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Social investing & finfluencers with Dr Natalie Hendry

In this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell chats to Dr Natalie Hendry about 'finfluencers' and the way we learn about personal finance through social platforms.

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Have you ever thought about what it actually means to be an investor?

In this thought-provoking and reflective episode of The Australian Finance Podcast, Kate Campbell chats to Dr Natalie Hendry, a researcher at RMIT about her findings on how we learn about our personal finances through social platforms (Navigating uncertainty: Australian young adult investors and digital finance cultures).

Natalie shares her thoughts and research on the way new investors are learning what it means to set goals and build wealth in our digital world, what it actually means to be an investor, what role do finfluencers and social platforms play in our investing journey and the value of learning from other peoples mistakes.

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Navigating uncertainty: Australian young adult investors and digital finance cultures

This research study was done in collaboration with Dr Benjamin Hanckel, Institute of Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University and Dr Angel Zhong, School of Economics Finance & Marketing, RMIT University.

Dr Natalie Hendry’s Website

Finfluencers are on the rise, should they be sharing financial advice? | ABC News

Investing is like the goji berry to young Aussies

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