How do I build confidence picking stocks? A fund manager teaches me
How do you build confidence in picking individual stocks? When Jess saw that fund manager Victoria Harris had added Eli Lilly to her fund, s...
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Get Started Investing is all about helping beginner investors break down barriers. We cover ALL the basics that you need to start your investing journey. We unpack all the jargon and confusi...
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He googled “how do I not work forever?” 10 years later, he quit corporate
What if corporate burn-out led you to completely change your financial future? At 21 years old, today’s guest Anthony felt uninspired and st...
Can I replace my salary with dividends? I ask someone who did
Jess recently got paid real money from her ETFs for the first time. (a whole 30 bucks, watch out- don’t spend it all at once!) It made her w...
From maxing out credit cards in his 20's to building a $100K portfolio by 32
Josh spent his early 20s racking up consumer debt. Holidays, nights out and a car he couldn't afford. With his 30s approaching, he decided i...
Can I keep investing in the same ETFs forever? How your strategy should change over time
How do you know when it's time to change your strategy? At just 21, listener Ben is already asking when he should prepare his portfolio for...
Why this 42-yr-old farmer is investing in shares, not just the farm
It’s not everyday Jess meets someone whose first investment was a cow. But for 42-year-old dairy farmer Justin, that was the case. Bought wi...
Do I need active ETFs to diversify my portfolio? I asked an adviser
Should Jess add an active manager to her passive portfolio? After logging into her super and noticing that a portion is actively managed- it...
How this 29-year-old taught herself to invest and house-sat her way to buying property
Larissa thought she knew how to invest. She’d read the books, listened to the podcasts and watched her first investments climb. Then it went...
What should I do with a lump sum: Save, super or invest?
Don't let a lump sum sit in the wrong place. So how should you use it? Save it, invest it, pay off debt, put it in super, or spend it? Jess...
How this 41-year-old teacher can afford to retire early
You don’t need a high income to invest your way to a better financial future. Today’s guest is proof of that. Ten years ago, while on matern...
How many ETFs do I actually need? I’m overwhelmed
Is your portfolio diversified, or just complicated? Jess is only five months into investing and she’s already got seven ETFs and a stock. Wh...
How this swans player is investing to build a life beyond football
Hayden McLean knows a thing or two about playing the long game. After missing out on the AFL draft twice, Hayden kept going until he earned...
4 months into investing: My full portfolio update
4 months into her investing journey and Jess’ life has completely changed. She’s since bought a house, switched her core portfolio to geared...
From living paycheque to paycheque to a $1M+ net worth in 6 years
Amy has built a $400,000 share portfolio, owns an investment property, and has grown her net worth to $1 million. But just six years ago, th...
How spending 15 minutes on your super could be worth hundreds of thousands
Do you know how much is in your super? Or what it’s invested in? Most Australians know what's in their bank account but superannuation? Not...
What putting $3K into a mate’s stock tip taught Ryan about investing
Ryan thought he was doing everything right with his money until a stock tip made his ETF feel like the wrong choice. For years, Ryan followe...
Can AI help me find more money to invest? I asked a financial controller
What if you already had more money to invest... you just didn't realise it? Jess has spent months manually analysing her spending, trying to...
How Kelly built a $280K portfolio and bought two investment properties before 30
Kelly grew up watching her immigrant parents work two jobs, seven days a week, after arriving in Australia with very little money. She thoug...
How should couples manage money and invest? A financial adviser explains
Joint accounts or separate? Split bills 50/50? Invest together or keep it separate? Ask five couples how they manage money and you'll probab...
How owning 27 ETFs at once taught Gav that less is more
Gav loves spending money. Watches, skincare, Apple products, travel - give him money and he’ll find something to spend it on. So when he dis...