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Average audio length:
32 minutes
Guest interviews
English
Australia
42 episodes
since Oct. 27, 2024
episodic

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Season four is officially wrapped, and we’re taking a moment to pause, reflect, and revisit some of the standout moments. From the unique stories our guests shared to the invaluable insights from some of Australia’s top-performing fund managers, it’s been an incredible journey. We’ve unpacked not j…

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This week we’re joined by Martyn Simpson, Senior Portfolio Manager at Colchester Global Investors, a global fixed income manager focused on government bonds and currencies.  We dive into the key drivers of bond performance, including inflation, interest rates, and geopolitical events, and explore w…
This week, we sit down with Mike Harut, Responsible Investment Manager at Munro Partners, to talk about what the energy transition looks like when you treat it as an investing problem, not a political talking point. From ESG integration to stock selection, we keep it practical: what actually matter…
This week we’re joined by Ryan McMillin, co-founder of Merkle Tree Capital, who went from being a crypto sceptic to running a digital assets strategy that went on to become Australia’s best-performing fund in 2023.  Ryan explains the shift: Bitcoin has become a macro asset, and the real question fo…
What if financial literacy spoke every language, ran on verified data, and let you act the moment insight strikes?  This week, we sit down with Steven Orr, Founder and CEO of Quasar Markets, whose career spans the White House, sports media, and Wall Street, to unpack his plan to build the “Amazon o…
This week we’re joined by Rick Squire, Portfolio Manager of Acorn Capital, to get inside the toolkit he’s built across geology, academia, and global mining finance! Rick shares the travel and field perspective that most investors never get, after visiting more than a dozen African countries, travel…
What if the most reliable signal for long-term returns isn’t price action but the quiet march of rising dividends?  This week, we sit down with DivGro co-founder and CIO Jonathan Nurick to unpack an approach that treats dividend growth as both a compass for value and a behavioural anchor that helps…
In this episode of the Finance Friends Podcast, we sit down with Tom Waterhouse to unpack his journey from racetrack bookmaker to venture capital investor.  Tom grew up in Australia’s most well-known racing and betting family. He begun working the rails at horse races while studying at University, …
Season 4 of the Finance Friends podcast is officially back! 🎙️ We thought there was no better way to launch back into this season than with a re-run of one of our most beloved guests, the legend himself, Chris Judd! And just in time for the first round of the 2026 AFL season. In this episode, Chris…
This week we’re throwing it back to one of our favourite Season 1 episodes. We sat down with Vas, the CIO and co-founder of Collins Street Asset Management, to explore a value-investing philosophy built on focus, conviction, and the courage to look where everyone else isn’t. From cracking open his …
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