Shares for Beginners
We're all investors in the share market, either directly or through our superannuation. We're handing over management of our assets to financial advisors and fund managers. The best will look after our interests and make us wealthier. But how can we know for sure? Where do you go if you're completely new but want to start learning about investing in the markets yourself. The jargon is dense and it can feel like we're being kept deliberately in the dark. In Shares for Beginners, you'll hear from people in the finance industry and together we'll explain key concepts of investing in the ASX, the NASDAQ, S&P500, FTSE and Dow. More importantly, they have insights that allow us to look under the hood of the stock market, explaining how it works and what to look out for. We have to be smart. We have to be diversified and we have to have good risk management strategies if we want to invest for the long term.
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How is your superannuation linked to the Australian & US stock markets? It's crucial to understand the fundamentals of stocks and shares, and recommend reading "The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham.
I explore the basics - what a share is and how to buy one, and delve into the world of value investing, exploring strategies to identify undervalued stocks. I cover key terms like ASX (Australian Securities Exchange), CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange), ASX200 (Australian Securities Exchange 200 Index), ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds), LICs (Listed Investment Companies), Managed Funds, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), as well as the difference between passive and active investing.
There are many traps for beginner investors and it's good to be aware of the role and risks of options, warrants, CFDs (Contracts for Difference), day trading, bonds, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, and the difference between fundamental and technical analysis.
Tracking your investments is essential, and it's important to know about watchlists, understand dividends and dividend reinvestment plans (DRPs), while exploring robo-investing, fixed income, index funds, and micro-investing.
I cover topics like trading and buying shares, making money from shares, and understanding the Australian stock exchange. What is the role of stockbrokers and online brokers and how to buy and sell shares.
I've interviewed industry experts and collaborated with Superhero, Stockspot, Caleb Silver Investopedia, Spencer Jakab from The Wall Street Journal, Pearler, Sharesight, Magellan, Saxo, Morningstar, QAV, Equity Mates, Owen Rask, Strawman, Motley Fool, Stockopedia, Betashares, Vanguard, Van Eck, Roger Montgomery, Tony Kynaston, Gemma Dale, Betsy Westcott, Molly Benjamin, Liz Tian, Andrew Baxter, Simon Ree, Wisr, Ladies Finance Club, Strong Money Australia, Captain Fi, Fred Schebesta, Kylie Purcell, Australian Shareholders' Association, Jessica Amir, Jordan Eliseo, Shani Jayamanne, Vic Jokovic, Scott Phillips, Mark Monfort, Andrew Page, and Claude Walker.
Shares for Beginners is a production of Finpods Pty Ltd. The advice shared on Shares for Beginners is general in nature and does not consider your individual circumstances. Shares for Beginners exists purely for educational and entertainment purposes and should not be relied upon to make an investment or financial decision. If you do choose to buy a financial product, read the PDS, TMD and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored towards your needs. Philip Muscatello and Finpods Pty Ltd are authorised representatives of Money Sherpa PTY LTD ABN - 321649 27708, AFSL - 451289. Moneysherpa is home to Life Sherpa Australia's most affordable financial advice service.
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- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 413
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Julian McCormack - Platinum Asset Management
It's the end of 2020 and where are we? Markets are at all time highs, optimism abounds and the majority opinion seems to be that markets will continue the same way in 2021. But are there dangers ahea…
Shares for Beginners v Australian Finance Podcast
One of the wonderful parts of podcasting is meeting and chatting with other podcasters. I was kindly invited onto the Australian Finance Podcast with Kate Campbell & Owen Raszkiewicz. We shared stori…
Fiona Balzer - AGM Watch
What’s an Annual General Meeting? A Remuneration Report? And why are they important for investors? I’m joined today by Fiona Balzer from the Australian Shareholders’ Association to explain all.
Episo…
Warwick Grigor - Far East Capital
Australian mining. It covers international giants like BHP & RIO all the way to a bloke with a shovel next to a hole in the ground. It's taken me a while but I've finally gotten around to covering th…
Christian Eckelman - Shopvesting with Upstreet
Christian Eckelman is a fintech entrepreneur and co-founder of Upstreet an app that allows you to invest while you shop. He was also a management consultant and he shares his insights on management, …
Vince Scully - LifeSherpa
If one more person tells me that if I just cut out my morning coffee or took my lunch to work I could afford a house or to retire rich…I’ll scream. That's the extent of most financial advice for you…
Jason McIntosh - Motion Trader
Would you get on a plane with a pilot who only managed to land 40% of the time? It may seem counterintuitive but that's exactly how some of the best share traders make money. Jason is the founder of …
Tamas Calderwood - The Soft Dictatorship of the Index
What is an index? What started out as a way of measuring the size of a market became an investment methodology. Is passive investing now so big that ETFs are starting to influence the market? Tamas C…
Bonus Episode, Gemma Dale - Your Wealth
I also make a podcast for the Australian Shareholders' Association called The Equity Investor Journey, although we are looking to rename it to something a little catchier. This is an episode that I r…
Graham Hand from Firstlinks - Low-cost ETF portfolios
Listener Seb Armstrong sent me a question about exploring "...portfolio construction. Stocks, ETF’s, bonds, cash, property etc have all been discussed, but how should one balance these depending on t…
Robert Francis - eToro
Robert is the Managing Director of eToro a platform that aims to remove barriers and make online trading and investing more accessible to the everyday user. It’s also about zero fees and learning abo…
Daniel Reyes - Vanguard Investments
Focus on the things that you can control - Jack Bogle. My guest today is Daniel Reyes is Head of Investments, and Head of Investment Strategy Group, Asia-Pacific at Vanguard Investments. This intervi…
Andrew Page from Strawman - What's a Spiffy-Pop?
On the first day of spring, Andrew and I sat down for our first ever Shares for Beginners Facebook Live. It was enjoyable to answer questions live and meet some of you. For those who missed it, this …
Ilan Israelstam - Investing in Cybersecurity
How do you profit from crime without risking a lengthy prison sentence?
Ilan IIsraelstam is the co-founder of ETF provider Betashares. He joined me to discuss ETFs and in particular the HACK cybersecu…
Simply Fred
Fred Schebesta is the co-founder & CEO of Finder and crypto brokerage firm Hive-X. He's a thought leader, promoter, joker and all-round dude. It was excellent to sit down with Fred for a wide-ranging…
Vic Jokovic - CEO of Chi-X
Vic Jokovic was appointed as CEO to Chi-X Australia in January 2018. He previously spent 26 years at Deutsche Bank, most recently as co-head of global markets for Australia & NZ, before departing in …
Emilie O'Neill - Doing Good While Doing Well
Emilie O’Neill is the ESG and Equities analyst of the eInvest Future Impact Small Caps Fund (Managed fund) (Code: IMPQ) , which is an Active ETF focusing on smaller companies that are making a positi…
Kylie Purcell - Micro-Investing
How to start investing with as little as five dollars. I'm joined by Kylie Purcell from comparison site Finder. We discuss 3 options that will help you to begin investing. We discuss:
- RAIZ
- Spaceship
- Com…
Michael Dee - No Room for Gloom
Michael Dee is the CEO and founder of Pythagoras Investing. This episode was recorded on Tuesday June 2, 2020 and Michael gives his overview of economic and share market recovery - which won't necess…
Dr Bianca Ogden - Platinum International Health Care Fund
How does a virologist become a fund manager? What can a scientist bring to investment markets? The biggest stock on the Australian market is in health care - CSL. This sector has hit the news recentl…