You may already own more shares than you think. And the way you own them can matter just as much as what you buy.
In this episode, Bushy Martin reframes equities as an ownership tool, not a product, a live scoreboard or a race to pick the next winner.
Drawing on lessons from his own $33,000 CFD loss and four key insights from PensionCraft founder Ramin Nakisa, Bushy explores five different ways to invest in equities and why there’s no universal winner between property and shares.
The goal isn’t to abandon property or declare one asset class superior. It’s to understand which ownership approach best fits the life you’re building.
In this episode you’ll discover
- Why your first move should be an inventory of your existing equity exposure, including what you already own through super.
- The five sharemarket lanes: trading, direct company selection, broad indexing, systematic or factor investing, and active professional management.
- Why an ETF is a wrapper—not an automatic guarantee of diversification, quality or simplicity.
- How a 30% market fall requires almost a 43% recovery, and how behaviour can turn volatility into permanent loss.
- Why margin lending creates a very different liquidity and forced-sale risk from property debt.
- How to compare property and equities based on fit, friction, leverage and failure points—not tribal preference.
- How fees, brokerage, platforms, spreads, tax and behaviour can create a hidden friction stack.
- The six practical actions you can use to choose an ownership approach that fits your freedom plan.
The result isn’t a product recommendation. It’s a decision framework for purposeful owners who want their wealth to grow without letting the market consume the life that wealth is meant to fund.
Links & Resources mentioned in this episode
- Get Invested Episode 165 — Ramin Nakisa: https://bushymartin.com.au/165-ramin-nakisa/
- PensionCraft — About Ramin Nakisa: https://pensioncraft.com/investor-education/about-us/
- Moneysmart — Borrowing to invest / margin loans: https://moneysmart.gov.au/how-to-invest/borrowing-to-invest
- Moneysmart — Exchange traded funds (ETFs): https://moneysmart.gov.au/managed-funds-and-etfs/exchange-traded-funds-etfs
- Moneysmart — Super investment options: https://moneysmart.gov.au/grow-your-super/super-investment-options
- Moneysmart — What is a managed fund?: https://moneysmart.gov.au/managed-funds-and-etfs/what-is-a-managed-fund
- ATO — Exchange traded funds: https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals-and-families/investments-and-assets/shares-funds-and-trusts/exchange-traded-funds
- ATO — Foreign income tax offset: https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals-and-families/income-deductions-offsets-and-records/tax-offsets/claiming-a-foreign-income-tax-offset
- Dimensional Australia: https://www.dimensional.com.au/
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