How this swans player is investing to build a life beyond football

Hayden McLean knows a thing or two about playing the long game.

After missing out on the AFL draft twice, Hayden kept going until he earned his place at the Sydney Swans. That same patience has shaped how he invests.

At 27, he’s investing with one big goal in mind: creating the freedom to choose what life looks like after football.

Hayden joins Jess to share how he went from being a hard-core saver who thought investing was too risky, to dollar cost averaging every month into a building a tech-heavy portfolio.

This is How I Got Started, in each episode one community member shares the highs and lows of their investing journey. These are real stories that we hope will give you confidence that investing is for anyone.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Hayden McLean On Money

00:04:22 Chasing The AFL Dream

00:08:06 Learning To Budget In Sydney

00:11:00 Discovering Investing

00:14:22 Building A Stock Portfolio

00:18:44 Financial Literacy Beyond Football