Episode 58: Matthew Wigzell

Join us as we chat with Matthew Wigzell about his spot in the Stockbroking Foundation’s Hall of fame, the state of the world and what you should do to grow your money while you are young! The CO-VID19 crises has created new challenges for economies across the world and while Peach & the Colonel struggle to understand the basics, Matt shares with us some the glimpses into just how complex the recovery effort will be, not least because of cognitive bias and the reality that markets are so underpinned by human emotion- who knew?!

The Basics:

What are stocks and shares?

https://www.commsec.com.au/education/learn/investing-basics/what-are-stocks-and-shares.html

Bull markets vs Bear markets

Raiz investment (formerly known as Acorn)

https://raizinvest.com.au/blog/how-raiz-works/

The Barefoot Investor

https://www.barefootinvestor.com/

Deflation

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/111414/what-causes-negative-inflation-or-deflation.asp

Other concepts and companies mentioned:

Podcast- Freakonomics & the Biggest Bluff

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562852/the-biggest-bluff-by-maria-konnikova/

The Trillion Dollar coin

ESG investing

https://www.fool.com/investing/stock-market/types-of-stocks/esg-investing/

Vanguard Investments

https://www.vanguardinvestments.com.au/retail/ret/invest-with-us/faqs-about-vanguard.jsp

The Robin Hood spike

https://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/riding-the-robinhood-rally-20200527-p54x31

Bar stool investor https://youtu.be/x6djNnFxr3w

Cognitive Bias

https://theconversation.com/covid-19-how-to-deal-with-our-cognitive-biases-140467

Trump’s Battery theory

5G conspiracy theory

https://theconversation.com/why-5g-conspiracy-theories-prosper-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-136019

China and the World

Hong Kong’s new security law

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53256034

New perspectives

https://www.theemotionmachine.com/empathy-and-perspective-taking/

Films mentioned:

Boiler Room

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181984/

Trading Places

Men in Suits Choir

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