Get Started Investing – Details, episodes & analysis

Retiring early sounds like the dream, but is it actually realistic? Or even worth striving for? The FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement is no doubt one of the most popular financial movements of the past decade, and we think there have been some great lessons out of it. But there are some elements to it that we think don't stack up. So strap in for some hot takes, this is bound to be a devisive epsiode.

We break down:

• What the FIRE movement is (and how it works)
• 3 things we love about the Financial Independce Retire Early movement
• The hard truths - 3 parts of FIRE we don’t agree with
• A realistic look at early retirement in Australia in 2025

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📞 Have an investing question? Leave us a voicemail, and we'll answer it on the podcast!

🎥 We're on YouTube! Watch full episodes on our brand new Get Started Investing YouTube channel Subscribe here

🎧 for more on the 4% rule check out this episode.

Resources:

📥 Download the FREE 4 Step Checklist to Analyse Any Stock

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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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Crypto ETFs; an easy way to invest in crypto, but are they the best way? 

We compared the best Bitcoin ETF listed on the ASX with buying cryptocurrency directly to find out.

Also in this episode:

• Is now a good time to buy crypto?
• 3 ASX listed Bitcoin ETFs compared, which is best?
• Our 3 criteria for choosing a commodity ETF
• The pros and cons of crypto etfs vs directly purchasing.  
• A 1 year price comparison of each. 
• The best way to invest in cryptocurrency as a beginner.

LInks Referenced:

ETFs mentioned - Betashares Bitcoin ETF QBTC, Global X Bitcoin ETF EBTC VanEck Bitcoin ETF VBTC

Thanks to listener Jordan for the question. Have an investing question too? Leave us a voicemail, and we'll answer it on the podcast! 📞

🎥 We're on YouTube! Watch full episodes on our brand new Get Started Investing YouTube channel 👉 Subscribe here

🎧 Our episode on the Best ETFs for: Gold listen to or watch it here

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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.

India is the world's most populous nation and fastest growing large economy. With its stock market having doubled in the past 5 years, it is a market well worth having exposure to, in your portfolio. An India ETF is a well diversified and simple way to do it. But with many options on the ASX, how do you choose? 

In this episode we compare two of the most popular asx-listed India ETFs:  BetaShares India Quality ETF (ASX: IIND) vs Global X India Nifty 50 ETF (ASX: NDIA)

In this episode we cover: 

• Why so many investors are attracted to India's growth
• A side by side comparison Including holdings, fees, strategy and performance
• Our top pick for adding India exposure to our own portfolios

Links referenced:

• See the stats and info compared with THE ETF COMPARISON SHEET
• Listen to more ETF comparisons
• Fidelity india active ETF (ASX: FIIN)
• Have an investing question? Record a voice note and we'll answer it on the podcast.
• Join our FB discussion group to continue the conversation with other equity mates.

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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 Bitesize, we’re looking at how we're weighting each of the ETFs we're assigning to our core portfolio.

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates Investing Podcast 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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Equity Mates Investing Podcast 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.

Equity Mates is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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Some of you may know that we're starting our property journey (slowly, as you'll hear in this episode). Today, we're joined by Andre Botes, Head of Digital, Product and Partnerships for Home Loans at ubank. We ask him ALL the questions on our hitlist, including: How can first-time home buyers in Australia determine how much they can afford when considering a home purchase? What’s the process of applying for a home loan? What are the benefits of having a preapproval when searching for a property?

He also goes through all the jargon that you have to face - offset, redraw, LVR, LMI, comparison rates. Hopefully this episode clears up some hot questions for you!

If you want to go beyond the podcast and learn more, check out our accompanying email.  

This episode contains sponsored content from ubank.

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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.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

This Bitesize we're revisiting a conversation with Lauren Simmons, the youngest female trader in the history of the NY Stock Exchange. In this segment they talk about how she approaches her financial thinking. At 22 years old, Lauren Simmons shattered glass ceilings by becoming the youngest, and only full-time, female equity trader on Wall Street, as well as the second African American woman in 226 years.

Listen to the full episode here:

Website 

If you want to go beyond the podcast and learn more, check out our accompanying email.  

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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.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

Bryce has an update on his dropshipping business - that's right, the website is LIVE. You can support him here: https://hellosummerdaze.myshopify.com/

Ren has a pretty sad update - his attempts this month have failed dismally. The Equity Mates community is getting involved though - at the Dumb Money screening the other week, we met Nick, who pitched us his idea for $100 challenge, so he joins us to chat about it.

If you want to go beyond the podcast and learn more, check out our accompanying email.  

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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.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

Today’s Bitesize, we’re revisiting a recession themed ep we looked at! We take apart 5 tips from experts, and think about how it applies to our personal finances and the companies we’re investing in.

Listen to the full episode here:

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If you want to go beyond the podcast and learn more, check out our accompanying email.  

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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.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

Producer Sascha has dobbed in her friend Leah to be convinced to start investing. Would you want to nominate a friend to chat to Bryce and Ren? Contact us at contact@equitymates.com.

Also, what are the arguments for investing that you find the most convincing?

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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.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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

Today’s Bitesize, we’re looking at a recent Ask an Advisor where we featured Dominic Alafaci. This series have been a massive hit of late, and we wanted to feature a recent episode that our Equity Mates audience really loved!

Listen to the full episode here:

Website | Spotify | Apple

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Also, our book is finally here! Don’t Stress, Just Invest is in all good bookshops, or you can order it now from Amazon or Booktopia.

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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.

Get Started Investing is part of the Acast Creator Network.

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