Apple’s battle with CBA, why even God can’t beat DCA & a community stock pick

Apple and Commonwealth Bank are squaring off over the future of payments, AI-linked stocks are still ripping, and the Equity Mates community portfolio gets a new ASX stock pitch. Plus, Riley brings the data on dollar cost averaging in Australia and proves that even God, with perfect market timing, still loses to simply getting invested and staying invested.

In this episode:

00:00 - Intro & FinFest Save the Date

01:27 - News and Markets: Apple Takes On CBA

05:22 - AMD Results Causes AI Boom

08:39 - Iran Moves Oil & Markets

09:50 - Community Portfolio Update

14:41 - Matt Pitches PWR Holdings

20:43 - Why God Can’t Beat Dollar Cost Averaging

ETFs and Stocks mentioned: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Arm (NASDAQ: ARM), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930), SK Hynix (KRX: 000660), Betashares Diversified All Growth ETF (ASX: DHHF), Pro Medicus (ASX: PME), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX: TLX), Global X Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure ETF, Link Minerals, PlaySide Studios (ASX: PLY), Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), Catapult (ASX: CAT), PWR Holdings (ASX: PWH), BAE Systems (LSE: BA)

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