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Hi! I'm Jess. This year, I finally started investing. After years of indecision, I took a leap and began documenting my journey, bringing you along to learn the investing ropes together. Designed to build your confidence, our short, easy-to-understand episodes make investing approachable- so you can make the most of your money. New episodes drop every Tuesday & Thursday.On Tuesdays: I tackle real questions from a beginner investor- whether my own or sent in by our community. We cover everything from ETFs & shares, to super, property and personal finance.On Thursdays: Our series, How I Got Started where I chat with a community members to hear the highs, lows and lessons from their investing journey- proving that investing really is for anyone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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From forklift driving to financial freedom by 28

2026-11-11 · 33 min · Season 16, episode 13

At 19, Dave Gow lost his factory job. With $20,000 saved, he spent the next three months doing whatever he wanted- going to the beach, exercising, catching up with friends. He loved it so much he decided he wanted to…
Another rate rise has me worried about investing- I asked an economist what matters

2026-11-09 · 45 min · Season 16, episode 12

Feeling worried about investing after five rate rises in one year? Jess certainly is.She’s learnt the best way to combat that feeling- it’s with facts.So Jess sat down with Diana Mousina, Deputy Chief Economist at AMP…
“Don’t Need a Rich Man, Be the Rich Man”: Why this professional gold digger invests.

2026-11-04 · 36 min · Season 16, episode 11

What if your first pay cheque came straight out of the ground?Growing up in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, today's guest Tyler Mahoney was paid in gold. As a fourth-generation gold prospector, she learnt early that…
How do I build confidence picking stocks? A fund manager teaches me

2026-11-02 · 55 min · Season 16, episode 10

How do you build confidence in picking individual stocks?When Jess saw that fund manager Victoria Harris had added Eli Lilly to her fund, she did a double take. It was the same stock Jess had recently sold after feeling…
He googled “how do I not work forever?” 10 years later, he quit corporate

2026-10-28 · 35 min · Season 16, episode 9

What if corporate burn-out led you to completely change your financial future?At 21 years old, today’s guest Anthony felt uninspired and stuck in his 9 to 5 office job. He dreamed of building a life around his passions;…
Can I replace my salary with dividends? I ask someone who did

2026-10-26 · 35 min · Season 16, episode 8

Jess recently got paid real money from her ETFs for the first time.(a whole 30 bucks, watch out- don’t spend it all at once!)It made her wonder- could payments from investments eventually replace her salary?She sat down…
From maxing out credit cards in his 20's to building a $100K portfolio by 32

2026-10-21 · 28 min · Season 16, episode 7

Josh spent his early 20s racking up consumer debt. Holidays, nights out and a car he couldn't afford.With his 30s approaching, he decided it was time to turn himself from a debt collecting spender, to an investor.Today…
Can I keep investing in the same ETFs forever? How your strategy should change over time

2026-10-19 · 34 min · Season 16, episode 6

How do you know when it's time to change your strategy?At just 21, listener Ben is already asking when he should prepare his portfolio for retirement. He's invested entirely in a geared ETF and wants to know what that…
Why this 42-yr-old farmer is investing in shares, not just the farm

2026-10-14 · 33 min · Season 16, episode 5

It’s not everyday Jess meets someone whose first investment was a cow.But for 42-year-old dairy farmer Justin, that was the case. Bought with the profits of selling manure by the side of the road might we add! 😆It’s no…
Do I need active ETFs to diversify my portfolio? I asked an adviser

2026-10-12 · 28 min · Season 16, episode 4

Should Jess add an active manager to her passive portfolio?After logging into her super and noticing that a portion is actively managed- it got her thinking, should she add active management outside of super too?And…

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Oldest episode in feed: 10/2019 · over 7 years
Typical length: 22 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: Investing, Business

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