how...

SHARESIES · MARKET MOVEMENTS · Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets at Sharesies Note: Filmed Monday 7 September ↑ WHAT'S UP The NZX 50 gained 1.5%, while US indices held their ground with the S&P 500 up 0.1% and the Nasdaq up 0.4%. Dell was the tech sector’s star, jumping almost 16% on record AI server orders of US$61 billion and a US$25 billion lift to full-year re...

Are New Zealand homes becoming riskier to insure as extreme weather becomes more frequent? In this clip Tower CEO Paul Johnston explains what the insurer is seeing in its own storm data, and why the cost of weather events has been trending higher. He unpacks how Tower is responding with increasingly granular risk-based pricing and why two homes just one street apart can have very different risk pr...