Impulse vs Discipline: Why Most Traders Lose the Battle BEFORE They Hit Buy

What's Hot, What's Not... and What's About to Crack? | ASX & US Markets Is the Australian sharemarket flashing warning signs while US stocks continue to outperform? Which ASX sectors are hot, which are cold, and is the AI boom creating a dangerous sense of complacency? In this episode of Talking Trading, Louise Bedford joins veteran Australian market strategist Henry Jennings to discuss current sharemarket conditions, sector rotation, the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 and the psychology of inve...

You’ve built it. You’ve protected it. But will your family know where it is, who gets it - and how to access it? What happens to your shares, brokerage accounts, superannuation and investment portfolio when you die? Having a will might seem like the obvious answer. But estate planning for traders and investors can become considerably more complicated when assets are held through superannuation, companies, trusts, brokerage platforms and digital accounts. And even when your family is legally e...

Everyone notices the freedom of full-time trading. Few notice the years of discipline that built it. In this encore episode, former nurse Helen Jones reveals how consistency, resilience and a sustainable process changed the direction of her life. ------------------------------- Still trading on gut feel? That’s not strategy — that’s gambling. And it’s why most traders stay broke. Get my Trading Made Simple course free at tradinggame.com.au and start trading like the pros. Do...

Bear markets are inevitable in the sharemarket - but the next one may look very different from the last. In this episode of Talking Trading, Louise Bedford explains why many investors prepare for the wrong type of crisis and how traders can stay calm, disciplined, and strategic when markets turn volatile. Louise explores how structural shifts - including higher interest rates, the rise of ETFs and passive investing, and faster information flow - are changing the way bear markets unfold in the...

Your Financial DNA: Why You Keep Making the Same Investing Mistakes Why do smart investors keep making the same investing mistakes? In this episode of Talking Trading, Louise Bedford sits down with behavioural finance pioneer Hugh Massie to explore why understanding your own Financial DNA may be more valuable than finding the perfect investing strategy. Most traders and investors spend years studying technical analysis, chart patterns and market news. But according to Hugh, your greatest edge...