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Get Started Investing

Get Started Investing

By: Equity Mates Media
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Get Started Investing is here to help you make the most of your money.


We cover all the basics that you need to start your investing journey. We unpack all the jargon and confusing bits, hear your investing stories, with the goal of making investing less intimidating - and we want to have a good time along the way.

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Equity Mates Media
Economics Personal Finance
Episodes
  • Worried about a stock market crash? Here's how to invest
    Nov 10 2025

    Feeling nervous about investing right now? That’s perfectly normal.

    All time highs have been reached in many places as of late- It’s got some people talking about a Bubble, or impending crash.

    But what does that mean? Should you be worried? And how should you invest in response?

    In this episode we:


    - Explain the theory behind stock market bubbles

    - The impact on your investing

    - How we personally are investing in the current market

    - Five steps to take if you’re worried about investing right now

    Links Referenced:


    📈 Probability of loss chart

    🎧 Listen to: Don’t time the market, Cognitive biases, why we love index funds,

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

    🎥 We're on YouTube! Watch full episodes here.

    📝 Download our FREE ETF Handbook: everything you need to get started with ETFs.

    Timestamps:

    00:00:00 – Introduction & Listener Questions

    00:03:59 – Are We in a Stock Market Bubble?

    00:07:55 – The AI Boom vs. Dotcom Era

    00:09:37 – The Risk of Waiting to Invest

    00:12:44 – Companies Die Indexes Are Forever

    00:15:50 – Five Steps for Investing Right Now

    00:20:57 – Outro Disclaimer


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    Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we’ve got you covered.

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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.

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    22 mins
  • Beat your brain: 4 biases holding you back
    Nov 3 2025

    Investing isn’t just a financial game, it’s a mental one.

    In fact, mindset is so pivotal to good investing, that if you’re yet to start (investing consistently, or at all), the chances are it’s your mindset- not your finances, holding you back.

    We’re here to help you break out of the biases keeping you from a better financial future.

    In this episode we explain 4 common cognitive biases that prevent you from investing and detail how to combat each of them, so you can invest to your full potential.

    Links Referenced:

    🎧 Listen to next: How much money do you need to start investing?

    📞 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 YouTube channel here.

    📝 Download our FREE 4 step checklist to analyse any stock (It’s beginner investor friendly).

    📝 Download our FREE ETF Handbook: everything you need to get started with ETFs.


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    Want more Equity Mates?

    Sign up to our daily news email

    Listen to our original podcast: Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)

    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 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.

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    17 mins
  • Shares or property: which should you invest in first?
    Oct 27 2025

    Should you invest in the stock market or buy property? It’s debate we’re here to settle.


    In this episode we explain the role both property and stocks can play in a portfolio. It’s not about either/or, its about your goals and the timing.

    We cover:

    · Why the Property vs Stocks debate is a false choice.

    · How and when you investing in stocks.

    · Knowing if or when you should buy property.

    · The role each asset plays in a portfolio.


    Links Referenced:

    🎧 Listen to this GSI ep: how to invest in property without a mortgage

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

    🎥 We're on YouTube! Watch full episodes here.

    📝 Download our FREE 4 step checklist to analyse any stock (It’s beginner investor friendly).

    📝 Download our FREE ETF Handbook: everything you need to get started with ETFs.


    ———


    Want more Equity Mates?

    Sign up to our daily news email

    Listen to our original podcast: Equity Mates Investing (Apple | Spotify)

    Pick up our books: Get Started Investing and Don’t Stress, Just Invest

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


    ———


    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.

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    18 mins
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Love the personable unassuming hosts. Big fan of all the equity mates poddies. Best value stock on the market

Always laughing always learning

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Learnt heaps so far and am now investing.
They have a great entertaining style of podcasting making it I'm really enjoying it while also learning. it's great how there's little jargon and they explain it when there is.

learnt heaps so far

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