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  • It’s that time of year where the lucky holiday makers who escaped Aussie winter for summer in the northern hemisphere are returning. Our FOMO is fading but the itch to start dreaming up a trip next year is upon us. So, how can you get the most bang for your buck on holidays? In this episode we go through 5 ways to save money on your trip and to maximise the travel budget. 


    And there’s a little surprise in store- our makeshift studio for this episode (Hint: It's thanks to Singapore Airlines)


    Download the Kris+ app today on the Apple AppStore or Google Play.

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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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    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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  • We're back with another episode in our ETF Explained series. This time, we unpack one of the most popular ETFs in Australia, the iShares core s&p 500 ETF (IVV). In this episode we break down all you need to know about IVV and teach you the skills to analyse any ETF. We also answer a question from listener Jen about the differences in IVV listed in the US vs Aus- why are they different prices and why do they produce such different returns? Should she buy one over the other?


    Have an investing question?

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

    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 YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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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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  • Investing is a tried and tested way to build wealth, even to become a millionaire. But do you need a complicated investing strategy to get there? What if you used ETFs?


    In this episode we hear from 23 year old listener Jasmine; New to investing, she’s aiming to crack a million dollar portfolio on a long term horizon and asks for our ETF picks that could help her get there.


    We love answering your questions! Leave us a voicemail and we’ll answer your question on the show. Listen to our Index Investing series over on Equity Mates Investing podcast here.


    Get a daily dose of Equity Mates in your inbox by signing up to our newsletter

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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.


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

  • In this episode we answer a question from listener Anna about how to get the balance right between Core and Satellite stocks in your portfolio. So we dive into this strategy; who it’s for, some Do’s and Don’ts for constructing one and what our own core/satellite splits looks like. 


    We love answering your questions! Leave us a voicemail and we’ll answer your question on the show.


    Get a daily dose of Equity Mates in your inbox by signing up to our newsletter

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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 GroupOr get put in touch with a professional financial advisor by filling out this form

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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.


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

  • We are back with another ETF Explained, a series where we dive into one ETF to better understand it and give you the skills to analyse any ETF. Today we look at- JPMorgan Global Equity Premium Income Complex ETF (ASX:JEGA). But we aren't unpacking this one alone, the portfolio manager of this ETF, Hamilton Reiner CIO of US Core Strategies at J.P. Morgan Asset Management joins us. Have an ETF you would like us to cover? Send it in via our website.


    Want more Equity Mates?

    Join the conversation in the Facebook Discussion GroupSign up to our email to keep up with business news Listen to our accompanying podcast Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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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.

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


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

  • In today’s episode we look at one of the biggest financial decisions you will make: Parenthood. To unpack how much it ACTUALLY costs to have a kid and how to financially plan for it, we sat down with Author of ‘Kids Ain’t Cheap’ Ana Kresina. Are we planning on popping out a few? Who knows! But after this conversation we definitely better understand how to financially set up for it. 


    Check out Ana’s (multiple) books here.  


    We love hearing from you! Leave us a voicemail and we’ll answer your question on the show. Get a daily dose of Equity Mates in your inbox by signing up to our newsletter.


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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 GroupOr get put in touch with a professional financial advisor by filling out this form

    Want more Equity Mates?

    Listen to our accompanying podcast Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)Watch Equity Mates on YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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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.


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

  • We are back with another ETF Explained, a series where we dive into one ETF to better understand it and give you the skills to analyse any ETF.  This time, we look at JPEQ - JPMorgan US 100Q Equity Premium Income Active ETF (Managed Fund). But we aren't unpacking this one alone, the portfolio manager of this ETF, Hamilton Reiner CIO of US Core Strategies at J.P. Morgan Asset Management joins us. This income focused ETF tracks the Nasdaq 100 Index, we talk with Hamilton about how this ETF might fit into a portfolio.


    Have an ETF you would like us to cover? Or an investing question? Leave us a voicemail and we'll answer it on the podcast.

    Join the conversation in the Facebook Discussion GroupOr get put in touch with a professional financial advisor by filling out this form

    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 YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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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.

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



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  • In this episode we answer a question from listener Austin; Why does he get so many letters in the mail about his investments? Couldn’t this all be in an email? It’s one of the more annoying parts of investing - the paperwork. Yes, we really did a whole episode on this…Ren even brought a stack of papers into the studio to prove that this tree-killing correspondence does happen to a lot of us. We break down: 

    What is the deal with the paperwork and why can there be so much of it? What do you need to keep/ pay attention toHow we keep our records (mostly) digital

    We love hearing from you! Leave us a voicemail and we’ll answer your question on the show. Get a daily dose of Equity Mates in your inbox by signing up to our newsletter.

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    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 YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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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.


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

  • We are back with another ETF Explained, a series where we dive into one ETF to better understand it and give you the skills to analyse any ETF. 


    This time we take a look at JEPI - JPMorgan Equity Premium Income Active ETF (Managed Fund). It's the biggest active ETF in the world available in AU and the US. But we aren't unpacking this one alone, the portfolio manager of this ETF, Hamilton Reiner CIO of US core strategies at J.P. Morgan Asset Management joins us to break down JEPI.


    This income focused ETF is an active ETF, we talk with Hamilton about how this ETF might fit into a portfolio. Have an ETF you would like us to cover? Or an investing question? Ask via our website and we'll answer it on the podcast.

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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.

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


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  • We have learnt many lessons about investing since we began our journeys, and shared many of them too. 


    In this episode of Get Started Investing, we get personal and reflect on 5 lessons we've have learnt that you haven’t heard before. 


    Markets change, investing strategies evolve, but these 5 things have remained true for us in any investing circumstance. So no matter where you are on your journey, how advanced your portfolio, this episode is a good check point for you. 


    The Equity Mates Daily Newsletter has been popping off of late, subscribe here to get in on the action. 


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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.


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

  • We are back with another ETF Explained, a series on Get Started Investing where we dive into one ETF to understand it and give you the skills to analyse any ETF.  This time we take a look at QUAL, VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF. This popular international ETF tracks the MSCI All World Stock Index. 


    How does this ETF decide what is “quality” enough to be included? We bust the jargon and help you unpack what’s inside this ETF and how it might fit in a portfolio. 


    For all the info on QUAL, always look at the issuer website. Which you can find here: https://www.vaneck.com.au/etf/equity/qual/snapshot/

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    Have an ETF you would like us to cover? Or an  investing question?

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

    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 YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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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.


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

  • We're back for the next episode in our new series, Best ETFs for. In these episodes we'll be diving deep into the world of ETFs and unpacking which products are generally suitable for different investing goals.


    There are a huge amount of ETFs designed to give you the overall growth of a particular market or the world's stock market as a whole. Those are index ETFs and if you dollar cost average into them over years, you'll see plenty of growth. But today we're asking - what about ETFs designed to achieve growth above the index?


    In today's episode we're asking what are the best ETFs for above-average growth.


    To do it, we're covering 3 different categories:

    Leveraged ETFsActive ETFsThematic ETFs

    Let us know what you think of this series by joining the conversation in the Facebook Discussion Group or get in contact directly via our website.


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    Have an investing question?

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

    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 YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok & LinkedIn

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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.


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

  • Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) is a foundational investing strategy, it can be a powerful tool to grow your portfolio. 


    But what is DCA? And how do you implement it? 


    Today on Get Started Investing we cover: 

    What is DCA How does it workWhat are the benefits Who is it for And how to implement it

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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



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

  • Welcome to our new series: Inside the ETF. In each episode we're diving deep on one ETF to understand what it is suitable for, who should invest in it and how we can analyse it.


    Over the course of this series we want to better understand the most popular ETFs in Australia and build the skills to analyse any ETF.


    In this episode we are looking at one of the most popular ETFs in Australia: Vanguard Diversified High Growth Index ETF (ASX: VDHG)


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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 GroupOr get put in touch with a professional financial advisor by filling out this form

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    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 YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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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.


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

  • Financial freedom. Choice. Building the life you want.


    For many these are the reasons we invest. On today's episode we speak to Natasha Etschmann (aka Tash Invests) about her new book How To Not Work Forever on how everyone can invest their way to financial freedom.


    Want more Tash Invests?

    Check out Tash's book, co-authored with Ana Kresina: How to Not Work Forever Follow her on Instagram or TikTok

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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 GroupOr get put in touch with a professional financial advisor by filling out this form

    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 YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok & LinkedIn

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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.


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

  • Today's question comes from Emily in Sydney: "Who is Vanguard, Betashares and iShares? How do I actually buy an ETF?"


    That is what we are answering on today's episode of Get Started Investing. We cover:

    The role the ETF issuers (Vanguard, Betashares, iShares) play How you can actually invest in an ETFThen we do a live walkthrough of the steps to buy an ETF online

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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.


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

  • Welcome to our new series: Inside the ETF. In each episode we're diving deep on one ETF to understand what it is suitable for, who should invest in it and how we can analyse it.


    Over the course of this series we want to better understand the most popular ETFs in Australia and build the skills to analyse any ETF.


    In this episode we are looking at the biggest ETF in Australia: Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS)


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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 GroupOr get put in touch with a professional financial advisor by filling out this form

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    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 YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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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. 


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  • This is the #1 question we get here: what broker should I sign up with?


    In today's episode we answer the question in detail. We cover:

    What are the options for investors Factors that you may want to consider when choosingOur 4-point criteria for choosing our brokerThe brokers that meet that criteria in Australia [as of July 2024]

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

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    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 YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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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.


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

  • We're introducing a new episode type to Get Started Investing, Best ETF for. In these episodes we'll be diving deep into the world of ETFs and unpacking which products are generally suitable for different investing goals.


    Over the course of the series we'll be covering growth, income and different investing goals. But we had to start the series with a bang. So on today's episode we're asking what are the best ETFs for a house deposit?


    Let us know what you think of this series by joining the conversation in the Facebook Discussion Group or get in contact directly via our website.


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    Have an investing question?

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

    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 YouTubePick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just InvestFollow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & even Threads

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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.


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

  • In the final episode of our financial check-up we turn our attention to our superannuation funds.


    Superannuation is one of those things that is easily forgotten about. However, it's likely to be one of your biggest assets later in life, so checking in on it is incredibly important.


    In this episode check:

    Have we consolidated our Super (do an ATO check)Check in on our chosen Super fund - how has it performed Are we in the correct investment option?What fees are we paying? Do we have the right insurance cover? How much did we contribute?

    Thanks to Superhero for proudly supporting this series. 


    Superhero Super has given us the control we want to manage our super. Superhero Super is primed for performance with a wide range of investment options including professionally managed portfolios, thematic, and direct investments accessible in an intuitive app.


    Download Superhero’s easy-to-use app and start tailoring your super today.


    Remember, Superhero does not provide financial advice, so consider whether their product is right for you. Superhero Super is a sub-plan of OneSuper, which is issued by Diversa Trustees Limited as trustee.


    Read their PDS and TMD and download the Superhero app at superhero.com.au.


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


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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 GroupOr get put in touch with a professional financial advisor by filling out this form

    Want more Equity Mates?

    Sign up to our email to keep up with business news Watch Equity Mates on YouTube

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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.


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