Podcast | CommSec Invest

Want to learn more about investing in the share market?

Back for a second season, our podcast breaks down the complexities of investing across eight new episodes! Alongside the expert team from CommSec, our host Jamila Rizvi builds on investment principles explored in our first season. How it all works, gaining confidence in what you are buying, and what to do once you’ve bought your first shares, this podcast will continue guiding you through the whole process to help you become a confident share market investor.

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Episode 1: Is a Slow Economy Bad News for Share Market Investors?

Amid news headlines that dance around the word recession and speak of the rising cost of living, is now the time to be investing your hard-earned dollars into the share market? Shine your school shoes, pack your lunch, and settle in because investing school is back in session, and this season Jamila Rizvi is taking you beyond the basics! Learn what makes an economy tick, how your investment dollars might perform in the current climate, and where opportunities could lie if you are looking to invest right now.

Episode 2: The News and Data That Could Shake Up Your Returns

Does a news headline have the power to move markets? Will a company earnings report send your gains spiralling? In this episode Jamila Rizvi dives into the news, data, and information that investors might like to watch, and why only some of it is likely to impact your bottom line. Whether you’re a data junkie or someone who sweats at the sight of an excel spreadsheet, we draw back the curtain on the metrics that might matter.

Episode 3: How Overseas Events Can Impact Aussie Stocks

Why do overseas events matter if you only invest in Australian companies? In this episode Jamila Rizvi looks at the global players that can significantly impact local markets, and what international data to watch to understand these movements. Learn how staying updated on global happenings can help you to identify market trends and opportunities, and why tariffs, tensions, and trade stats should be on your radar.

Episode 4: The Risky vs. the Reliable: Sector Spotlight - Part One

Across two episodes we put each of the market sectors under the microscope. Learn what opportunities lie within each sector, how they have each performed historically, and the risks that you should know before doubling down on a particular part of the market. Alongside Jamila Rizvi you will learn how ‘GICS’ have made the market easier to navigate as we deep dive into five of the sectors in detail to help you understand if they should be a part of your portfolio.

Episode 5: Which Sectors in Which Economy? Sector Spotlight: Part Two

Jamila Rizvi continues our sector deep dive in this episode as we explore the remaining 6 sectors on the Aussie market, expanding on the opportunities and risks of having each of them in your portfolio. And you might have heard of the terms ‘bear market’ and ‘bull market’ but what do they really mean? How can you identify which market we are in and which sectors will likely perform best and worst in each.

Episode 6: Creating a Portfolio That Can Weather Any Storm

Now that you are well-versed on the different sectors on the Aussie market, is a diversified portfolio simply a case of having shares within each of these? In this episode of CommSec Invest Jamila Rizvi explains the many approaches to diversification and how even a sector focused on a specific area of the market can still offer it to some level. From investing internationally, to buying physical commodities, learn how to build a portfolio that can help you to weather any storm.

Episode 7: Are ETFs the Right Move for Your Investment strategy?

There is a reason that ETF adoption has grown so quickly: a single purchase that gives you access to multiple companies, and takes the guess work out of choosing them yourself. What could be better than that? Join Jamila Rizvi to understand if an ETF, a product created by a literal rocket scientist, could be the right addition to your portfolio. Active, passive, international, and even thematic, we break down your ETF options and show you how to get invested without too much ETF-fort.

Episode 8: What’s Next for Markets and How You Can Benefit

Nobody knows what the future might hold. And while the megatrends of today like renewable energy and AI could see significant growth, there is one future that you can influence – your own. In this final episode of the season, Jamila Rizvi looks at the emerging themes that could shape markets in the years ahead, and how investing today can transform your future financial position. Whatever the future holds, it is never too late to start investing - and this episode proves just that.