

"Wealth doesn't come from wages”
A higher salary or a share of equity: which would you choose? In this conversation, Sharesies Business's Susannah Batley and Andrew Morrow, fresh from PartsTrader's $650m acquisition, argue that ownership, not wages alone, are the pathway to real wealth. So, what does new research say about how K…

Tech sells off as banks post record quarter | Market movements
SHARESIES · MARKET MOVEMENTS · 22 JULY 2026 Jacki Neumann, Head of Capital Markets at Sharesies Note: Filmed Tuesday 21 July ↑ WHAT’S UP — As US–Iran tensions re-escalated, Brent crude oil spiked more than 13% for the week. US banks posted strong results on record ECM and trading revenue off the …

The Sharesies Index: Inside the latest investor trends
Analysing the investing behaviour of over one million customers, the quarterly Sharesies Index tracks where investors are putting their money—and what those decisions might tell us about confidence in the market. Jordan Cunningham, Sharesies Head of Data & Analytics, joins Laura Marwick to explain…

Aussie futurist on the 2050 economy
What does Mark McCrindle know about 2050 that the rest of us don’t? The futurist and social researcher explains our changing world, and what’s next for our family units, working lives, social norms, and wealth. Mark outlines emerging trends around AI pessimism and screentime backlash, and the skill…

‘Earnings bubble’ meets geopolitical risk | Market Movements
SHARESIES · MARKET MOVEMENTS · 15 JULY 2026 Laura Marwick & Jordan Cunningham, Sharesies Head of Data & Analytics Note: Filmed Tuesday 14 July ↑ WHAT’S UP — Meta surged 14.8% on plans to add 14 gigawatts of compute, driving the Nasdaq up 1.74% for its fourth gain in five weeks. SK Hynix's US debu…

Bite: Building wealth beyond property
Why are younger investors embracing ETFs while older generations are more likely to have built wealth through property? In this bite from Shared Lunch, Smart's Tom Bentley explains how rising house prices, changing demographics, and easier access to investing are reshaping the way people build wea…

Why are ETFs having a record year?
What lured a trillion dollars into ETFs in the US alone during the first half of 2026? Thom Bentley of Smart talks us through the wave of capital moving into ETFs, an asset class now worth $23 trillion. Find out which exchange-traded fund just passed $1 trillion, and how a memory-chip ETF pulled …

Tech rebounds, gold rallies, and all eyes turn to the RBNZ | Market Movements
SHARESIES · MARKET MOVEMENTS · 8 JULY 2026 Jordan Cunningham, Sharesies Head of Data & Analytics Note: Filmed Tuesday 7 July. ↑ WHAT'S UP — Markets rallied. The Dow gained 2%, the S&P 500 rose 1.8%, the Nasdaq climbed 2.1%, and the ASX 200 finished up 0.9%, helped by its strongest trading sessio…

Bite: The small business lending problem
New Zealand has long relied on property to build wealth—but is that holding small businesses back? In this bite from Shared Lunch, Kiwibank Chief Economist Jarrod Kerr explains why so many business owners borrow against their homes, how the banking system encourages it, and what could change. Thi…

“Let’s get out of this recession” Kiwibank Chief Economist on upcoming OCR
Is a hike really the right move for the Reserve Bank? Kiwibank Chief Economist Jarrod Kerr, the lone voice calling for rate cuts last year, wants the cash rate to hold fast. Jarrod explains why he thinks the latest inflation spike is a reactive blip, and why the new Governor of the RBNZ may be und…