Leveraged

In this bonus episode, we go back to our students, Jordan and Ally about thinking critically on the topics we explored in our series. We also speak to Noah Beckmann, the 2021 USASA President about implementing supports for students that are struggling.

This episode, we’re diving into the finfluencer files, and how the increase of people sharing their own financial journeys on social media can impact our understanding of wealth creation. Students, finfluencers, experts and a representative from ASIC help us understand whether this is a space that should be regulated and the grey area of sharing financial literacy content online.

This episode, we explore how the once gate-kept world of investing has become more accessible than ever. With all these new apps and ways to invest, we discuss what to be wary of and what makes people share their experiences in the online investing space. Students, finfluencers, experts and even ASIC help us understand this evolving landscape and what to look out for.

In our first episode, we explore how a generation’s understanding of debt has been flipped on its head by the buy now pay later Industry. Students, authors and MPs weigh in on the case of Australian fintech heavyweight, Afterpay and we chat to their Executive Vice President of Platforms about consumer needs, regulation and their new banking as a service partnership with Westpac.

Buy Now, Pay Later: The extraordinary story of Afterpay by James Eyers and Jonathan Shapiro is available to purchase from most bookstores and online retailers.

Young people's understanding of finance is being shaped by platforms like Instagram and TikTok, with endless digital resources changing their attitudes towards money and the way they spend it. Leveraged is a new podcast from the University of South Australia Student Association (USASA) exploring how to navigate this virtual vortex. 

With the help of financial counsellor Chanelle McAuliffe and a variety of friends and experts, Helen Karakulak investigates the phenomenon of buy now pay laters, discovers how the once stuffy world of investing now looks like a video game, and explores how financial influencers can distort our view of wealth.

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