Alex Vynokur is the founder and CEO of Betashares.

In this conversation we unpack the founding story of Betashares, the lessons Alex learned along the way and where we sees Betashares going from here.

Tune in to learn about:

• The insights that led to Betashares
• How the Australian finance industry inititally reacted to Betashares
• The early ETF launches & how the market reacted
• The recent launch of Betashares Direct
• What is in the product pipeline

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Thank you to Betashares for sponsoring this episode and helping us keep all of our content free.

Interested in exploring Betashares Direct? Check out the website or download it from the App Store.

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates 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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Bitcoin has crossed $90,000 USD, Tesla has crossed $1 trillion value and Elon Musk's personal wealth has crossed $300 billion. A lot has happened in the week since Trump's re-election in the US.

In today's episode we unpack the market moves you need to know.

That's not all we cover in a big episode of Equity Mates:

• We compare the ASX 200 v ASX All-Tech Index
• We look at some of the biggest movers in Australian technology
• Adam Dawes returns for another Pimp my Portfolio

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates 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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Today's guest is Joe Aston, Rear Window columnist at the AFR for 12 years and the author of The Chairman's Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out.

Joe's book tour will go down as one of the most successful in the history of Australian business book. It has caused weeks of headaches for the Prime Minister and has seen a number of nervous politicians declare flight upgrades and other benefits from Australia's major airlines.

In today's episode we wanted to go beyond the Qantas story and unpack Joe's view on Australia's corporate culture and how large listed companies can do better. We unpack:

• The cosy relationship between business media and Australia's large companies
• Joe's most memorable columns from his time at the AFR
• The Qantas story and why everyday Australians should care
• The relationships Joe has witnessed between politicians and large companies
• The lack of oversight from boards of many large Australian companies
• How everyday investors can look for misaligned incentives and poor oversight
• Whether, in Joe's opinion, Qantas is a buy, hold or sell?

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates 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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Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.

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Donald Trump will be returning to the White House and every news organisation in the world has been focused on it. In today's episode we unpack how markets have responded - from stock markets, bonds, Bitcoin and currencies there have been some fascinating movements that tell us a lot about how investors think the next 4 years will play out.

That's not all we cover in a big episode of Equity Mates:

• Domino's Pizza Enterprises CEO Don Meij is calling it a day after 40 years at the company (listen to our interview with Don Meij)
• Boeing's strike is over as 33,000 workers agree to return to work
• We compare emerging market ETFs to Asian ETFs and unpack why we prefer one over the other
• We share why we love stocks over most other asset classes
• We ask the question: are you investing or are you speculating?

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• Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates 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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Equity Mates 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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How would we build a portfolio today if we were given $100,000?

That was the question that Betashares asked us, with the only condition that we had to build a portfolio of ASX-listed ETFs.

Tune in to hear the principles we'd apply when building our portfolio and the specific ETF's we'd be buying.

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Thank you to Betashares for sponsoring this episode and helping us keep all of our content free.

Interested in exploring Betashares Direct? Check out the website or download it from the App Store.

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• Watch Equity Mates on YouTube
• Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest
• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates 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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Equity Mates 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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Today we're excited to bring you the recording of our latest live show: Equity Mates, Live in Brisbane.

We split the night into 3 segments:

1. Our 8 biggest lessons from 8 years of Equity Mates
2. How to invest in property on any budget with Sam Gordon, founder of Australian Property Scout
3. Deal or No Deal: A property investment game with Sam Gordon

However you want to build wealth - property or stocks - we cover it in a fun night.

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Thank you to Australian Property Scout for sponsoring our live show and helping us get up to Brisbane.

Want more Sam Gordon? Check out his Australian Property Scout Summit on 17 November in Sydney.

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• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates 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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Equity Mates 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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Today's guest is Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, the chairman of Fortescue Metals Group.

Twiggy took over the company that would become Fortescue in 2003 and developed it into one of the world's four major iron ore miners in a little over a decade (and became Australia's second wealthiest person in the process). Today, Twiggy also invests privately through Tattarang and is one of Australia’s leading philanthropists through Minderoo Foundation and is a leading voice on ending the use of fossil fuels and creating green energy solutions. 

In today's episode we discuss:

• Where the nickname Twiggy comes from
• How he is spending his time today
• What are his biggest problems with 'net zero'
• Why Fortescue has committed to 'real zero' instead
• Whether a complete phase out of fossil fuels is truly possible
• Advice for young Australians starting their careers

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates 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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Can you really analyse a stock in 30 seconds? Yes, according to one investor we found online.

We have a look at his strategy, and the 4-step criteria he uses to quickly screen any stock, and consider how useful is it as a quick stock checklist.

That's not all we cover in a big episode of Equity Mates:

• Bitcoin is back at all time highs
• Reddit has turned a profit for the first time and shot up 40%
• Woolworths disappoints and falls 6%
• Charlie Viola joins us for another edition of Pimp my Portfolio

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• Follow us on social media: Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates 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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Equity Mates 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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Today’s guest is Michael Frazis, founder of Frazis Capital Partners.

Michael is noted for his growth-investing framework searching for companies that are fast growing with deep customer love.

He joins us today to unpack what he’s seeing in biotech, semiconductors, AI and GLP-1 drugs. With his fund up 74% so far this year - he’s obviously seeing a fair bit!

You don't want to miss this episode.

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates 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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Equity Mates 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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David Einhorn and Daniel Loeb are two of the best investors of their generation. In today’s episode we review their latest investors letters and see two very different views on where the stock market is at and where it will go from here.

So we take a look at their portfolios and see how they're investing based on their views of the market. Which portfolio do we prefer? That is what we debate in today's episode.

That's not all we cover:

• America is cooked (and no, we're not talking about the election)
• Robinhood is introducing prediction markets and betting to its investment platform
• The New York Stock Exchange wants to move to 22 hour trading
• We answer two listener questions on Emerging Market ETFs
• And we compare the returns of index investing against active management in emerging markets

Resources discussed

• David Einhorn's letter
• Daniel Loeb's letter

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates 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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Equity Mates 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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Dylan Pargiter-Green is a Director and Financial Advisor at Bold Wealth. He specialises in helping older Australians prepare for retirement.

We wanted to get specific in today's episode and so today we work through a case study of Mr Equity and Mrs Mates. In particular, they want to know if they'll be better off in retirement if they maximise the use of their offset, their superannuation or use debt recycling. So Dylan has crunched the numbers and is presenting the scenarios back to Mr Equity and Mrs Mates in today's episode.

Want to follow along as we go? Dylan has prepared this presentation that outlines the three scenarios.

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If you would like to speak to Dylan, fill out the form on our website and we'll put you in touch.

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Equity Mates 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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Equity Mates 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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