Episode Details

Bryce & Ren unpack the growing backlash against data centres after NextDC plunged 42% in a day, and, whether combining Tesla and SpaceX could be Musk's biggest move yet. Plus, with just weeks left in the community portfolio challenge, the boys review their winners, losers and potential final trades. Then Henry Jennings from Marcus Today joins for Pimp My Portfolio, helping a community member tackle ETF overlap, diversification and the art of keeping investing simple.

In this episode:

00:00 NextDC crashes 42% as backlash grows

06:57 Breakthroughs, cybersecurity & the compute crunch

10:23 Tesla + SpaceX: Elon Musk's mega-merger plans

15:32 Community portfolio update: Are we beating the market?

17:09 The biggest winners & losers in our portfolio

19:49 October stock picks: What should we buy next?

23:44 Pimp My Portfolio with Henry Jennings

28:07 ETF overlap, diversification & DCA

Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: NextDC (ASX: NXT), Goodman Group (ASX: GMG), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Betashares Diversified All Growth ETF (ASX: DHHF), PWR Holdings (ASX: PWH), Pro Medicus (ASX: PME), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Global X Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure ETF (ASX: AINF), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV), Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX: TLX), Codan (ASX: CDA), Betashares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility ETF (ASX: DRIV), Catapult Group International (ASX: CAT), Motorcycle Holdings (ASX: MTO), SK Hynix (KRX: 000660), APA Group (ASX: APA), ResMed (ASX: RMD), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG), HUB24 (ASX: HUB), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX: IVV), Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS), Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF (ASX: VEQ), Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAE), Betashares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX: HACK), Global X Physical Gold Structured (ASX: GOLD), Global X Defence Tech ETF (ASX: DTEC), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets AUD ETF (ASX: IEM)

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