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Shares for BeginnersAna Kresina - Kids Ain't CheapParenthood is an adventure filled with joy, challenges, and a significant amount of financial planning. In the latest episode I'm joined by Ana Kresina, a financial educator and co-host of the Get Rich Slow Club podcast, to explore the intricacies of managing money as a parent. Ana's journey to financial independence and her experience as a parent have culminated in her book, Kids Ain't Cheap, a comprehensive guide for parents navigating the costs of raising a child. The episode delves into topics ranging from the price of early childhood education to the gender super gap, and the importance of...2024-01-2333 min
Shares for BeginnersDave Gow - Strong Money Australia | ETFs Keeping it SimpleToday we have a break from normal programming. You may or may not know that I am the co-host of the ETFs for Beginners Podcast. We had Dave Gow from Strong Money Australia on the show and I found his money chat to be truly inspiring. I hope you enjoy listening to Dave and ETFs for Beginners with the wonderful Ana Kresina.Strong Money Australia focuses on helping people reach Financial Independence and Retire Early (FIRE) in Australia. Dave publishes regular articles and podcasts, sharing his thoughts and the key lessons that have helped him on...2022-09-1430 min
ETFs for BeginnersMolly Benjamin - Ladies Finance Club | A safe space where women can talk about moneyMolly Benjamin was not very good with money despite working in the financial sectors for national and international companies for most of her career. In fact, over a glass of prosecco with her gal pals she realised they were all a bit #clueless when it came to their personal finances. As an experiment, Molly put on an info-night in her living room. Thus was born Ladies Finance Club:"Women make really good investors when we know how, because we have our goals and we stick to them. You know, I think it's like the University of...2022-09-0124 minETFs for BeginnersRobin Bowerman - Vanguard | Where index funds were bornJoining us for this episode is Robin Bowerman Head of Corporate Affairs at Vanguard Investments Australia. We spoke about the creation of index funds by Jack Bogle the founder of Vanguard, asset allocation, some of the psychological traps of investing for the first time, and how cost matters when you invest."The one thing you know, for certain is what the cost will be. So it's more about what can you control and what do you have to accept that you cannot control You can't control markets, you can control cost and the less you pay the...2022-08-1834 minETFs for BeginnersNatasha Etschmann - Tash Invests | On being young and building wealthGuest today is Natasha Etschmann, better known as Tashinvests. Tash is a 24 year old with a net worth of 215 K. She works as a disability support worker and is living proof that you don't have to work in finance to be good with money. "I feel like we all overthink this so much. Investing is a lot simpler when you kind of strap it down. Just starting really small, like finding that one, ETF, opening a brokerage account. I think we can all sit here and overthink everything that we do all the time, especially for stuff...2022-08-0421 minETFs for BeginnersDave Gow - Strong Money Australia | ETFs Keeping it SimpleWe welcome Dave Gow from Strong Money Australia to this episode. Strong Money Australia focuses on helping people reach Financial Independence and Retire Early (FIRE) in Australia. Dave publishes regular articles and podcasts, sharing his thoughts and the key lessons that have helped him on his journey. You can find out more at: https://strongmoneyaustralia.com/"I like the fact that I can get a decent income stream every quarter, every year, but when I'm looking at investments, I am kind of considering the bigger picture, like the bigger portfolio in mind first and foremost, rather than j...2022-07-2129 minETFs for BeginnersAngela Thompson - Sharesight | How do you track your investments?Angela Thompson is the senior digital marketing and affiliate marketing manager at Sharesight Portfolio Tracker. While she'd worked at Sharesight for a couple years and heard people talking about shares, investing, ETFs and micro investing, she hadn't taken the leap herself. It was through a colleague, also in marketing that she bought her first ETF. Angela really needed someone that she could identify with to help her take the plunge. Now she takes her investing seriously regularly funding her account and managing her own asset allocation."I think in the past, it's been seen as this massive b...2022-07-0530 minETFs for BeginnersJamie Hannah - VanEck | Gaming Esport and Clean Energy ETFsJamie Hannah is the Deputy Head of Investments and Capital Markets at VanEck Australia. He currently manages 28 Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s) with more than $9 billion under management. We spoke about 2 VanEck thematic ETFs - Esports and Gaming (ASX:ESPO), and Clean Energy (ASX:CLNE). "There are over 3 billion gamers in the world, generating $180 billion in revenue. The movie industry globally only generated a $100 billion and the music industry around $40 to 50 billion." But he also warns that "Thematics should only be a small portion of anyone's portfolio. You may make some good money out of it, but it should ne...2022-06-2125 minETFs for BeginnersSteve Mabb - Chair Australian Shareholders' Association | ETF InvestingSpecial offer for listeners of this podcast! A year's free membership of the Australian Shareholders' Association by using the promo code ETFS22 signing up at https://www.australianshareholders.com.au/join-asaSteven Mabb GAICD is the Chair of the Board of Australian Shareholders' Association. Steven was appointed to the board on 16 June 2020 and is a member of the Education Committee, the Remuneration & Nominations Committee and the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee. A successful entrepreneur, in 2007 he helped develop and launch the Vionic footwear brand with his business partners in the U.S., which went on to become a...2022-06-0928 minETFs for BeginnersOwen Rask - Rask Australia | The slow rush of long-term investingReally pleased to welcome Owen Raszkiewicz to the podcast. He runs Rask Australia, a diversified investment advice, news research, financial education, podcasts, and money network empire. Here are some links mentioned in the show:The ethical investing check-list: https://education.rask.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/02/Ethical-Investing-Checklist.pdf The Climate Wreckers' Index: https://www.marketforces.org.au/The curious case of JC International Group Limited: https://www.fool.com.au/2016/02/05/the-curious-case-of-jc-international-group-limited/And free to listeners of this podcast, the Rask ethical investing course when you use the coupon code "begin" https://e...2022-05-2334 minETFs for BeginnersSarah King - Stockspot | Financial Advice OnlineSarah King is the Head of Client Care & Advice at Stockspot. Sarah currently advises tens of thousands of clients and helps them to invest into smart, low-cost ETF portfolios to reach their financialgoals. Stockspot is a leading online investment adviser. They know the boring secret to success when you invest. Find out more about Stockspot here: https://www.stockspot.com.au/We spoke about the mistakes of trying to time the market, the common questions she gets asked and how Fintech is democratizing financial advice.ETFs for Beginners is for information and e...2022-05-1029 minETFs for BeginnersCaptain FI | Reaching the Cruising Altitude of Financial IndependenceCaptain FI is a retired Air Transport Pilot. He is passionate about Financial Independence, Aviation and online business, and enjoys writing about his financial journey retiring from full time flying at 30. Find out more about the Captain here: https://captainfi.com/ETFs for Beginners is proudly brought to you by Pearler and the Shares for Beginners Podcast. Pearler is a wealth management platform where you can invest in shares and ETFs and also micro-invest. You can set up your goals, track all your accounts in one place and set and forget using auto-invest. Sign up at https://p...2022-04-1231 minETFs for BeginnersEmilie O'Neill eInvest | Investing for a sustainable futureEmilie O’Neill is the Co-Head of ESG & Equities Analyst at eInvest where she leads their ESG-focused Better Future Fund ETF IMPQ. IMPQ focuses on companies with strong balance sheets that offer positive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) outcomes.More information available at https://einvest.com.au/ETFs for Beginners is proudly brought to you by Pearler and the Shares for Beginners Podcast. Pearler is a wealth management platform where you can invest in shares and ETFs and also micro-invest. You can set up your goals, track all your accounts in one place and set an...2022-03-2822 minETFs for BeginnersKanish Chugh from ETF Securities | Thematic ETFs to broaden your investment horizonWe know that ETFs provide investors exposure to a broad range of companies on share markets. But they can also provide niche investing that gives you exposure to thematic equities and commodities. Kanish Chugh is Head of Distribution at ETF Securities, an independent champion of specialist ETF solutions. We spoke about opportunities in AI, Robotics, precious metals, semi-conductors and biotech. More information available at https://www.etfsecurities.com.au/ETFs for Beginners is proudly brought to you by Pearler and the Shares for Beginners Podcast. Pearler is a wealth management platform where you can invest in shares...2022-03-1530 minETFs for BeginnersMark Monfort from ETFTracker | Data analytics and other disruptive technologiesIn this episode we welcome Mark Monfort - DeFi Advocate, Data Strategist and publisher of ETF Tracker. He loves bringing data analytics and other disruptive technologies to the marketplace. ETF Tracker is a free source of data-driven insights, analysis and a look under the ETF hood with data from the exchanges, ETF issuers and more. https://www.etftracker.com.au/ETFs for Beginners is proudly brought to you by Pearler and the Shares for Beginners Podcast. Pearler is a wealth management platform where you can invest in shares and ETFs and also micro-invest. You can set up y...2022-03-0128 min
Shares for BeginnersIntroducing ETFs for BeginnersI’d like to introduce you to a new podcast called ETFs for Beginners. My co-host is Ana Kresina. She’s much better on Instagram than me and you can follow us there by going to @etfsforbeginners. ETFs deserve their own podcast. They can represent a different style of investing altogether, or they can be part of portfolio that includes both individual shares and ETFs. Either way there’s a lot to talk about. I’m also enjoying working with Ana who is a devotee of long term boring compounding investing. She also doesn’t break Instagram the way I would. ht...2022-02-1822 minETFs for BeginnersJessica Leung from BetaShares | How to diversify your ETF portfolioWe are excited to be publishing our first episode with an actual guest! Jessica Leung from Betashares. In this episode Jessica explains how one of the best ways to start out with ETFs is with a broad market cap weighted index. So you're essentially getting the market, the whole of the ASX 200. She also explained why she decided to create content on social media, to raise awareness of financial literacy. Who better to speak in this space than a person actually managing an ETF themselves. You can find her in Instagram and TikTok via @theleungwayHere's a...2022-02-1521 minETFs for BeginnersETFs for Beginners Pilot - Ana & PhilWhat do we know, what do we need to know and, how are we going to find out what we don't know that we need to know about ETFs and how beginners can use them in their portfolio. So many questions. So many experts. So many ways to invest.ETFs for Beginners is proudly brought to you by Pearler and the Shares for Beginners Podcast. Pearler is a wealth management platform where you can invest in shares and ETFs and also micro-invest. You can set up your goals, track all your accounts in one place and set...2022-02-0122 minETFs for BeginnersETFs for Beginners TrailerIf you're just learning about investing, there's no better place to start than with an ETF aka Exchange Traded Fund. They're low cost, easy to buy and sell, offer instant diversification and they you to invest in companies that align with your goals and values.Ana Kresina is a vagabond hailing from Vancouver, who embraces adversity, obsesses over learning, and is an experience-seeker. When she isn't doing product management she's most likely looking after her plants, adventuring, or eating cheese. She offers tips and commentary on FIRE & investing on the Instagrams.Phil Muscatello is the...2022-01-3101 min