⚠️ Warning: This is not a serious episode, but we’ve got a whole back catalogue for that. Australian Finance Podcast’s Kate Campbell, Owen Rask and Monique Pizzica are back for our March Money & Chill episode, covering community callouts, travel planning apps, where they're spending money and what the Rask team is up to in the coming months. Check out the resources section on the show notes page for everything we mentioned during this conversation 💻 Money & Chill is a monthly segment on The Aus...
Apr 28, 2023•39 min
Ready to get deep & meaningful about your life and what makes you happy? We're deviating from our typical finance programming today to talk about what makes us happy and how we're defining success in our lives. In today's conversation, Kate Campbell talks to Sarah Scully-Leaf about everything from living life on purpose to making hard decisions and prioritising our own well-being. This includes topics like: My life is great; why am I not happy? Signs we’re living life on autopilot Investing in o...
Apr 26, 2023•43 min
Ready for a property Q&A episode with mortgage broker Chris Bates? On today's episode, we crack open the podcast inbox to answer your questions, including: Experts to use on your property journey The differences between an offset account and a redraw on a mortgage How to learn about the Aussie property market Thoughts on rentvesting (especially for people living in Sydney) Contact Chris for mortgage broking: https://www.raskmedia.com.au/mortgage-broking/ *** 🌏 Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Co...
Apr 24, 2023•48 min
Buying a $30k engagement ring for 50% OFF? We're sharing money savings hacks you didn’t know you needed on today's show. On this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, personal finance guru Queenie Tan aka Invest with Queenie and Owen Rask, talk about money-saving hacks, our BRAND NEW Beginner Investing Course, investment journeys, money mindset and building financial freedom. Topics covered: Engagement ring savings hacks Rask Education and Invest with Queenie’s Beginners Investing Course In...
Apr 20, 2023•41 min
What really happens behind the scenes at one of Australia’s biggest ETF providers? We’re bringing you this intermediate conversation that originally aired on The Australian Investors Podcast, between Owen Rask and Cameron Gleeson. Are ETFs in a major bubble? Was Peter Lynch right about 'all in' passive investing? And did Michael Burry make a good call when he said there's a bubble in ETFs? Cameron Gleeson is the Senior Investment Strategist at Betashares ETFs, one of Australia's biggest ETF prov...
Apr 19, 2023•59 min
A life size lego car made from 500,000 pieces… What chickens teach us about business & investing… How does AI really know what a cat is… We cover all this and more in today’s episode, with special guest, Steve Sammartino, who works as a futurist in Australia. Kate & Steve cover a range of topics including: 💡 The lessons he’s discovered from starting, growing, sometimes failing and selling startups 💡 Big changes happing in the world right now that we should know about 💡 How AI and ChatGPT will...
Apr 17, 2023•51 min
We're welcoming our newest Rask employee, Melissa Vincent, on the show today, who is heading up events, partnerships and marketing for our team. Kate & Owen talk to Mel about: Whether her family spoke about money growing up Her first ETF (ASX: IWLD) Learning to save and invest Her career in the financial services industry Having money conversations with friends 🌏 Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core has you covered! Take one of our fantastic money & investing courses (think ETFs, shares, proper...
Apr 13, 2023•28 min
Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) is one of the largest listed companies in Australia with over 500,000 shareholders. It’s also probably a company you own through your Australian shares ETF or through your super. Kate & Owen provide a high level overview of WES, including what they do, some of their key business units (including Bunnings & Kmart) and the management team, alongside a quick walkthrough of some of the financials. “The primary objective of Wesfarmers is to provide a satisfactory return to i...
Apr 10, 2023•46 min
Is robo-advice worth the money? Should you keep investing right now? How to you build good money habits? In today’s episode, Tom Wilson from InvestSMART, joins Kate and Owen to talk about investing during uncertain times, the value-add of robo-advice, HECs and indexation, creating an investment plan & the InvestSMART Bootcamp. 💸 Join the InvestSMART Bootcamp using the code ‘rask50’ for 50% OFF (not an affiliate link) 🎧Catch Tom’s first interview on the show: Investor bootcamp, common investing...
Apr 06, 2023•52 min
We often discuss the idea of value: our own, our career, our house, our book collection, but what does this idea of value and the act of valuation mean in the context of investing? Kate’s heard Owen talking about company valuation for over five years now, and although she get’s the general gist, she never really wrapped her head around it. So after taking it to an Insta poll, it seems like our community is also keen to understand some of these basics as well. According to Investopedia, valuation...
Apr 03, 2023•52 min
What is your money personality? Does it even matter? The fabulous Evan Lucas, author of Mind Over Money, joins Kate Campbell and Owen Rask in the studio for an Australian Finance Podcast episode about personalities and getting to know yourself better. Evan's 5 money personalities, as identified in his book, Mind Over Money, include: Saver Spender Debtor Investor Ignorer You can use these money personalities to help guide you to make better decisions with money, set financial goals and live a bet...
Mar 30, 2023•42 min
Jeff Bezos famously said, “I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not ever having tried”. Making financial decisions involves a lot of uncertainty, and it’s rare that we ever get the decision precisely perfect. But, if you approach your finances with a perfectionist mentality, you’ll probably never take that first step. So how can we minimise those feelings of regret regarding our finances that can hold us back from moving forward? In this epis...
Mar 29, 2023•32 min
Is inflation the word of 2023? From the questions you’re sending us, the news headlines and the conversations we’re overhearing on the train, it seems like we’re all feeling the pinch right now (even if just a little bit). We’ve put together ten ideas, from hacking your expenses to which companies to avoid investing in, to give you actionable ways to stay on top of your finances right now. Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core has you covered! Take one of our amazing money & investing courses (th...
Mar 27, 2023•49 min
Savers are being rewarded to…save. Right now we’re getting a lot of bang for our buck, if we stash our cash in a savings account or term deposit. So Kate & Owen thought it was high time we discussed the topic again and go through some of the more attractive rates available at the moment. Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core has you covered! Take one of our amazing money & investing courses (think ETFs, shares, property and FIRE) on Rask Education. ASK A QUESTION: https://bit.ly/3QtiY00 If you wa...
Mar 24, 2023•30 min
Today we’re cracking open the podcast question box to riff on some of the questions you’ve asked us recently. In this episode, we cover a whole heap of different topics in a relaxed style, including: 💸 Buying a tiny house with a personal loan 💸 Can you have too many Vanguard ETFs? 💸 How old is too old to buy a property? 💸 Can you fund your retirement using ETFs? 💸 My HECs debt is growing, and indexation is up, WWYD? 💸 Dealing with broker analysis paralysis Remember to send your questions o...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min
⚠️ Warning: This is not a serious episode, but we’ve got a whole back catalogue for that. Australian Finance Podcast’s Kate Campbell, Owen Rask and Monique Pizzica are back for our March Money & Chill episode, covering the cost of electricity, live entertainment, our upcoming property show and some of the podcasts that we’re enjoying right now. Check out the resources section on the show notes page for everything we mentioned during this conversation 💻 Money & Chill is a monthly segment on The ...
Mar 16, 2023•45 min
Ready to automate your financial life? In today’s episode, Kate & Owen are sharing over 10 tools that will help you streamline your life, by automating your savings goals, investing and financial admin! Please note, Pearler and InvestSMART are flat fee sponsors of The Australian Finance Podcast. We do not receive anything for mentioning them in this episode. Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core has you covered! Take one of our amazing money & investing courses (think ETFs, shares, property and F...
Mar 15, 2023•27 min
ASX reporting season is over for another six months, so Kate & Owen discuss what’s being going on with 10 quality Australian companies. This includes: ARG, SQ2, WES, COH, NAN, PLS, QAN, REA, COL & SEK. Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core has you covered! Take one of our amazing money & investing courses (think ETFs, shares, property and FIRE) on Rask Education. ASK A QUESTION: https://bit.ly/3QtiY00 If you want to thank us for putting this show together, please give The Australian Finance Podca...
Mar 13, 2023•54 min
🌎 Do you invest in companies outside of Australia? In this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate & Owen outline their case for investing internationally, how it works and simple ways you can add international exposure to your diversified portfolio. Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core has you covered! Take one of our amazing money & investing courses (think ETFs, shares, property and FIRE) on Rask Education. ASK A QUESTION: https://bit.ly/3QtiY00 If you want to thank us for putting th...
Mar 09, 2023•23 min
You bought your first share or ETF in 2022, and now it’s down 30% 📉 You’re wondering if you made a mistake. Did you buy the wrong thing, buy it at the wrong time or just stuff up with investing in the first place… Do you sell? Buy more? Decide to hold? Or avoid thinking about it? In today’s conversation Kate & Owen unpack some ways to think about an upside down investment, and some strategies to decide whether you stay the course, buy more or take the loss. Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core ...
Mar 08, 2023•29 min
Effie Zahos, Australia’s #1 money expert, is back in the Rask house for another great conversation on cost of living, inflation stress and her favourite money hacks. Basically some great money motivation for the week. Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core has you covered! Take one of our amazing money & investing courses (think ETFs, shares, property and FIRE) on Rask Education. ASK A QUESTION: https://bit.ly/3QtiY00 If you want to thank us for putting this show together, please give The Australi...
Mar 06, 2023•52 min
This episode of The Australian Finance Podcast features a review of the Global X Hydrogen ETF (ASX: HGEN). Kate and Owen cover how HGEN works, why hydrogen energy is a global conversation right now, where to buy units in HGEN and how it could be used in a portfolio. Before we start please note, this is not a recommendation from Kate, Owen or the Rask Team, and neither Kate or Owen hold a position in HGEN. Global X is a long term partner of The Australian Finance Podcast. This episode is part of ...
Mar 02, 2023•36 min
How are you saving and making money right now? In today’s bonus episode we’re sharing the helpful suggestions winners recent winners of our book giveaway on Instagram. There’s plenty of ideas to go around, and you might just find your own slice of inspiration in here for a new side hustle or money saving hack. Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core has you covered! Take one of our amazing money & investing courses (think ETFs, shares, property and FIRE) on Rask Education. ASK A QUESTION: https://b...
Mar 01, 2023•30 min
What are the 10 attributes of great investors? According to Michael J. Mauboussin in his paper on investing, there are a number of qualities and skills you can acquire, that’ll improve your performance as an investor. Mauboussin is the Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, a multi-book author and a Professor at Columbia. Tune in as Owen & Kate break down each of these items, and include examples, quotes and action steps, so you to can invest li...
Feb 27, 2023•55 min
Budgeting for an adventure in 2023? Kate, Owen & Monique take you through planning your next overseas (or interstate) vacation, including saving and planning for your trip, helpful travel apps, managing your money on the road and break down a potential travel budget for London, Japan and Port Douglas. Send us your travel tips, and we’ll share them in our next Money & Chill episode! Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core has you covered! Take one of our amazing money & investing courses (think ETFs...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Analyst Owen Rask and financial planner Drew Meredith dive into everything you need to know about Vanguard, and all of its secret sauce, tricks and strategies 🥫 This episode was previously aired on The Australian Investors Podcast, during the Summer Series, but it's perfect for listeners of The Australian Finance Podcast. Drew and Owen cover the 5 most important things (plus some) for anyone learning about the world's best asset management firm, Vanguard. Join the chat on Twitter! Vanguard epis...
Feb 22, 2023•26 min
Is 2023 the year you’ve decided to sort your career out? In this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell chats to careers expert Shelley Johnson about changing careers, identifying your values and getting promoted. Shelley Johnson, a Human Resources and Management Consultant, host of the My Millennial Career Podcast, brand new author and all-round wonderful human. Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core has you covered! Take one of our amazing money & investing courses (think ETFs,...
Feb 20, 2023•54 min
Have you just made your first ASX share investment? Did you know you can attend company annual meetings (AGMs) and have your voice heard on key issues like CEO pay and environmental policies? Today’s guest is Rachel Waterhouse, the CEO of an organisation you might not be familiar with, but probably want to be, the Australian Shareholders Association, or the ASA for short. In a nutshell, the ASA aims to be the voice of retail shareholders, people like you and me who own shares in ASX-listed compa...
Feb 16, 2023•34 min
This episode was previously aired on the Australian Investors Podcast Glen James is the founder of My Millennial Money, a two-time author, previously one of Australia's top financial advisers... and a former tradie! Glen James recently spoke with Owen Rask, founder of Rask, about money, investing, careers, life and more. Everyone can learn something from this episode of The Australian Investors Podcast with Glen James. WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION You'll enjoy this discussion with Glen James if you a...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 6 min
In this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate and Owen discuss 6 ways to recession proof and strengthen your finances for the year ahead. 👀 Higher interest rates, falling home prices and real wages, but no recession: top economists’ forecasts for 2023 (The Conversation) Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask Core has you covered! Take one of our amazing money & investing courses (think ETFs, shares, property and FIRE) on Rask Education. ASK A QUESTION: https://bit.ly/3QtiY00 If you want to t...
Feb 13, 2023•41 min
