The Freedom Trader with Terry Tran

A lot of people want to feel more confident in the share market, but confidence doesn’t usually come from watching more videos, reading more opinions, or waiting until everything feels perfect.

It comes from education, then action.

That was one of the important topics in my conversation with 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 (𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀) on the Talkingtrading.com.au of Trading Game.

We spoke about the beliefs that often stop people from getting started. Things like thinking they’re 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆, or that investing is just too risky.

I understand those fears because I’ve had to work through my own. Coming to Australia as a refugee, watching my mother work two jobs, and later losing money early in my own trading journey taught me that effort alone isn’t enough. You need the 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁 on what you learn.
Louise put it beautifully:

“𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.”undefined

That’s exactly what we believe at The Freedom Trader.

𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

If you’ve been working hard and want to stop relying on guesswork, this episode is worth your time.

🎧 Watch the full Talking Trading Podcast episode here → https://www.thefreedomtrader.com/podcast-the-trading-myths-quietly-holding-everyday-australians-back/

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Ever feel like you're falling behind because everyone else seems to be making money in ways you're not?

One person is trading crypto.
Another is day trading.
Someone else is buying speculative stocks.

Meanwhile, you're wondering if you're doing something wrong because your approach feels slower and less exciting.

In my recent conversation with 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 (𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀) on the Talkingtrading.com.au of Trading Game, we explored a challenge that affects many investors: the belief that successful investing should feel exciting.

What I've learned over nearly three decades in financial markets is often the opposite.

Many people spend years jumping from strategy to strategy, chasing whatever
appears to be working at the time. But the problem isn't usually the strategy itself. It's that they're trying to follow approaches that don't suit their personality, lifestyle, or temperament.

As someone who spent years researching everything from CFDs and options to futures and forex before eventually returning to a more structured approach, I've learned that consistency matters more than excitement.

The investors who tend to stay the course are often the ones who find a process they feel comfortable with and stick to it long enough for the results to compound.

That's why one of the key messages from this episode is simple:
𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆.

If you've ever felt pressure to trade more, do more, or chase what's working for someone else, this conversation is for you.

🎧 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 → https://www.thefreedomtrader.com/podcast-the-trading-myths-quietly-holding-everyday-australians-back/

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I'm revisiting my conversation with Terry Tran because the lessons we discussed are just as relevant today as when we first recorded the episode.

As someone who works closely with residential builders, I've seen how easy it is to make decisions based on emotion rather than facts. It happens in business, and it happens in investing.

One of the biggest takeaways from this conversation was the importance of protecting what you've built, understanding risk, and staying focused on the fundamentals instead of getting distracted by noise and hype.

Sometimes the best lessons aren't new ones. They're reminders of the principles that work time and time again.

📖 Read the full blog here:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-every-australian-investor-gets-wrong-market-mick-hawes-kmnac

🎧 Have you listened to this episode before? What was your biggest takeaway?

What if the biggest risk in investing is not losing money – but spending years believing you’re not capable of building wealth in the first place?

That was one of the biggest themes in my recent conversation with Louise Bedford, one of Australia's most experienced trading educators, on the Talkingtrading.com.au of Trading Game.

- Maybe you want to invest, but quietly feel like you’re already behind.
- Maybe you tell yourself you started too late.
- Maybe you worry you’re not smart enough.
- Maybe you’ve been burnt before and now hesitate whenever a new opportunity appears.
- Maybe you’ve heard stories about people losing money through tips, leverage, crypto, or speculation… and you wonder if investing is just gambling.

So instead of building confidence, you stay stuck in hesitation.

And the truth is, most people never really get taught how to invest properly in the first place.
Because building wealth is not just about what you earn. It is about what you consistently do with your money over time.

I understand that personally.

Coming to Australia as a refugee, I watched my mother work multiple jobs just to survive while supporting family back in Vietnam. Later, when I first entered the financial markets, I made money quickly… and then lost almost everything through leverage.

That experience completely changed how I think about investing.

Because real investing is not about chasing excitement or trying to get rich quickly.

It is about having a process that helps you manage risk, remove emotion, and make calmer decisions over time.

In this conversation with Louise, we unpack:
✅Why so many people believe investing is “too risky” and what actually creates danger in markets
✅The hidden money beliefs formed during childhood that shape financial decisions later in life
✅Why emotional control matters more than intelligence when investing
✅How a checklist process can help remove guesswork and fear
✅How busy people can invest successfully without staring at screens all day
✅Why starting late is still far better than never starting at all
✅Stop losses – two experienced traders, one significant disagreement. Hear both sides

This episode is not about predicting markets or chasing shortcuts.

It is about understanding the beliefs that quietly shape your financial decisions and learning how to approach investing with more confidence, structure, and clarity.

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 →undefined
https://www.thefreedomtrader.com/podcast-the-trading-myths-quietly-holding-everyday-australians-back/

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Game biggest risk in investing is not losing money – but spending years believing you’re not capable of building wealth in the first place?

That was one of the biggest themes in my recent conversation with Louise Bedford, one of Australia's most experienced trading educators, on the Talking Trading Podcast.

- Maybe you want to invest, but quietly feel like you’re already behind.
- Maybe you tell yourself you started too late.
- Maybe you worry you’re not smart enough.
- Maybe you’ve been burnt before and now hesitate whenever a new opportunity appears.
- Maybe you’ve heard stories about people losing money through tips, leverage, crypto, or speculation… and you wonder if investing is just gambling.

So instead of building confidence, you stay stuck in hesitation.

And the truth is, most people never really get taught how to invest properly in the first place.
Because building wealth is not just about what you earn. It is about what you consistently do with your money over time.

I understand that personally.

Coming to Australia as a refugee, I watched my mother work multiple jobs just to survive while supporting family back in Vietnam. Later, when I first entered the financial markets, I made money quickly… and then lost almost everything through leverage.

That experience completely changed how I think about investing.

Because real investing is not about chasing excitement or trying to get rich quickly.

It is about having a process that helps you manage risk, remove emotion, and make calmer decisions over time.

In this conversation with Louise, we unpack:
✅Why so many people believe investing is “too risky” and what actually creates danger in markets
✅The hidden money beliefs formed during childhood that shape financial decisions later in life
✅Why emotional control matters more than intelligence when investing
✅How a checklist process can help remove guesswork and fear
✅How busy people can invest successfully without staring at screens all day
✅Why starting late is still far better than never starting at all
✅Stop losses – two experienced traders, one significant disagreement. Hear both sides

This episode is not about predicting markets or chasing shortcuts.

It is about understanding the beliefs that quietly shape your financial decisions and learning how to approach investing with more confidence, structure, and clarity.

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 →undefined
https://www.thefreedomtrader.com/podcast-the-trading-myths-quietly-holding-everyday-australians-back/

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Podcast: The Trading Myths Quietly Holding Everyday People Back | With Terry Tran Could your biggest investing barrier be the myths you believe? Terry Tran and Louise Bedford unpack what keeps people stuck financially and how to move forward. Find out here.

Something I've been clear about since the beginning: The Freedom Trader was never about growing as fast as possible.

It was about making sure every single student who comes through our doors gets the best support we can possibly give them.

That's a different goal. And it shapes everything, including how I invest in my team.

Last week I took everyone to the Philippines for the iGrow Conference. My wife and my team (Alan, Tricia, Nommyr, Seth, Sarah, and Eva) – the people who work behind the scenes every day to make sure our students feel supported, heard, and well looked after.

We spent two days learning from some exceptional minds, Dale Beaumont, Wally Green, Kody Thompson, Adrian Falk, Clea Jones, and many others. The conversations covered leadership, communication, systems, and what it actually takes to build a team people can rely on.

Two sessions stood out in particular. Wally Green spoke about winning the inner game, how mindset and work ethic underpin everything. That resonated deeply, because it's exactly what I teach my students. The psychology of investing matters just as much as the system. And Luke Chant session on working across two cultures hit close to home for our team. TFT spans Australia and the Philippines, and getting that communication right is something we're always working on, because when the team communicates better, our students feel it.

Every session came back to the same idea: the quality of what you deliver to the people you serve is a direct reflection of how seriously you take your own growth.

I've always believed that. This trip reminded me why it matters to act on it.

My students trust me with something important. Their time, their money, and their confidence in their own financial future. That's not something I take lightly.

The better this team gets, the better we can honour that trust.

Thank you Dale Beaumont and the entire iGrow team for putting together such a valuable two days. And thank you WrkPod Careers for the photos.

You can choose the right stock and still pay the wrong price.
Not because your research was poor.

But because you placed the trade at the wrong time of day.

A lot of investors don’t think about this. They see a stock they like, they make the decision, and they place the trade when it feels convenient.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

At the open, prices can be pushed around by overnight news, emotional reactions, and short-term volatility. It can feel like there is urgency, but often what you’re seeing is noise.

Then around lunchtime, volume can drop away. Fewer serious buyers and sellers are active, participation becomes thin, and the price in front of you may not be as reliable as it looks.

That’s where many investors get caught.
Not because they chose a bad stock.

But because they acted a part of the trading day when pricing is less reliable and market noise is doing most of the work.

After more than 30 years of investing through different market cycles, I've found that pricing tends to be cleaner near the end of the trading day, especially in the final 10 to 15 minutes before the market closes.

Why?

Because that’s when larger participants are often finalising positions, managing risk, and acting with more purpose. The price you're seeing reflects where buyers and sellers actually agree – not where the market is drifting because participation is thin.
It’s not about trying to predict every short-term move.

It’s about making more deliberate decisions – reducing avoidable mistakes and acting when the market is giving you better information to work with.

Because investing well is not just about asking, “What should I buy?”

It’s also about knowing when to act, when to wait, and when conditions are actually in your favour.

I cover this and a lot more in my free live online MasterClass – including how to decide what to invest in, when to move, and when staying out is the smarter call. Link below in the first comment if you'd like to join us.

Watch the full video blog here: https://youtu.be/br6Ax6DfT5Y

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