Our Monthly Portfolio Update - September 2026

Bryce & Ren are back with their monthly portfolio check-in after a rough month across global markets. They unpack what’s working, what’s hurting and where they’re putting money to work, from Alphabet to QXO, the boys discuss which positions they’ve sold, what they’re holding on and what they’re eyeing off. Plus, Waymo’s staggering lead in autonomous driving and the latest sign America has blurred the line between investing & sports gambling.

In this episode:
00:00 What happened in markets this month
03:20 How global markets performed this month
04:25 Bryce’s Portfolio Performance
06:58 Ren’s Portfolio Performance
08:31 Why Bryce is buying more of
11:40 Waymo’s massive lead in self-driving cars
14:04 Sports team ETFs: investing or gambling?
17:32 Ren’s buy, hold & sell
25:20 Why HUB24 is on Ren’s buy list

Stocks & ETFs Mentioned: Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX: TLX), TransMedics Group (NASDAQ: TMDX), Pro Medicus (ASX: PME), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU), Sea Limited (NYSE: SE), MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), Grab Holdings (NASDAQ: GRAB), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), QXO (NYSE: QXO), TopBuild (NYSE: BLD), HUB24 (ASX: HUB), Netwealth Group (ASX: NWL), AustralianSuper, Global X Ultra Long Nasdaq 100 Complex ETF (ASX: GGUS)

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