The Budget Hits All Investors, How You Can Leverage Into Shares & Is Bitcoin Back?

The Federal Budget has landed, and two of Australia’s biggest investing sacred cows, negative gearing and capital gains tax, are in the firing line. Bryce and Ren unpack what the changes mean for property, shares, startups and long-term investors, before reviewing the community portfolio, debating Catapult, Berkshire and TSMC, adding Bitcoin to the mix, and closing with a practical 101 on gearing. 00:00 The Budget Winners and Losers 01:49 Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax Changes Explained 07:41 What the Budget Means for Investors and Startups 15:48 Community Portfolio Update: Beating the Benchmark? 17:32 Investment Committee: Should Catapult be Sold? 25:30 Reece Pitches Bitcoin for the Portfolio 31:17 Community Question: Gearing and Leverage 101 40:20 Geared ETFs, Risk and the Efficient Frontier ETFs & stocks mentioned: DHHF (ASX: DHHF), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX: TLX), Catapult Group International (ASX: CAT), Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON), Bitcoin (BTC), Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: IBIT), Global X 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ASX: EBTC), Betashares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200), Betashares Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ), Betashares Wealth Builder Diversified All Growth Geared ETF (ASX: GHHF), Betashares Wealth Builder Australia 200 Geared ETF (ASX: G200), Betashares Wealth Builder Nasdaq 100 Geared ETF (ASX: GNDQ), Betashares Geared Australian Equity Fund (ASX: GEAR), Betashares Geared US Equity Fund (ASX: GGUS), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) ——— Join us on Saturday 24 October in Sydney at Carriageworks for a day designed to prove that finance doesn’t have to be boring. We believe investing is a life skill everybody should have. FinFest is here to make learning it fun. You’ll hear from some of Australia’s best investors, business leaders and entrepreneurs, take part in educational sessions and connect with thousands of like-minded people – all while enjoying bars, food and entertainment. Leave inspired, better informed, and ready to take the next step on your investing journey. Register your interest for early bird tickets at https://equitymates.com/finfest-2026/ ——— Looking for some of our favourite research tools? • Download our free 4-step stock checklist (https://tinyurl.com/4zjkm3pt) • Download our free Basics of ETF handbook (https://tinyurl.com/7k2z7ebx) • Find company information on TIKR (https://www.tikr.com/?ref=equitymates) • Research reports from Good Research (https://goodresearch.com.au/ref/equit...) • Track your portfolio with Sharesight (https://www.sharesight.com/au/equitym...) ——— Want to get involved? • Join our daily mailing list to stay up to date on all things in business and markets (https://tinyurl.com/2saau2ky) • If you prefer to listen to the daily headlines you now can: (https://open.spotify.com/show/0LpEJNu...) | (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...) • Have a question? Record a voice note (https://www.speakpipe.com/EquityMates) or send us a message on our website (https://equitymates.com/get-in-touch/) • Join the conversation in the Facebook Discussion Group   / equitymates   • Looking for professional financial advice? https://equitymates.com/advice/ • Check out our 2 bestselling books: https://equitymates.com/books/ ——— Follow us on: Instagram:   / equitymates   X:   / equitymates   TikTok:   / equitymates   LinkedIn:   / equity-mates   ——— Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.