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  • In this bonus episode of Shared Lunch we break down the latest Aussie earnings season and chat about the potential of smaller mid-cap companies with Sydney-based, Head of Australasian Equities and Portfolio Manager at Pie funds, Michelle Lopez.

    Michelle shares her expertise on evaluating mid-cap sized companies, discusses the potential impact of the upcoming U.S. election on markets, and offers a glimpse into emerging opportunities in both the Australian and New Zealand markets.

    For more or to watch Shared Lunch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Investing involves risk. This episode is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. Information provided is general only and current at the time and does not take into account your circumstances, objectives or needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the disclosure documents available to the product's issuer before making a financial decision [and do your own due diligence]. Our disclosure documents, including a Target Market Determination for Sharesies, can be found on our website. If you require financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial advisor. The views expressed by individuals are their own and Sharesies does not endorse any of the guests or the views they hold.

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  • With recent reports that New Zealanders have the lowest level of home ownership since 1945, is the New Zealand dream over?

    From liberalising planning laws to creating more livable cities, to tackling the intergenerational equity issue, we chat to Housing Minister Chris Bishop to hear about the government’s plan to create a more affordable housing market.

    Tune in to find out how the government plans to help bridge the gap between home ownership and what needs to change to get there.

    For more or to follow the podcast—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time.

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  • In this quick bite Don Braid, Managing Director of Mainfreight shares how sustainability has been ingrained into the company's operations since its early days, from recycling initiatives, to implementing off-grid solar power and water systems in their facilities worldwide.

    Plus, hear more around what Mainfreight's plans are with their electric trucks, if Telsa's will become a part of their fleet, and what are the issues for Electric Vehicles (EVs) when it comes to long-haul transportation?

    This quick bite is from our previous episode 'Mainfreight–Where next for the blue trucks?'

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • Having Aussies run the Australian arm of freight and logistics giant Mainfreight has helped it become the biggest earner—surpassing the Kiwi business this financial year.

    In a candid chat with Mainfreight Managing Director Don Braid we also find out how it’s cracked getting established in India.

    Back home a key concern is no decision about the upgrade of the Picton Ferries, and a lack of consultation with those at the coalface of rail networks.

    Learn how Mainfreight’s approach to mandatory climate reporting is being adopted by other overseas companies, but it hasn’t been able to get long-haul electric vehicles (yes Tesla)! Plus who makes up those famous inspirational quotes you see on the blue trucks, at airports and the like?

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time.

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  • In the second part of our conversation with Sir Peter Beck, we put a bunch of Sharesies investor questions to the Rocket Lab founder. Things like: Why space? What are the macro events that impact the space industry? And what's his favourite space movie?

    Plus Sharesies co-founder and CEO Leighton Roberts gets a brief tour of Rocket Lab’s Auckland site.

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Investing involves risk. This episode is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. Information provided is general only and current at the time and does not take into account your circumstances, objectives or needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the disclosure documents available to the product's issuer before making a financial decision. Our disclosure documents, including a Target Market Determination for Sharesies, can be found on our website. If you require financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial advisor. The views expressed by individuals are their own and Sharesies does not endorse any of the guests or the views they hold.

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  • As Rocket Lab makes history shipping twin spacecraft for NASA’s Mars mission, we catch up with company founder and CEO Sir Peter Beck.

    Our conversation at Rocket Lab’s Auckland site, follows a June-quarter revenue jump of 70%, and is in anticipation of its Neutron rocket launch in 2025, which the company says will end the SpaceX monopoly for medium launch vehicles.

    Find out why Rocket Lab is actually an infrastructure company, how it builds for interplanetary research (think the Red Planet) faster and cheaper, and the state of the space industry. Plus what does Sir Peter like to invest in?

    We’re giving away four official Rocket Lab drink bottles. Only for use on earth. To enter, check out this episode on YouTube and leave us a comment. T&Cs apply .

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Investing involves risk. This episode is brought to you by Sharesies Australia Limited (ABN 94 648 811 830; AFSL 529893) in Australia and Sharesies Limited (NZ) in New Zealand. Information provided is general only and current at the time and does not take into account your circumstances, objectives or needs. We do not provide recommendations and you should always read the disclosure documents available to the product's issuer before making a financial decision. Our disclosure documents, including a Target Market Determination for Sharesies, can be found on our website. If you require financial advice, you should consider speaking with a qualified financial advisor. The views expressed by individuals are their own and Sharesies does not endorse any of the guests or the views they hold.

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  • In this quick bite from Shared Lunch, host Helen Matterson and financial advisor Hannah McQueen from Enable.Me tackle a common financial dilemma: how might you balance KiwiSaver contributions and paying off your mortgage?

    Hannah shares her options on balancing retirement savings with property investment, contributing up to an employer's match, and thoughts on what could happen with the extra funds. Plus, what are some major mistakes kiwis make when it comes to finances?

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • The cut in the official cash rate to 5.25% is a huge relief for mortgage holders and businesses.

    We talk to Kiwibank Chief Economist Jarrod Kerr about the significance of this move.

    Where is inflation at? Will there be further cuts in quick succession or a slow burn? What does this mean for house prices? Don’t miss this short episode for all the answers.

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • How do you get ahead once you’ve emptied your savings and most of your Kiwisaver to buy a home?

    For many of us the financial struggle seems never ending. In keeping with the theme of Sorted Money Month, ‘Pause, get sorted’, we look at what you can do to keep building your wealth for the future.

    We’re joined by enable.me founder Hannah McQueen who suggests where to start, and answers common questions around balancing mortgage debt and contributing to Kiwisaver.

    We’re giving away two copies of Hannah’s revised book ‘Kill Your Mortgage and Sort your Retirement’. Head to the Sharesies Share Club NZ Facebook Group to enter and let us know your top money tips for building future wealth. T&Cs apply .

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • We go onsite at Fisher & Paykel's East Tamaki campus and talk to Managing Director Lewis Gradon about his 41 year tenure, and how do you plan for the next 30?

    The conversation covers recent challenges like the tail from COVID-19, and being disciplined enough not to succumb to short-term share market pressures. Plus the potential anesthesia market, where homecare is headed and building an even bigger complex at Karaka.

    With most R&D still locally based, F&P hopes to stem the brain drain and act as a brain magnet for young grads.

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • In this quick bite, Dan Brunskill talks with Damian Spring, CEO of Santana Minerals, as it examines the economic potential of the new gold mine in Otago, New Zealand. What’s Santana’s thinking on where the gold price might go and how has the company scoped the viability if the price drops? Plus, we had to ask about Bitcoin, a so-called digital gold - what’s a traditional gold miner’s take on crypto as a store of value?

    This quick bite is from our previous episode ‘Going for gold–Santana Minerals’

    For more or to watch the full episode on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • What does going for gold look like?

    No, not the Olympics but a conversation about the potential and the challenges with the gold discovery near Queenstown by newly listed NZX company Santana Minerals.

    Santana CEO Damian Spring explains the road ahead including the need to raise capital, the journey to get consent—including fast track legislation— and showing Resources Minister Shane Jones the site.

    As well as economic benefits and job creation, we discuss environmental concerns. Plus gold as an investment given record high prices. And has digital gold or Bitcoin displaced the real thing?

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • The medicinal cannabis market has been a long, hard road for NZ players and the patience of retail investors is wearing thin.

    We talk to Ruatoria based Rua Bioscience about why it's pinning its hopes on a pivot from cultivation and manufacturing, to selling cannabis genetics overseas.

    Rua CEO Paul Naske sees significant growth as new legal frameworks in western countries make way for the medicinal cannabis market —estimated to be just 10 percent of the black market.

    And we hear about Rua’s compassionate programme that helps those prescribed medicinal cannabis but can’t afford it.

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • In this bonus episode to celebrate the launch of Sharesies AI Search, Sharesies co-CEO Sonya Williams talks toTelescope AI CEO Luke Pettit and our own CTO Richard Clark about how artificial intelligence can be applied to investing.

    The conversation covers recent breakthroughs that have propelled AI into the mainstream like GPT-4, how businesses need to embrace AI, and the impact on capital markets.

    You’ll also get to hear about the new Sharesies AI Search feature coming this week which helps you explore investment ideas from real-world concepts to a simple 'what if?' And it may even help with that feeling of overwhelm!

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • If you have more than $15,000 and no will, it could be time to sort your life admin.

    It’s Wills Week 2024 and we look at the perils of not having will, but also the growing trend of leaving something to a cause you’re passionate about.

    Our conversation with Public Trust wills expert Catherine Simpson busts myths about wills and charitable giving. We cover not just leaving cash, but other assets including a part of your share portfolio. And whether to consider residual giving—a percentage of your estate that you gift after you’ve taken care of loved ones.

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • Coming up this Thursday on Shared Lunch we speak with Catherine Simpson from Public Trust about Wills Week 2024. In this quick bite: Why do you need a will & what happens to your estate and investments when you don't have one?

    In our upcoming episode we also delve into charitable giving and the average amount passed on. Stay tuned for the full episode, but in the meantime here's a taster to kick off Wills Week. Find out more at https://www.publictrust.co.nz/

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time.

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  • Is an interest rate cut next? Have we had enough pain?

    We put these questions and more to Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen after the Reserve Bank held the Official Cash Rate at 5.5% for the eighth time in a row.

    In this short episode we discuss if November will bring the change mortgage holders and businesses are hoping for. Plus whether the Reserve Bank has gone too far in its quest to curb inflation. And will it be harder to get back into a growth cycle?

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • In this quick bite, we dive deep into the world of offshore investing for New Zealanders. Mark Lash from Deloitte Private breaks down the complexities of the Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) regime, explaining:

    The threshold for FIF rules Special exemptions for Australian investments Fair Dividend Rate vs Comparative Value When to call in the professionals

    This quick bite is from our previous episode: Tax for investors 101

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time.

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  • Is tax something you dread or would rather avoid? We’ve got you covered.

    We ask common questions and chat about what you need to know about your tax as a retail investor.

    Mark Lash, a partner with Deloitte Private, helps demystify some of that pesky jargon and breaks down the what, when and how of tax when investing in company shares and funds.

    Things like what’s an imputation credit? What are the gotchas when investing offshore? And how reliable is ChatGPT when it comes to tax advice?

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    The tax comments in this podcast are general in nature and for educational purposes only. We recommend you confirm or seek tax advice on how the tax law applies to your situation.

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time

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  • In this quick bite: Chris Di Leva from Harbour Asset Management discusses the surprising performance of the Japanese stock market with host Dan Brunskill. Did you know Japan's market hit an all-time high in 2024, matching its 1989 peak? Chris explains the 35-year journey of zero nominal returns and recent reforms driving Japan's market rally. Plus, get insights on how U.S. tech giants are becoming "better capitalists" in response to changing economic conditions.

    This quick bite is from our episode: The US vs NZ investing conundrum

    For more or to watch on youtube—check out http://linktr.ee/sharedlunch

    Appearance on Shared Lunch is not an endorsement by Sharesies of the views of the presenters, guests, or the entities they represent. Their views are their own. Shared Lunch is not financial advice. We recommend talking to a licensed financial adviser. You should review relevant product disclosure documents before deciding to invest. Investing involves risk. You might lose the money you start with. Content is current at the time.

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