
257 episodes

Shares for Beginners Philip Muscatello - Australian Investor Education
-
- Business
-
-
5.0 • 2 Ratings
-
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.
For more Information go to: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Angus Gluskie - Whitefield Industrials Ltd | Celebrating 100 years
Joining me today to celebrate 100 years of Australia's oldest LIC is the chair and managing director of Whitefield Industrials, Angus Gluskie. Listed Investment Companies have been used by Aussies to help generate income and compound returns for a century.
Angus has over 30 years’ experience in the investment management and financial services fields. He has qualifications in investment management, economics and chartered accountancy. He has worked with Whitefield and associated entities since 1987.
More info at the blog post: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/blog/whitefield-industrials
Here's a link to the Whitefield website: Whitefield Ltd
Portfolio tracker Sharesight records your trades, shows your true performance, and saves you time and money at tax time. Sharesight automatically tracks price, performance and dividends from 240,000+ global stocks, crypto, ETFs and funds. Add cash accounts and property to get the full picture of your portfolio – all in one place. Get 4 months free at https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/sharesight-portfolio-tracking
Disclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use this link to make a purchase. You will receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself or where I have interviewed and/or met the founders and have assured myself that they’re offering something of value.
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Mathew Hodge - Morningstar | Australian Mining - Digging Down Under
"It's 30 plus degrees underground, a hundred percent humidity, the air is saturated, and you breathe out, like steam in the morning. The underground is soaking hot, because the air can't take any more moisture."
Matthew Hodge is the Director of Equity Research for Morningstar Australasia. He is a mining analyst who started out working in the industry but soon realised he was too soft for the harsh working conditions. This is a repeat episode - I needed a break from producing new content but will have a brand-new episode for you next week.
More info at the blog post: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/blog/hodgemining
Tony Kynaston is a multi-millionaire professional investor thanks to the QAV checklist he developed. Tony's knowledge and calm analysis takes the guesswork out of share market investing. Use the coupon code SFB for a 20% discount on QAV Club plans or SFBLIGHT a free month of QAV Light. Find out more about QAV at this link: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/qav-quality-at-value
Portfolio tracker Sharesight records your trades, shows your true performance, and saves you time and money at tax time. Sharesight automatically tracks price, performance and dividends from 240,000+ global stocks, crypto, ETFs and funds. Add cash accounts and property to get the full picture of your portfolio – all in one place. Get 4 months free at https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/sharesight-portfolio-tracking
Disclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use this link to make a purchase. You will receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself or where I have interviewed and/or met the founders and have assured myself that they’re offering something of value.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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Vince Scully - Life Sherpa | Is financial advice investment advice?
In this episode I'm joined by Vince Scully as we delved into the world of financial advice. When should you start to seeking it, how much it should cost and a crucial discussion about the difference between "financial advice" and "investment advice". These two are often conflated but they serve different purposes. We spoke about the value of advice and how it helps to achieve financial independence and your life goals. But we did have a couple of questions about the costs touted by Money Smart at this link: Financial advice costs - Moneysmart.gov.au. We also dealt with a couple of comments from listener Ravi about his friend with a dodgy advisor and whether the ASX 200 is actually the best performing index in the world!
Blog post available at: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/blog/vince-scully-life-sherpa
Tony Kynaston is a multi-millionaire professional investor thanks to the QAV checklist he developed. Tony's knowledge and calm analysis takes the guesswork out of share market investing. Use the coupon code SFB for a 20% discount on QAV Club plans or SFBLIGHT a free month of QAV Light. Find out more about QAV at this link: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/qav-quality-at-value
Portfolio tracker Sharesight records your trades, shows your true performance, and saves you time and money at tax time. Sharesight automatically tracks price, performance and dividends from 240,000+ global stocks, crypto, ETFs and funds. Add cash accounts and property to get the full picture of your portfolio – all in one place. Get 4 months free at https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/sharesight-portfolio-tracking
Disclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use this link to make a purchase. You will receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself or where I have interviewed and/or met the founders and have assured myself that they’re offering something of value.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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Chris Batchelor - Stockopedia | Free Cash Flow Don't Lie
I think we can become easily confused by the jargon, metrics and ratios that analysts use to value companies. That's why I like to break them down one by one. I'm joined in this episode by Chris Batchelor from Stockopedia to discuss Free Cash Flow - what does it mean and why is it important?
Free cash flow is the amount of money that a business generates after paying for its operating expenses and investing in its growth. It is the cash that is left over for the owners or shareholders of the business to use as they wish. They can use it to pay off debt, save for future projects, or distribute as dividends.
Blog post available at: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/blog/stockopedia-chris-batchelor
Portfolio tracker Sharesight records your trades, shows your true performance, and saves you time and money at tax time. Sharesight automatically tracks price, performance and dividends from 240,000+ global stocks, crypto, ETFs and funds. Add cash accounts and property to get the full picture of your portfolio – all in one place. Get 4 months free at https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/sharesight-portfolio-tracking
Disclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use this link to make a purchase. You will receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself or where I have interviewed and/or met the founders and have assured myself that they’re offering something of value.
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Mark Tobin - Coffee Microcaps | Small but Worthy Stocks
The best part of Mark Tobin's job is finding innovative and disruptive companies that you don't hear about every day. Mark has been passionate about finding "undiscovered" microcap stocks ever since he began his career as an equity analyst in Sydney. Ever since that first exposure to microcap stocks, Mark has been hooked on uncovering these hidden gems and following their story and evolution.
We talked about Luke Winchester from Merewether Capital, and three microcaps that appeared at the last Coffee Microcaps conference in April. Water filtration with De.mem (ASX:DEM), helping to reduce the risk of travellers' diarrhea with Immuron (ASX:IMC), and timber and building materials supplier Big River Industries (ASX:BRI) which is nearly 100 years old.
Blog post available at: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/blog/coffee-microcaps
Tony Kynaston is a multi-millionaire professional investor thanks to the QAV checklist he developed. Tony's knowledge and calm analysis takes the guesswork out of share market investing. Use the coupon code SFB for a 20% discount on QAV Club plans or SFBLIGHT a free month of QAV Light. Find out more about QAV at this link:: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/qav-quality-at-value
Portfolio tracker Sharesight records your trades, shows your true performance, and saves you time and money at tax time. Sharesight automatically tracks price, performance and dividends from 240,000+ global stocks, crypto, ETFs and funds. Add cash accounts and property to get the full picture of your portfolio – all in one place. Get 4 months free at https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/sharesight-portfolio-tracking
Disclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use this link to make a purchase. You will receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself or where I have interviewed and/or met the founders and have assured myself that they’re offering something of value.
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
James Hill - MCF Energy | Europe's Quest for Energy Independence
What is the energy sector? How have tensions with Russia impacted global energy markets, and how can Europe's energy security be strengthened amidst conflict, uncertainty and the renewable energy revolution. My guest in this episode is James Hill, CEO of MCF Energy. With over four decades of experience in the industry, James Hill provides valuable insights into the current state of the sector and the transition toward renewable resources.
While the world is moving towards renewable energy, James Hill highlights that the transition will take time. The existing infrastructure and industrial base heavily rely on oil and gas, making their continued usage necessary for the foreseeable future.
Blog post available at: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/blog/mcfenergy
Tony Kynaston is a multi-millionaire professional investor thanks to the QAV checklist he developed. Tony's knowledge and calm analysis takes the guesswork out of share market investing. Use the coupon code SFB for a 20% discount on QAV Club plans or SFBLIGHT a free month of QAV Light. Find out more about QAV at this link:: https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/qav-quality-at-value
Portfolio tracker Sharesight records your trades, shows your true performance, and saves you time and money at tax time. Sharesight automatically tracks price, performance and dividends from 240,000+ global stocks, crypto, ETFs and funds. Add cash accounts and property to get the full picture of your portfolio – all in one place. Get 4 months free at https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/sharesight-portfolio-tracking
Disclosure: The links provided are affiliate links. I will be paid a commission if you use this link to make a purchase. You will receive a discount by using these links/coupon codes. I only recommend products and services that I use and trust myself or where I have interviewed and/or met the founders and have assured myself that they’re offering something of value.
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
EXCELLENT, 5 STARS! - Paul Gray, IronHold Capital
Nobody in the industry does it better than Phil as he always does a brilliant job in perfectly explaining overtly complicated financial themes and concepts and distilling it down to easy to understand pieces of information.
I highly recommend this show to anyone whose looking to learn more about investing or break into a career in Finance or Investment Management.
Paul Gray
IronHold Capital