Monthly Archives: April 2019
How do we determine the cash weighting for The Montgomery Fund?
Tim Kelley
April 15, 2019
We are often asked to explain how we manage the cash weighting, and the most recent market pullback at the end of 2018 provides a useful example to illustrate our approach to managing cash. Continue…
by Tim Kelley Posted in Investing Education.
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Domestic vs. international gas prices
Andreas Lundberg
April 12, 2019
I have previously shared my view on Australia’s high energy prices and why investing in new coal producing power is a bad idea. Today, I would like to revisit what has happened in international liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets and compare it to what is happening to domestic gas prices. Continue…
by Andreas Lundberg Posted in Energy / Resources.
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UNICORNS STAMPEDE IN MY NIGHTMARES
Roger Montgomery
April 11, 2019
In this article for the Herald Sun Roger discusses the line of IPOs that are planning to list this year. Exuberant valuations, zero profits and knowledgeable private equity owners lining up to sell their stakes all paints a dangerous picture for stocks. Read here.
by Roger Montgomery Posted in In the Press.
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The people behind the process
Scott Phillips
April 11, 2019
Continuing my ongoing series of interviews with Montgomery investment staff, where I lift the lid and see what makes the people behind the process, the blog posts and the numbers tick. I catch up with an analyst on our global equities team who is visiting Sydney from our New York office – Amit Nath. Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Montgomery News and Updates.
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Are we reading bond market signals the wrong way?
Roger Montgomery
April 10, 2019
There’s been a lot of talk of inverted yield curves in the US and whether they portend a recession or a stock market crash. But, I wonder whether we need to watch the yield curve as much as exuberance in stocks themselves? Continue…
by Roger Montgomery Posted in Global markets, Market commentary.
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Money News 09.04.2019
Roger Montgomery
April 10, 2019
In this interview on Money News, Roger discusses the dislocation between the stock market and economic growth. Another topic included bank earnings, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia cut rates on home lending products. Why?
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Beaten by a curve ball: are we reading bond market signals the wrong way?
Roger Montgomery
April 10, 2019
In this article for the Australian Roger takes a closer look at the inverted US yield curve, the last three occasions the this occurred was 1990, 2000 and 2006. Since 2008, the world’s economy and its financial system is vastly different not only from just prior to the GFC but since the end of WWII. Could it be that inverted yield curves are signalling expectations of a sharp decline in inflation? Read here.
by Roger Montgomery Posted in In the Press.
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5 companies and insight from their management
Joseph Kim
April 10, 2019
With reporting season over a month past, I thought it worthwhile to review some comments made by senior management of companies during reporting season as the noise settles down and there is a period of time to reflect on what has occurred and how things may evolve over the next 6-12 months (and longer). Continue…
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