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In 15 minutes, Bryce & Alec talk through what a dividend is, how and why companies pay them to shareholders, and what options you have once you receive them. This episode is sponsored by SHARESIES who let you invest with no minimum. Choose from thousands of companies and funds across Australia, the US, and New Zealand—all with no minimum investment. For more market news and investing resources...

After five years of Equity Mates and three years of Get Started Investing we’ve built a back catalogue of more than 700 episodes. Bitesize is our opportunity to share some of our favourite moments, lessons and quotes from both Equity Mates and Get Started Investing. In this episode, Bryce and Alec talk about why you should be avoiding falling for the 'home country bias' trap, and looking globally...

In 15 minutes, Bryce & Alec unpack a recent news story and explain the lessons for investors just 'getting started'. With last Wednesday being the worst day in the US stock market in the past 2 years. So we thought it was time to break-the-glass and discuss The Triumph of the Optimists . In the 1950s, who, but the most rampant optimist would have dreamed that over the next fifty years the real...

Bitesize is our opportunity to share some of our favourite moments, lessons and quotes from both Equity Mates and Get Started Investing. Usman Khawaja is a part of the Equity Mates community, and jumped on the pod to talk about his investing journey. In this, he shares his thoughts about balance, and how he applies that attitude to both his money and lifestyle. Listen (or watch) the full episode h...

In 15 minutes, Bryce & Alec unpack a recent news story and explain the lessons for investors just 'getting started'. Ren is starting to track his spending ... The king of the 'vibe investing method', is trying to get more granular. "The market is down and I am trying to squeeze every penny to maximise my investing at this time" exclaimed Ren. So we asked Darcy and Emily to join Bryce & Ale...

After five years of Equity Mates and three years of Get Started Investing we've built a back catalogue of more than 700 episodes.   Bitesize is our opportunity to share some of our favourite moments, lessons and quotes from both Equity Mates and Get Started Investing.   Bryce and Ren talk about a secret power of investing you might have not considered - buying shares means the smartest p...

In 15 minutes, Bryce & Alec unpack a recent news story and explain the lessons for investors just 'getting started'. The key lesson is - there is no such thing as 'get rich quick '. The way you build wealth is slow and steady ... time + consistency. The math will always work and in this episode the lads talk through how it looks and why your mindset and long term view will help guide you to we...

After five years of Equity Mates and three years of Get Started Investing we've built a back catalogue of more than 700 episodes. Bitesize is our opportunity to share some of our favourite moments, lessons and quotes from both Equity Mates and Get Started Investing. In this episode, Molly Benjamin from Ladies Finance Club joins us to talk about how she talks about investing when she's met with res...

In 15 minutes, Bryce & Alec explain why companies IPO, the lessons as investors we need to be aware of, and jargon bust all the acronyms and terminologies you need to know. They single out a current example in Australian-founded fitness franchise F45. The international dreams of the gym franchise have been shattered after IPO-ing in July 2021 and now going into a nosedive on the New York Stock...

After five years of Equity Mates and three years of Get Started Investing we've built a back catalogue of more than 700 episodes.   Bitesize is our opportunity to share some of our favourite moments, lessons and quotes from both Equity Mates and Get Started Investing. This is ep is from one of our ASX weeks where John Caulfield joined us to talk about the 5 mistakes an ETF investor should def...

Bryce & Alec explain why Investing at the worst time ... is still better than not investing at all. As we know, all investing has it's inherit risks. We've watched those risks play out in markets this year, there's talk of a recession, there's inflation and we've seen a lot of high profile investors sell large amounts from their portfolios. So the question is, if the big guys and gals are sell...

We're at the tail end of reporting season at the moment, so we thought we'd revisit this episode where Bryce and Alec answer the most important question of all... 'What is reporting season?' Listen (or watch) the full episode here: Website | Apple | Spotify | Order Get Started Investing on Booktopia or Amazon now.  If you want to let Alec or Bryce know what you think of an episode, contact th...

The US government is about to pass a bill that will have implications with a 1% tax on share buybacks. So Bryce and Alec discuss what a share buyback is, and how they are taxed here in Australia and whether this US bill change will have any market ramifications. There are two ways a company can return money to you as an investor and we make sure you totally understand all about share buybacks in t...

After five years of Equity Mates and three years of Get Started Investing we've built a back catalogue of more than 700 episodes.   Bitesize is our opportunity to share some of our favourite moments, lessons and quotes from both Equity Mates and Get Started Investing.   TashInvests aka Natasha Etschmann is an Equity Mate we loved our full interview with her. In this section, she outlines...

Australia’s premier science organisation - the CSIRO - has published their once-in-a-decade report ‘Our Future World’. Identifies seven global megatrends that quote “hold the key to the challenges and opportunities ahead”. The 7 megatrends identified in the report are, Adapting to a changing climate, Leaner, cleaner and greener, The escalating health imperative, Geopolitical shifts, Diving into di...

After five years of Equity Mates and three years of Get Started Investing we've built a back catalogue of more than 700 episodes.   Bitesize is our opportunity to share some of our favourite moments, lessons and quotes from both Equity Mates and Get Started Investing. We love talking with Tim so much, we invited him back for another conversation here . Listen (or watch) the full episode here:...

This episode is all about cash. And it applies to our personal finances and the companies we’re investing in. Bryce and Alec explain what the definition of a recession is and how the market generally reacts. Basically, in a recession money dries up. Banks become less willing to lend, interest rates are up, credit risks are higher. Investors become less willing to invest as they are generally losin...

After five years of Equity Mates and three years of Get Started Investing we've built a back catalogue of more than 700 episodes. Bitesize is our opportunity to share some of our favourite moments, lessons and quotes from both Equity Mates and Get Started Investing. Today's bitesize comes from our first episode of 2022, when we gave each other a reminder about why we invest, and why investing is i...

Last week, Alphabet (the parent company of Google) was trading at about $2,200 USD a share ... Then it dropped to about $110 per share! A 95% drop!? Uh oh. But wait ... what if there was a reason that we should not worry? Bryce and Alec explain what stock splitting is all about and they investigate the recent Google stock Split so you totally understand what happens in this sitiuation and why you...

After five years of Equity Mates and three years of Get Started Investing we've built a back catalogue of more than 700 episodes. Bitesize is our opportunity to share some of our favourite moments, lessons and quotes from both Equity Mates and Get Started Investing. Today's bitesize comes from Kyle Macintyre, the investment director at Firetrail Investments. Listen to the full episode with Kyle: W...

Welcome to Get Started Investing. A podcast where we help you learn to invest in 15 minutes or less. Each episode we take one real-world business story, and apply a key investing lesson to help you build your investor toolkit. If you are joining us for the first time, "welcome" - we strongly recommend you listen to this episode, then scroll back and start at episode 1. What’s in a name? In today's...

Introducing: Bitesize. After five years of Equity Mates and three years of Get Started Investing we've built a back catalogue of more than 700 episodes. Bitesize is our opportunity to share some of our favourite moments, lessons and quotes from both Equity Mates and Get Started Investing. Today's bitesize comes from Airlie Funds Management's Emma Fisher. Listen (or watch) the full episode with Emm...

Welcome to Get Started Investing. A podcast where we help you learn to invest in 15 minutes or less. This week we launch a new series of GSI, with a new 15 minute format. Each episode we take one real-world business story, and apply a key investing lesson to help you build your investor toolkit.. If you are joining us for the first time, "welcome" - we strongly recommend you listen to this episode...

Evan Lucas is the Chief Market Strategist at InvestSMART . After completing a Masters in Finance, Evan has worked in Amsterdam with ABN Amro and the Royal Bank of Scotland, before returning to Australia working at Morgans and IG before joining InvestSMART . **** Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investin...

This episode has been sponsored by ETF Securities , in celebration of the launch of Australia’s first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs - both listed on the CBOE . Hany Rashwan is the co-founder and CEO of 21Shares , a Switzerland based issuer of cryptocurrency exchange traded products, committed to making cryptocurrency investing more accessible to all investors. In this episode Bryce, Alec and Hany...