On the Couch

This week's On the Couch is with Betmakers (BET) COO J ake Henson . Given that we own BET in the MT Growth Portfolio, we thought it would be a good idea to catch up with all the trackside action and hear the story from the horses' mouth. We talk about the opportunities ahead, BET's recent Sportech acquisition and the importance of having industry legend Matthew Tripp backing the com...

Welcome to another special episode of ‘On the Couch’ with myself Henry Jennings from Marcus Today. This week I am talking to Doug Morris, the CEO of Sharesight.  Some members will be familiar with this portfolio tracking platform and Doug runs through some of its features. We talk, Bitcoin, NFTs and the rise of fintechs and some of the trends that he sees with his unique view on a wide range of cl...

Welcome to another special episode of ‘On the Couch’ with myself Henry Jennings from Marcus Today. This week I am joined on the couch by John Forwood, the CIO from Lowell Resource Funds Management (LRT).  John is a qualified lawyer and geologist experienced in the resources sector. He has 17 years of resources financing experience with RMB Resources, including 13 years as a manager of the Tellurid...

CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST. Join us On the Couch with John Caulfield from Van  Eck talking all things ETF with a special focus on the newly listed CLNE and VLUE ETFs giving investors exposure to emerging clean energy and value stocks. A great look at what is driving these ETFs and why they offer good long term investme...

CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST. This week we catch up with Portfolio Manager Jun Bei Liu from Tribeca Investment Partners. Jun Bei is a familiar face on financial news media and a truly passionate investor. Jun Bei manages a $1bn long short fund with Tribeca and is  a regular participant in prestigious conferences such as...

Join us this week for a look at the world of commercial and residential property as we talk to REIT Fund Manager James Storey, Head of Real Assets, from 360 Capital who manages the 360 Capital REIT (TOT).  James has over 15 years experience in real estate funds management with significant experience investing across debt, equity and corporate transactions. James was previously the fund manager of...

It is a great time to catch up with Fund manager Julia Lee from Burman Invest. We take a deep dive into some of the companies Julia was watching over results season and how they reported and look at what's ahead for those companies and the market in 2021. Julia Lee is a familiar face to most who watch business TV - she is a well known expert in her field. Julia is not only a great communicato...

In this week's On the Couch, we chat to Kanish Chugh from ETF Securities. We have talked to ETF Securities in the past, but in this podcast we talk about how  the pricing of ETFs work and the best times for liquidity in more esoteric ETFs. ETF Securities have some interesting new products and we try to get Kanish to spill the beans. Kanish Chugh is responsible for distribution covering sales...

On the Couch this week features Dr Phil Hodgson CEO of Calix (CXL). Calix is a company looking to create a new Kiln process that makes cement manufacturers far more environmentally friendly cutting CO2 emissions drastically. And its not just cement but a swathe of other applications, including advanced battery materials. As the company says, "Mars is for quitters". Dr Phil Hodgson joined...

On the Couch this week features Michael Bacina, a partner at  lawyers Piper Alderman talking all things Bitcoin and Blockchain. Michael advises companies dealing with Digital Law: the intersection of cutting edge technology, automation and innovation.  He is an expert on digital currencies and digital assets, blockchain projects, smart contract issues as well as FinTech and RegTech projects. Micha...

On the Couch this week features Andrew Wielandt from DP Wealth in Toowoomba. Andrew is a regular guest expert on Ausbiz and has an in depth knowledge of ETFs. He is a former Macquarie Wealth Adviser and has adopted ETF investment to improve his clients returns in his practice in Queensland. CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST

Danielle Ecuyer is a former investment banker and broker with some of the major banks globally, now turned author/investor with her first book in starting out on share investing a huge success. So much so that she is writing a follow up with a new book on how to invest in the US market. In this week’s ‘On the Couch’ I catch up with Danielle and chat all things 'Stars and Stripes' with a...

In this very special podcast, I was lucky enough to interview Dr Francis Wedin, the founder and CEO of one of the hottest stocks on the ASX currently. Vulcan Energy (ASX: VUL) has had a meteoric rise in 2020 and has kicked off the new year with a bang as John Hancock has invested and the company has recently announced its PFS for its Zero Carbon Lithium Brine project in Germany. In this interview,...

CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST This week, we finish the year off with a sit down with an old favourite, Adam Dawes from Shaw and Partners. Adam and Henry chat about 2020, some of the lessons learned, his top three picks for 2021 and what the ‘Black Swan’ event could be to upset the Australian economy and the market in 2021...

This week a special ‘On the Couch’ with Chris Hall the CIO of Ellerston Low Volatility Income Strategy fund or ELVIS.  The ELVIS Fund has been a consistent outperformer and is made up of between 30-40 mid to large cap stocks with a focus on delivering low volatility consistent income returns. For any member looking at ways to maximise income On the Couch this week should be compulsory listening as...

CLICK HERE to sign up for a free trial of the Marcus Today newsletter including our daily STRATEGY PODCAST This week 'On the Couch' Henry chats to Greg McKenna the CEO of the multi award winning  Police Bank, a bank that serves those in Blue. Greg McKenna is a familiar face to Sky Business viewers with his expert take on the economy and the macro picture. Back in 2018 Greg swapped his ec...

On the Couch this week sees us head over the ditch to talk to two Kiwi fund managers, Mark Devcich and Chris Bainbridge from Pie Funds . Mark and Chris run a $130m Emerging growth fund focusing on companies below a $150m market cap and concentrated mainly on the ASX. The Emerging Fund is now close ended with a 24.64% annualised performance since inception .  In the podcast, we talk two stocks that...

In ‘On the Couch’ this week, Henry talks to serial technology entrepreneur and clean energy advocate, Eytan Lenko from Beyond Zero Emissions . Eytan talks us through his ‘million jobs’ plan for Australia, his thoughts on hydrogen and alternative clean energy sources and what sectors should do well as the global economy de-carbonises. Eytan Lenko is a founder of Outware, one of Australia’s most awa...

On the Couch with Henry this week are Ellerston Capital Australian Micro Cap Fund Managers David Keelan and Alexandra Clarke . The Fund has returned 24.10% pa since inception on May 1st 2017 - Click Here for the latest performance report . The Fund is an actively managed portfolio of Australian listed smaller company securities. The fund is made up of a portfolio of between 30 – 60 Micro Cap stock...

This week Henry is on the virtual couch with author and founder of ‘Shareplicity’, Danielle Ecuyer. Danielle has had a long career in broking having worked for some of the big names in investment banks both here in Australia and London. She has recently written a book ‘Shareplicity’ which aims to make share investing as simple as possible. Danielle brings a no-nonsense approach to the business of...

You cannot keep a good man down and this weekend in a departure from the usual Financial Education we indulge Henry as he indulges you with a chat on the Couch with Rock Legend Paul Christie from Mondo Rock. I could explain why, what its about and disclaim any advice but there is none, I don't know why and I suggest you just sit back and you'll find out what its about - Enjoy!

Vlado Bosanac the CEO has been kind enough to spend an hour with Henry chatting about the opportunities of this $100m ASX listed company that is starting to make waves. In fact, Vlado is proof of its impact having ‘dechunked’ during CV19 and losing 14kg with the help of the new technology. An unexpected consequence of using the technology. Vlado speaks to us from Perth. He is the CEO at Myfiziq Li...

After last week’s technology SNAFU and the end of the reporting season Henry is on the virtual couch again with stock broker Adam Dawes from Shaw and Partners talking through reporting season, the winners and losers, their top picks in the small-cap space for the next quarter and what just happened in the technology sector. 

This week On the Couch Henry is joined by not one but two guests with Bryce Leske and Alec Renehan the podcast doyens from EquityMates. Two great young guys starting out on their investment journey and sharing with the world. They have created a series of successful educational podcasts which interview industry experts on investing and all things finance. Marcus and I have both done interviews wit...

This week Marcus presents the first of a new series called In the Boardroom which this week takes us into the boardroom of listed company Poseidon Nickel (ASX Code: POS ) accompanied by its CEO Peter Harold. POS is sitting on nickel resources that at some point, with a bit of exploration success and a higher nickel price, will become an operating mine, at which point the share price would no longe...