S1E6: How economics really affects you

70% of people don’t budget which means there’s an opportunity for you to be better than most. A budget helps you navigate from the financial stage you’re at now to the one you want to get to, whatever your goal is. We’re here to find out how to budget, but first of all, let’s fin ...  Show more

In 1995, Nick Leeson brought down the UK’s oldest merchant bank, Barings, with £862 million in hidden losses. The final hit to Barings was £827 million, triggering one of the biggest financial collapses in history. He explains how it really happened and how things spiralled over ...  Show more

At Equity Mates we hate fees! Sometimes at surface level they don’t seem like a lot. But the fact is, over a lifetime of investing, fees can significantly eat into your returns. In today’s episode we continue our financial check-up by reviewing what fees we’re paying, and what fe ...  Show more

If you’ve taken a peek at the interest rate you are earning in your savings account you probably shed a tear or two. It feels like any savings account in this low-interest-rate environment is doomed to earn very little interest. What about crypto savings? They are earning on aver ...  Show more

Every quarter, investors large and small write client letters. Reading these can be an incredible source of information, so in today's episode, Bryce and Alec talk about two letters they've read recently. They've chosen one big investor (<a href="https://www.valuewalk.com/wp-c ...

At this point, who knows if we’re actually in a recession, and how big that recession might actually be. But that doesn’t change the fact that Wall Street is on pins and needles and the stock market has seen a fair share of ups and downs in the last 6 months. According to the Wal ...  Show more