Equity Mates Investing Podcast

Essentials: Our investing playbook

48 snips
Jan 11, 2026
Dive into the core-and-satellite investing approach, where low-cost index funds lay a sturdy foundation for portfolios. Discover why beating the market is a tough task and how dollar cost averaging helps take emotion out of investing. Learn a four-step stock checklist focusing on product-market fit, competitive advantages, reinvestment strategies, and valuation metrics. Plus, find insights on spotting stock ideas and whether a satellite portfolio is really necessary.
Ask episode
AI Snips
Chapters
Books
Transcript
Episode notes
ADVICE

Prioritise Ultra-Low ETF Fees

  • Build your core with low-fee ETFs to keep costs near zero and retain returns.
  • Aim for fees in the low tenths to hundredths of a percent to maximise long-term compounding.
ADVICE

Automate Dollar Cost Averaging

  • Dollar cost average by investing the same amount at regular intervals to remove timing and emotion.
  • Automate transfers and purchases so investing happens without decision-making friction.
INSIGHT

Buying The Dip Often Costs You

  • Waiting to 'buy the dip' often underperforms steady investing due to cash drag and missed compounding.
  • Historical analysis (Just Keep Buying) found DCA beat dip-waiting over multi-decade US data.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Get the app