Scott Phillips
Scott Phillips joined Montgomery Investment Management in 2013.
Scott joined the firm from BlackRock Investment Management, where he was Managing Director, Head of Retail Australia for 12 years.
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Gary’s best and worst pick from reporting season so far
Scott Phillips
February 23, 2023
In this video Scott speaks with Gary Rollo, portfolio manager of the Montgomery Small Companies Fund on an update on small caps reporting this results season. There’s been more beats from an earnings point of view than misses, but that’s looking backwards. Outlooks count because after all, the stock market buys the future and those have definitely been more negative. Gary also shares one of the best results he has seen and one of the worst. Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Editor's Pick, Stocks We Like, Video Insights.
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What are we seeing from reporting season in small caps so far?
Scott Phillips
February 15, 2023
In this video Scott speaks with Gary Rollo, portfolio manager of the Montgomery Small Companies Fund to provide an update on what we have seen from reporting season so far. It is early in the number of companies who have reported, but we can already see some key themes coming from the consumer sector. Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Companies, Stocks We Like, Video Insights.
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What can we expect from markets in 2023?
Scott Phillips
January 20, 2023
The calendar year of 2022 proved to be a tough one for most investors. In fact, it is only the third time in the last 100 years that both equities and bonds have recorded a down year together (those years being 1931, 1969 and now 2022). Bonds, which usually provide a cushioning effect for portfolios in times of equity market weakness proved ineffective as inflation soared, pushing bond yields higher and bond prices lower. Continue…
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The people behind the process – Alan Kwan
Scott Phillips
December 5, 2022
As we broaden out the expert teams partnering with Montgomery, I take the opportunity to talk with Alan Kwan the Co-Portfolio Manager from Australian Eagle Asset Management. I lift the lid and see what makes the people behind the process, the blog posts and the numbers tick. Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Montgomery News and Updates.
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The people behind the process – Sean Sequeira
Scott Phillips
September 8, 2022
As we broaden out the expert teams partnering with Montgomery, I take the opportunity to talk with Sean Sequeria the Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager from Australian Eagle Asset Management. I lift the lid and see what makes the people behind the process, the blog posts and the numbers tick. Continue…
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The people behind the process
Scott Phillips
June 10, 2022
As we broaden out the expert teams partnering with Montgomery, I talk with Brett Craig the Portfolio Manager for the Aura High Yield SME Fund and lift the lid on what makes the people behind the process, the blog posts and the numbers tick. Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Montgomery News and Updates.
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Montgomery Small Companies Fund and investing over the longer term
Scott Phillips
April 28, 2022
We all know that equity markets don’t travel in a straight line, and that has been the case for equity markets over the last couple of years. Looking back at some of the major events that investors and equity markets have had to contend with, and we can list a global pandemic, massive monetary and fiscal stimulus in response, lock-downs like never seen before, then re-opening, supply constraints coupled with strong demand, a Russian invasion on Ukraine, now inflationary pressures across the globe, interest rates on the rise and meanwhile companies are adapting to the changing environment but ultimately trying to execute on delivering the best products or services to their customers and generate growing profits. Continue…
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Accessing Montgomery’s funds through a platform
Scott Phillips
February 4, 2022
During this most recent pull back in equity markets, we have received a number of calls from investors who have enquired as to what platforms Montgomery’s suite of funds are available on. Now many people may be asking what a “platform” is and what do they do. Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Investing Education.
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Timely reminder of investing insights from Howard Marks – Oaktree
Scott Phillips
October 19, 2021
I was fortunate to recently hear from the legendary investor Howard Marks, one of the co-founders of Oaktree Capital* who gave the opening keynote address at the annual CFA Societies Australia Conference. Listening to his presentation was informative as always and I thought I’d share with everyone some of his key takeaways relating to today’s investing environment and ultimately successful investing. His presentation was titled” “Value Investing: A New Look.” Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Global markets, Market commentary.
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What’s in a global equity benchmark?
Scott Phillips
September 1, 2021
The MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) organisation is arguably the best know provider of global equity indexes and provide an excellent insight into the investable equity markets around the world. The MSCI indexes are market cap-weighted indexes, which means stocks are weighted according to their market capitalisation—calculated as stock price multiplied by the total number of shares outstanding. Continue…
by Scott Phillips Posted in Global markets, Polen Capital.
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