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Cathie Wood thinks so! Tesla, aka Elon Musk’s electric vehicle business has been modelled by Ark Invest to reach $4,600 per share by 2026. On today’s episode, we breakdown Ark’s investment case, and discuss the bull and bear cases for the controversial company. Ark Invest article Our recommendations: The Atlantic: The End of the Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory Keep track of...

No one likes a bear market… But market downturns are an inevitable part of investing. Today we share our biggest learnings for how to survive (and thrive) the market crash. Recommendations: 7am - The Reserve Bank doesn’t know what it’s doing Diary of a CEO Comedian v Economist How I built this Keep track of Sophie and Maddy between the episodes on Instagram , or on TikTok , and come and be part of...

The US Supreme Court has reversed Roe v Wade, a landmark case that gave women the constitutional right to an abortion. It’s easy to shy away from this discussion and label it a ‘political’ issue, but in a world where companies are ramping up their corporate activism, this decision has seen many of the companies we invest in make statements, or take action. If you have the means, we have included s...

Crypto ETFs have hit the Cboe Exchange! EBTC and EETH are Australia’s first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, giving you direct ownership of the underlying coins, without needing to worry about storage and security yourself. This episode is sponsored by ETF Securities. Head to etfsecurities.com.au for more information and to find out if these products are right for you. Keep track of Sophie and Madd...

Ever wish you could ask the leaders of the world’s largest tech companies about what to invest in? From Australia's first employee and Managing Director at Google, to Spotify, to her own venture capital fund, Kate knows a thing or two about what makes a tech company successful! On today’s episode, we ask Kate all about her career, and what she believes are the greatest investing opportunities in c...

Are healthcare companies a good investment? Which stocks will be the game-changers in years to come? The healthcare industry is changing rapidly as we transition into a post-covid world and these companies are at the forefront of world-changing technology. It’s an exciting area full of investment opportunities, which is why we have asked Jess Bell-Allen from TDM Growth Partners on today to help us...

Are NFTs worth buying? What is their value for society? Today we chat with internationally recognised artist, Tammy Kanat about the value of NFTs. Tammy is known for her beautiful and vibrant weaving. Her work has been featured in the NGV and she has produced commissions for local and international clients, including one of our favourite brands Mecca. To celebrate 10 years in the textiles business...

Have you been wondering WTF is an NFT? Well, you’re not alone. Our first impression was that NFTs are GIFs you can screenshot but boy were we wrong. Today we dive into part two of our crypto series with Jordan Franklin, aka the Happy Spender to breakdown what an NFT is and it’s use cases. Trust us, some of them will surprise you! Keep track of Sophie and Maddy between the episodes on Instagram , o...

If learning about crypto wasn’t challenging enough, today’s guest shared her journey, every step of the way online! Today we are very excited to be sitting down with Jordan Franklin, aka @TheHappySpender to talk all things Ethereum. Not long ago, Jordan was new to the crypto space. Fast forward to today and she is a highly regarded woman in crypto. From side hustle to full time job, Jordan now wor...

Who would've thought we'd be so *invested* in interest rate talk... Not us! But here we are. Interest rates have risen for the first time in over a decade and it's all anyone seems to be able to talk about. Today's episode is a shortcut to everything you need to know about why rates are rising and how it's impacting your investments. Plus! Because we like to look at the opportunity in every situat...

We're excited because we're checking back in on the ASX Sharemarket game this week! A reminder, participants in the game get to invest $50,000 in virtual cash in the S&P/ASX200, a range of ETFs and a selection of small and mid-cap companies... we first invested on 3 March and we love how the game lets us get a good taste for how the market moves, how your investments are tracking, without havi...

This episode Maddy and Sophie speak to CEO and Managing Director of Maggie Beer Holdings, Chantale Millard. Listed on the ASX with ticker MBH, Maggie Beer Holdings invests in food, beverages, and technology companies as a way of sharing their passion for making and curating quality, premium Australian food and beverage products, with the finest ingredients. We loved this conversation with Chantal!...

It has been a big week in investing news… Elon Musk has launched a hostile takeover (!) of one of the world’s largest social media companies Twitter, and Netflix’s share price plummeted 35% after some disappointing first quarter results. After so much market drama in one week, we just had to jump behind the mics and help break down the who, what, where, when & why. In more exciting news, ticke...

Jumping in your feed to show you our latest project from Equity Mates - The Dive. Producer Sash is stepping out from behind the scenes to host the show - and this is a little taste of what it's all about. This episode - it's Oscars season! Sascha and Darcy explore one of the worst kept secrets in show business - the campaign for an Academy Award. While they are technically not allowed, a lot of th...

This episode has been brought to you by our friends at Stake . On today’s episode, we deep dive on 4 ASX and US listed CEOs that we believe are having a major impact on the world as we know it. Company leadership is an important investing consideration, so we breakdown some of the key traits and leadership characteristics that define them. These CEO's have Staked their claim to the future. Ke...

Maddy and Sophie are taking a break this week, so we're replaying an old favourite from our first season! We all know that Google can lead us down a rabbit hole of information, and when it comes to investing it’s no different. The amount of info and differing opinions out there can seem overwhelming, but we think that if you stick to a couple solid resources that make sense for you, then the resea...

The Australian start up space has grown significantly over the past 10 years and we have seen some of the biggest names in tech come out of Australia – Atlassian, Canva or Afterpay sound familiar? Well once upon a time, these companies were just ideas and came to life with the support of ‘angel investors’, who believed these ideas could change the world. Today we chat with Cheryl Mack, the founder...

Net worth is a concept that is increasingly being shared on social media to portray someone’s total wealth. But what is net worth and is it the best figure to be looking at? Today we chat with the incredible Aleks Nikolic, the face behind Broke Girl Wealth, about why she believes sharing net worth on social media is a powerful conversation starter. We also host the very first Controversy Corner an...

It’s officially YIGC’s first birthday! To celebrate, we’re doing a crossover episode from the team at Get Started Investing. The fun bits: CEO Maddy | Sara Blakely - Spanx Sophie | Brian Chesky - AirBnB Bryce | Elon Musk - Tesla & SpaceX Alec | Bill Pollock - Drake International. Investor Sophie | Cathy Wood Bryce | Jim Simmons Alec | Seth Klarman Maddy | Emma Fisher ETF Bryce | ASX:GGUS Alec...

With geopolitical events causing uncertainty and unrest, it can feel uncomfortable to ask about how it's affecting your share portfolio. However, given how global our world is now, and how the economies interact, it's important to stay informed on the situation from different perspectives. Today, Maddy and Sophie chat through how both governments and corporations are responding to the Russian-Ukra...

Courtney Ray is the CEO and founder of Daily Blooms, an online florist operating across Melbourne and Sydney. After making the move from finance to floristry in 2014 with just $500, Daily Blooms blossomed (ha!) to $35 million in revenue last year. Courtney is flower obsessed, sustainability focused, and late last year she brought on an external investor in the business for the first time. We were...

On today’s episode, Maddy shares her tips and tricks for finding a good investment. One of our favourite investing quotes is ‘know what you own and know why you own it’. That’s where an investment thesis comes in! And it doesn’t have to be tricky… Today Maddy shows you how, by building up an investment thesis for Disney (NYSE: DIS), whilst Sophie tries her best to pull it apart. Keep track of Soph...

Today’s episode is all about setting yourself up to make investing a breeze. It’s easy to have the best intentions when it comes to good money habits, especially at the beginning for the year! But we all know how easy it can be for life to get in the way. On today’s episode, Emma Edwards from The Broke Generation shares her experience of turning around her money story from a self-confessed natural...

The global economy is very different to what it was a year ago, which means the stock market is too. On this week's episode, we're chatting with a friend (aka Sophie's housemate) who has been investing for around a year now, about what she's been hearing about how to invest at a time like this. We discuss different companies and industries that we think might outperform in the current market and a...

What a time to be investing! This week we're joined by a very special guest, Mary Manning, who's a Portfolio Manager at Alphinity Investment Management. She talks to us about how to make sense of what's going on in the economy at the moment, when our portfolios might be showing a little bit of red, and things seem more unpredictable. Mary talks about the different industries she looks at thro...