Equity Mates Get Started Investing (free course)

Welcome to the Get Started Investing Course with Equity Mates and Rask. The Get Started Investing (GSI) course is hosted by expert investor, Owen Rask, and is powered by Alec Renehan and Bryce Leske from Equity Mates. The GSI course has been designed by Rask to help you take…

1. Meet the team behind the courseLesson · 8 min

In the book: For a more comprehensive introduction to the essentials of investing in share market, jump to Part 5 – “Understanding the Basics” in the Get Started Investing book by Alec and Bryce. Let’s not waste any time. For our first lesson we’re going to introduce you to…

1. What are shares?Lesson

In the book: To learn why Alec & Bryce are investing, head to ‘Part 2 – Why Invest?’ in the Get Started Investing book. One of the most important factors to consider before investing is why you’re doing it and what your investment goals are.

1. Setting investment goalsLesson

In the book: To learn more about the basics, head to ‘Part 6 – Taking the Plunge’ in the Get Started Investing book. In Australia, you typically buy and sell shares one of two ways: Through an online broker With the help of a full-service stockbroker The minimum share trade is…

1. Placing a buy order in your brokerage accountLesson · 8 min

Which shares should I buy? Ah, that age-old question… Even the experts sit at their desks and ponder this one. Let’s reframe the question as what great business should I buy? Because the sharemarket can seem overwhelming, it helps if you focus on finding great businesses, run…

1. Choosing which shares to buyLesson

So you’ve got your brokerage account set-up? Check. You’ve got some money set aside to invest? Check. And you’ve got some great shares or ETFs on your list? Check! So, how do we combine all of the shares and ETFs together into a rock-solid portfolio?

1. How to build a share portfolioLesson

Let’s dive into 10 of the most common (and confusing) investing terms that new share investors should know, including: Shares / stocks / equities Brokerage fee Blue chip Index / indice Dow Jones ASX 200 Blue & bear ETFs vs.

1. 10 common (and confusing) investing termsLesson

As we mentioned earlier in the course, one of the reasons that investors choose to invest in shares is for passive income (paid via dividends).

1. Dividends & franking creditsLesson

In this lesson, we’re going to introduce you to the two types of tax you’ll need to be aware of as an investor (and yes, these even apply to crypto). Video duration: 1:25 minutes 1. Tax on income As we just discovered, many shares or ETFs will pay investors dividends.

1. Tax on shares explainedLesson

As a shareholder you have certain benefits, like voting at Annual General Meetings (AGMs), receiving dividends (if applicable) and getting a copy of the company’s annual report (although anyone can access them online or through your broker).

1. Share registries & what to do after you buy sharesLesson

You’re almost there! This marks the end of the Get Started Investing course — congrats on sticking it out to the end and seeing it through! That’s no easy feat and we’re sure your future self will thank you. Now that you have the tools, the next step is applying them.

1. 5 action points to get you investedLesson