This week, Ruby from our very own Customer Care team and Leighton are joined by Blair DuQuesnay, an investment adviser at Ritholtz Wealth Management and personal finance blogger at The Belle Curve. She chats to Ruby and Leighton about the events of the current US Presidential Election, and how the US markets are responding to this. Blair also dives into exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and talks about her philosophy for choosing ETFs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 05, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 31
This week, Sonya and Leighton are joined by Justine Smyth CNZM. Justine is the Chair of Spark NZ, the Chair of The Breast Cancer Foundation NZ, and a Director of Auckland International Airport. She explains the differences between a company board, Chair, and Director, as well as governance structure. Justine also gives us insight into her personal journey as a woman in a leadership role, and raises the importance of gender diversity on boards and leadership teams. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
Oct 29, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Sonya and Leighton are joined by Jenée Tibshraeny, journalist at interest.co.nz, for a very special NZ election episode of Lunch Money! Jenée chats about the election results and how it might impact the economy, housing, the share market, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 22, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Sonya and Leighton are joined by Mike Taylor, the founder and CEO of Pie Funds and Chairman of the Investment Committee. Mike jargon-busts the difference between managed and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), touches on the socially responsible investing strategy, and explains how fund managers are adapting to market volatility. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 15, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week, Sonya and Leighton are joined by Roger Sharp from North Ridge Partners. Roger is a technology Chair, investor and advisor with 30 years' experience, who talks about how he started his investing journey, to the key lessons he's taken on board from investment failures along the way. Roger also chats about his involvement in the travel and tech sectors, and the impacts he's seeing from COVID-19 on businesses in these industries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 08, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Sonya and Leighton are joined by Antonia Watson, CEO of bank and financial service provider ANZ New Zealand, to chat about strategy, customer outcomes and stakeholder management. Antonia also speaks about the impact of COVID-19 and the importance of digital innovation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 01, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Sonya and Leighton are joined by Bruce Gordon, CEO of mobile commerce and electronic payments company Pushpay Holdings, to talk about how Pushpay started, why churches in North America are their target market, and what their plans are for the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 24, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Sonya and Leighton are joined by Lewis Gradon, CEO of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, to talk about the impact that COVID-19 has had on the business, research and development for the future, and growing their manufacturing capacity in Mexico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 17, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Sonya and Leighton are joined by business journalist Rod Oram for a deep dive into the US economy, US elections, and what the current share market volatility means for investors (featuring a bonus story about Rod interviewing Warren Buffet on the eve of the 1987 market crash!). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 10, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 23
To celebrate the launch of US shares on Sharesies, Brooke and Leighton are joined by Sharesies' Product Manager John Scully for an 'Ask Me Anything' session about US shares! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 03, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 22
To celebrate the launch of US shares on Sharesies, Sonya and Leighton are joined by US-based financial consultant Tyrone Ross for an intro to the US share market, the key things to look out for when you're investing in the US, and how to choose which US companies and funds to invest in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 27, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Sonya and Shannon are joined by Mike Fuge, CEO of energy generator and digital retailer Contact Energy, to talk about sustainability, Tiwai Point, Contact Energy's plans for the future, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 20, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 20
It's Sorted Money Week, an annual campaign aimed at raising New Zealanders' financial capability. Leighton and Sonya are joined by Julian Travaglia (General Manager of Retail at Public Trust) and Tom Hartmann (Managing Editor at Sorted) to chat about investing, wills, KiwiSaver, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 13, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Leighton and Shannon are joined by Hugh Stevens, CEO of fund manager Smartshares, for a deep-dive into exchange-traded funds; what they are and how they might fit into your investment portfolio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 06, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Gus and Zoe are joined by Asantha Wijeyeratne, CEO and co-founder of PaySauce—an NZX-listed company that develops software for payroll solutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 30, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 17
John and Leighton are joined by Leon Clement, CEO of Synlait Milk Limited, a B Corp and NZX-listed dairy processing company. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 23, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In 2019, Sharesies became a Certified B Corporation® and joined a community of businesses committed to being a force for good. To celebrate B Corp month, Brooke and Leighton are joined by Andrew Davies, CEO of B Lab Australia and New Zealand, to talk about B Corps (like Synlait, Kathmandu, and Sharesies!). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 16, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Sonya and Leighton are joined by Brad Olsen, Senior Economist at Infometrics, to deep dive into the economic impacts of COVID-19 and what our 'new normal' might look like in the years ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 09, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Sonya and Leighton share the story of Sharesies; how Sharesies began, what's led us here today, and our vision for the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 02, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Sonya and Leighton are joined by interest.co.nz journalist Jenée Tibshraeny to talk about quantitative easing and its impact on investors, following the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's announcement about the official cash rate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 25, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Sonya and Leighton are joined by Mark Lucas, Executive Director and CEO of Cannasouth Limited, an NZX-listed biopharmaceutical research and development company. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 18, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Leighton and Erin (Sharesies' Head of Finance) are joined by Frances Cook, author of 'Tales From a Financial Hot Mess' and Head of Podcasts for NZ Herald, Newstalk ZB, and Radio Sport. Frances hosts the popular personal finance podcast 'Cooking the Books', and is a regular guest on Newstalk ZB shows to talk about personal finance issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 11, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Leighton and Gus are joined by Phillippa Harford, CFO of Infratil, an NZX listed company that invests in infrastructure businesses that provide essential services to communities and individuals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 04, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode, Leighton is joined by Gus, Sharesies' new Investments Manager, to talk about what an Investments Manager does, key trends we've seen in the share market over the last couple of months, and what impacts we’re seeing on NZX-listed companies now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 28, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Sonya and Leighton are joined by Victoria Potarina, CEO of TruScreen, an NZX listed company that develops, manufactures, and sells cancer detection devices and systems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 21, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode, John Berry (CEO and Director of Pathfinder Asset Management) joins the session to talk about ethical investing, KiwiSaver, and what’s happening in the world at the moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 14, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 6
John (Product Manager) from our team joins Sonya and Leighton to talk about how we choose what features to build, how we build them, and what's coming up next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 07, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, Sophie (Lead Dealer) and Jess (Senior Product Designer) joins Sonya and Leighton to talk about the order process at Sharesies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 30, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Sonya and Leighton are joined by Hardy (Head of Operations) and Zoe (Operations Associate) to talk about tax and corporate actions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 23, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode of Lunch Money, Sonya and Leighton are joined by Richard (Sharesies’ Chief Technology Officer) and Natalie (Sharesies’ General Counsel) to talk about security at Sharesies, and how we keep your money and investments safe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 16, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 2
