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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:

1 hidden software stock and is value investing dead? May 01, 2022

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest. With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

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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.

All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

Do not take financial advice from a podcast.

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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From Zero to Investor: Alana & Maddy's Journey | Thanks to Sharesies Apr 25, 2022

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Over the next couple of weeks we're doing a couple of episodes chatting to the Get Started Investing community.

This episode is proudly brought to you by Sharesies, who help you invest, how you like. Easy! Choose from thousands of companies and funds across Australia, the US, and New Zealand — all with no minimum investment.

In this episode Bryce and Alec chat through and answer many questions from beginning investors from the Equity Mates Community, Alana and Maddy.

All the beginner investor questions you've been thinking are answered in this episode, like, "I have money, but don’t know where to start? What’s a good amount to invest for the first time? What else do I look for in a broker? How do I know the apps are safe from frauding my details? I have money, but don’t know where to start? Should I still be investing in a ‘safe’ return given I'm coming to investing a bit later in life? What conversations to have with your teenage kids to start investing early?"

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

Do not take financial advice from a podcast.

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

Introducing The Dive: Will we ever see another profitable Olympics? Apr 20, 2022

Show notes

We're dropping in a special bonus episode - our latest podcast from the Equity Mates team - The Dive. In this episode, Brisbane, Australia’s third largest city, was announced it was selected to host the 2032 Olympics. And when it happens, the eyes of the world will turn to Australia. No small amount of eyeballs either - when Tokyo hosted, the Olympics reached more than 3 billion viewers. Yet, despite all the attention… the Olympics is a terrible business proposition. A study from Oxford found that since 1960, every Olympics has run over budget, by an average of 172%. Today Sascha and Darcy ask - exactly how bad a financial decision is hosting the Olympics?

Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at thedive@equitymates.com.

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Want more Equity Mates? Come to our website and explore! You’ll find information on our full network of shows, including our Equity Mates Investing Podcast, book recommendations, blogs, news, and more.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

Do not take financial advice from a podcast.

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

Top 3 Investing Tips for Beginners Apr 18, 2022

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Over the next couple of weeks we;re doing a couple of episodes chatting to the Get Started Investing community, and it got us thinking about us as beginner investors.

Here’s a few things we wish we knew when we were starting out investing as students in our Canberra dorm.

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

*****

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 them here.

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

Do not take financial advice from a podcast.

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

Community Spotlight: Simon – Exploring the Pros and Cons of FIRE with Bryce Apr 11, 2022

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Simon Harvey has just joined the Equity Mates team as Head of Product, and keeping with tradition, Bryce and Alec have placed a microphone in front of him to garner some of the investing wisdom Simon has gathered over his investing journey, both in the U.K, and here in Australia.

Simon gives some insightful perspective on the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement and how he was inspired by first hearing a podcast with Mr. Money Moustache. Also mentioned in this episode - Aussie Firebug

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

*****

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 them here.

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

Do not take financial advice from a podcast.

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

Key Takeaways from the 2022 Federal Budget for Investors Apr 04, 2022

Show notes

The Federal Budget for 2022 was delivered last Tuesday here in Australia.

So the big question is ... Does this matter for the stock market?

Bryce and Ren are joined by our Equity mates Chief Economist - Thomas (from the hugely popular Equity Mates podcast ... Comedian v Economist)

If you've ever wanted to know what the terms 'Fiscal policy' & 'Monetary policy' refer to ... then be prepared to be enlightened.

Rest assured this episode is all out ensuring you can understand the Budget terms 101, phrases, meanings, reasons, and impacts.

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

*****

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 them here.

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

Do not take financial advice from a podcast.

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

The Top ETFs for Achieving Financial Independence and Retiring Early Mar 28, 2022

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We've gone out to the Equity Mates community and will answer the most common new investor questions in this week's episode. From the brand of hair wax Bryce uses, to a useful 'plan of attack' in current market volatile times.Is it best to dollar cost average, weekly, monthly, or fortnightly? What are the best ETF's for a core portfolio? What is leverage and why is it not a good idea to include when starting out investing? What is a thematic?

This episode is full of great investing tips.

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

*****

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 them here.

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

Do not take financial advice from a podcast.

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

GSI x YIGC crossover: Building the ultimate investor starter pack Mar 21, 2022

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It's a crossover episode from the team at Get Started Investing, together with You're In Good Company!

The fun bits:

CEO

Maddy | Sara Blakely - Spanx

Sophie | Brian Chesky - AirBnB

Bryce | Elon Musk - Tesla & SpaceX

Alec | Bill Pollock - Drake International.

Investor

Sophie | Cathie Wood

Bryce | Jim Simmons

Alec | Seth Klarman

Maddy | Emma Fisher

ETF

Bryce | ASX:GGUS

Alec | ASX:GEAR

Maddy | NYSEARCA: ARKK

Sophie | ASX: HGEN

Stock

Alec | Interactive Corp - IAC

Maddy | Unity Software

Sophie | Block

Bryce | Berkshire Hathaway

Best investing book

Maddy | Red Notice

Sophie | One Up On Wall Street

Bryce | Get Started Investing

Alec | Millenial Money

Advice

Sophie | To make three month goals

Bryce | Always have cash on the side

Alec | Every major technological breakthrough is investable

Maddy | Know what you own and know why you own it.

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 them here.

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

Do not take financial advice from a podcast.

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

The Best and Worst ETFs of 2021 Mar 14, 2022

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The growing popularity of ETF's (exchange-traded funds) among the Equity Mates Community continues. The industry received record net inflows into existing ETFs and a number of successful new launches in 2021. Investors have shown a growing appetite for theme-based ETFs while maintaining similar enthusiasm for active and environmental, social, and governance factor-based ETFs.

We came across some data about the biggest inflows and outflows for ETFs in 2021. Thanks to Morningstar.

There were 5 ETFs that had over $800 million net inflow and 4 ETFs that had over $100 million net outflows.

We can learn a lot about investor preferences from this data, so in this episode, Bryce & Alec unpack and discuss the top 5 most loved, and the top 5 least fav ETF's for 2021.

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

*****

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 them here.

Make sure you don't miss anything about Equity Mates - visit this page if you want to support our work.

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

Do not take financial advice from a podcast.

For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

Unpacking Buffett's Letter - The Ultimate Investing Guide Mar 07, 2022

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Arguably history’s greatest investor, Warren Buffett is Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire Hathaway owns a variety of companies outright and then has a massive stock portfolio as well.

It’s that time of year again, Warren Buffett has released his annual letter. These letters are often recommended as the #1 resource for a beginner investor, so in this episode Bryce and Alec give some perspective around who Warren Buffett is, and why he is so well regarded and respected by investors across the globe, and more importantly, what YOU can glean from this incredibly wise share market investor.

The lads give some special take-aways from letters of past years, and unpack and explain this years letter in simple to understand terms.

Here is a list of all the Warren Buffett letters including the current one.

And some wonderful book recommendations to further your investing knowledge courtesy of Warren Buffett.

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Calling all bulls, bears and party animals. The market’s closed and the bar is open. Come and trade ideas at Australia’s biggest investing festival - Equity Mates' FinFest.

With expert speakers and guests, DJs and booze, it’s an inspiring and empowering event for investors of any level of experience.

Save the date - 15th October, 2022 Sydney - Head to equitymates.com/finfest to register your interest.

Equity Mates' FinFest, powered by Stake

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Get Started Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media.

The hosts of Get Started Investing are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given. Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional.

Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

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