Parenthood 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 o ..read more

Molly 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 Warwick, they've all done these studies, which show women make real ..read more

Joining 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 less the drag on the performance of the fund on the portfol ..read more

Guest 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 like this." Find out more at: https://tashinvests.com/ ETFs for Beginners is p ..read more

We 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 ..read more

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 mas ..read more

Jamie 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 ..read more

Special 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-asa Steven 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 t ..read more

Really 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 p ..read more

Sarah 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 financial goals. 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 educational purposes only ..read more