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Owen Rask’s $100,000 investment, geared ETFs & Trump’s Tariff bomb & market madness explained

In this Australian Investors Podcast episode, Owen and Drew explain Trump’s aggressive tariff moves, Owen’s bold $100K investment (and outdoor studio dream), and what this all means for long-term investors.

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About this episode

In this Australian Investors Podcast episode, your hosts Owen Rask and Drew Meredith discuss:

  • Trump’s tariff bombshell and its global market impact
  • Owen’s $100K investment using equity release
  • How Owen’s timing the market went surprisingly well
  • Owen is buying Costco (NASDAQ: COST) + WiseTech Global Ltd (WTC)
  • Why diversification and long-term thinking still win
  • Weekly investor mailbag
  • How to build a core plus satellite with shares
  • An Elon conspiracy theory

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Topics Covered

  • Welcome & catching up during school holidays
  • Markets in meltdown: ASX, S&P 500 & Nasdaq fall hard
  • Owen’s $100K investment: humblebrag or genius move?
  • Equity release strategy explained
  • Baby Munger arrives: Charlie Derrimuth Rask is born
  • Trump’s tariff reversal: what it really means
  • China’s response & global economic risks
  • Drew’s view: trade wars, inflation & the American manufacturing revival
  • Will tariffs help young Americans get jobs?
  • The US vs China economic policy approach
  • Backing American tech giants over government defence
  • Apple, Google, Microsoft & the future of global dominance
  • Bonus: Drew’s new mystery vehicle and Owen’s studio upgrade plan

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At the time of recording, Owen owns Pro Medicus and every ETF inside the Rask Invest portfolios.

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