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**Get Started Investing**

Hi! I’m Jess. This year, I finally started investing. After years of indecision, I took a leap and began documenting my journey, bringing you along to learn the investing ropes together.

Designed to build your confidence, our short, easy-to-understand episodes make investing approachable- so you can make the most of your money. New episodes drop every Tuesday & Thursday.

**On Tuesdays:** I tackle real questions from a beginner investor- whether my own or sent in by our community. We cover everything from ETFs & shares, to super, property and personal finance.

**On Thursdays:** Our series, *How I Got Started* where I chat with a community members to hear the highs, lows and lessons from their investing journey- proving that investing really is for anyone.

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Latest Episodes:

Introducing: Pimp my Portfolio May 20, 2024

Show notes

Over on our sister podcast, Equity Mates Investing, we've launched a new segment called Pimp my Portfolio. In a nutshell, we're doing to investing portfolios what Xzibit did to cars (explainer for those not old enough to remember)

We get a portfolio from the Equity Mates community, and put it in front of an expert to get their general advice on how the portfolio is constructed and what we could think about to improve it. By doing that we draw out some lessons that we can apply to our own portfolios.

In this episode we feature two Pimp my Portfolio segments. We hope you enjoy.

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Have an investing question?

Ask via our website and we'll answer it on the podcast.
Join the conversation in the Facebook Discussion Group
Or get put in touch with a professional financial advisor by filling out this form

Want more Equity Mates?

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Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Get Started Investing acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

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Under the Hood: Consistent income from global bonds with JPGB | JPMorgan Asset Management May 16, 2024

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In today’s stock market, nearly every asset class, commodity, and global market is accessible through ETF’s. So, the question becomes, how do you choose? In Under the Hood we are looking at some of Australia’s favourite ETF’s and building the skills to analyse them ourselves.

Today we are looking at JPMorgan Global Bond Active ETF (Managed Fund)

In this episode we cover:

The purpose of the ETF (what it seeks to do)
Index it tracks / How it is constructed (how it aims to achieve its purpose)
Fees
Performance
Top holdings
Where it fits in a portfolio

Have a money or investing question? Ask via our website.

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Thank you to JPMorgan Asset Management for sponsoring this episode. Their support helps keep all our content free.

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Want more Equity Mates:

Sign up to our email to keep up with business news
Listen to our accompanying podcast Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)
Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Warren Buffett bonanza: Highlights from Berkshire Hathaway 2024 May 13, 2024

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Once a year, history's greatest investor, Warren Buffett, takes the stage in front of 40,000 people and answers questions for 7 and a half hours. That alone is impressive. Even more impressive? He's still doing it at 94 years old.

In this episode we cover the highlights from this year's Berkshire Hathaway annual general meeting. We also share some of our biggest Warren Buffett lessons and the timeless wisdom that has made us better investors.

If you want to watch the full 7 and a half hour presentation, check it out on YouTube.

Want to get involved with the podcast?

Have a money or investing question? Ask via our website.
Join our Facebook Discussion Group

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Want more Equity Mates:

Sign up to our email to keep up with business news
Listen to our accompanying podcast Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)
Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

$100 Challenge: Money savings tips from the experts May 06, 2024

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The premise of $100 Challenge is simple: $100 invested each month at the market’s average return of 8% for 40 years is $350,000. Little steps over a long period can make a big difference.

So in these episodes we share ways to save or earn an extra $100 each month that we can put towards our investing.

In this episode we are passing the microphone over to the experts and sharing some of the best (and worst) expert advice we've come across. From discount burritos to monthly budgets and Dave Ramsey's 5 steps to build wealth, this episode has a little bit of everything.

Have a money or investing question? Ask via our website or join the conversation in our Facebook Discussion Group

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Edwards: How to know if you’re good with money Apr 29, 2024

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Are you good with money?

It's a hard question to answer and naturally, we instantly start to compare ourselves to other people in our lives. But the question wasn't 'are we better than those around us' it was are we objectively good?

Emma Edwards has written the book (literally) on being good with money. In this conversation we unpacked what being good with money means to her and how we can all take the next steps to get better (and hopefully ultimately, good) with money.

Links mentioned:

Reach Emma's book: Good with Money
Join the conversation in the Facebook Discussion Group
Have a money or investing question? Ask via our website.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives.

Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're celebrating 1,000 episodes! Apr 21, 2024

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A huge moment for us here at Equity Mates - we're celebrating 1,000 episodes of Equity Mates Investing and Get Started Investing.

In this episode we take a moment and reflect on the past 7 years. We discuss how we started, the milestones along the way and get into the business behind the podcasts.

Reaching 1,000 episodes would not have been possible without the incredible community we've built along the way. So however you engage with Equity Mates, we want to say a massive thank you for joining us on the journey. We're passionate about financial literacy and believe that what we've learned over the years are critical life skills for all people. We hope our podcasts have helped you build your skills and take the next steps on your financial journeys.

Here's to the next 1,000 episodes!

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re tracking our spending - here’s what we found | PocketSmith Apr 15, 2024

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For years we've been searching for a spend tracking platform that works for us. PocketSmith heard of our search and suggested we give their platform a try.

In this episode we share what we learned after connecting our bank accounts to PocketSmith. How much are we spending, are we keeping to our budgets, were there any surprises? Tune in to find out.

In this episode we cover:

How we set up PocketSmith
Our major categories of spending
Changes in our spending over time
Any surprises or unexpected categories of spending
Where we would like to improve our money management

Links mentioned:

Get 50% off your first 2 months of PocketSmith's Foundation Plan
Join our Facebook Discussion Group

Have a money or investing question? Ask via our website.

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Thank you to PocketSmith for sponsoring this episode and allowing us to make free financial content.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your savings account should be paying 5% Apr 08, 2024

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When's the last time you checked your savings account?

After years of not getting a decent interest rate, the rapid rise in interest rates over the past couple of years means there are some great deals out there. In this episode we share the best we could find. If you're not getting 5%, it may be time to move.

In this episode we cover:

Top 5 savings accounts with no gimmicks
Top 5 savings accounts with honeymoon rates
Top 5 savings accounts overall

Links mentioned:

Techt's Savings Account leaderboard spreadsheet (make sure you bookmark this!)
Join our Facebook Discussion Group

Have a money or investing question? Ask via our website.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

$100 challenge: How we save money on our energy bills Apr 01, 2024

Show notes

For this month's $100 Challenge episode we're going deep on energy bills. We speak to Phil, who wrote in and shared a way he is saving thousands a year on his electricity and gas bills.

The premise of $100 Challenge is simple: $100 invested each month at the market’s average return of 8% for 40 years is $350,000. Little steps over a long period can make a big difference.

So in these episodes we share ways to save or earn an extra $100 each month that we can put towards our investing.

Links mentioned:

Details on our upcoming live show
Check out Bill Hero for yourself

Have a way that you're working to save or earn a little extra this year? Let us know via our website.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How the experts are investing in 2024 Mar 25, 2024

Show notes

A couple of weeks ago we spoke about how we're investing for 2024. Today, we wanted to get a few expert investors and financial advisors on the phone and ask them how they're investing for the year ahead.

In this episode we hear from:

Charlie Viola, Pitcher Partners
Luke Larative, Seneca Financial Solutions
Andrew Page, Strawman.com
Dylan Pargiter-Green, Bold Wealth

Are you looking to speak to a financial advisor? Fill in your details and get matched with the right advisor for you.

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Come join us for our first live show for 2024.

Join us at the Chauvel Cinema in Sydney on 10 April for a live Ask an Advisor.

Click here for more information and to secure your tickets.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives.

Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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