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Should your portfolio have exposure to the Aussie e-commerce theme?
Roger Montgomery
October 13, 2020
In this week’s video insight Roger discusses the exciting global megatrend of e-commerce. In the seven years between 2014 and 2020, worldwide retail e-commerce sales have grown from US$1.3 trillion to US$6.5 trillion. While much of the focus is on the leading giants; Amazon, eBay, and Alibaba, there are numerous small Australian companies generating serious returns for investors from e-commerce. City Chic Collective is an exciting global e-tailer with a structural component to its growth runway. continue…
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How much higher can Buy-Now-Pay-Later stocks go?
Roger Montgomery
October 8, 2020
As you’ve no doubt noticed, Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) providers, like Afterpay and Zip, are all the rage. But do their soaring share prices reflect their real value and future earning power? Or are we just witnessing the latest incarnation of tulip mania? continue…
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An exciting growth stock: Macquarie Telecom
Roger Montgomery
October 6, 2020
In this week’s video insight Roger discusses cloud computing and a small cap opportunity in the space. We currently believe companies within this sector will see a long runway for growth. One company delivering the framework on which this innovation cycle is being built is Macquarie Telecom. continue…
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What was the point of the Banking Royal Commission?
Andreas Lundberg
September 29, 2020
Just last week, the Federal Government decided to loosen lending requirements for Australian banks – a move that’s completely at odds with the recommendations of the Commissioner, Kenneth Haynes. Sure, investors seemed to like the decision, pushing bank stocks higher. But will this all end badly, once again? continue…
by Andreas Lundberg Posted in Editor's Pick, Financial Services.
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ABC Nightlife – is a recovery on the way?
Roger Montgomery
September 28, 2020
In this episode of ABC Nightlife Roger joined Philip Clark to talk about markets. Investors have plenty to consider at the moment. The global economy is experiencing a severe contraction as countries seek to contain the coronavirus. Even though the worst of this has now passed, the outlook remains highly uncertain and concerns of a second wave are apparent. The Australian economy is going through a very difficult period and is experiencing the biggest contraction since the 1930s. Listen here.
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California and VW go electric
Roger Montgomery
September 25, 2020
Back in 2015 I wrote about Tesla noting “In this era of creative destruction, transition and disruption, finding the winners can be a challenge.” That was when Tesla shares were $52 adjusted for splits. With Tesla post-split shares now trading at $380 it would seem Tesla has won. continue…
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The importance of identifying longer-term threats
Roger Montgomery
September 22, 2020
In this week’s video insight Roger discusses the importance of scanning the distant horizon for long-term threats when investing. We now live in a world where asset bubbles are no longer glitches but a semi-permanent feature of corporate and financial life, and a world where investors are not only unable to endure normal corrections or volatility but our politicians and central bankers even less. Will investors discover the danger of avoiding value?
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Are these startups profitable?
Roger Montgomery
September 17, 2020
In this week’s video insight, I report on recent developments in the private equity world. In March when the financial world acknowledged a pandemic many investors predicted private equity and start up wallets would be zipped up and the growth and private equity valuations was near an end. But here we are, six months down the road and the both the pandemic and elevated private equity valuations remain.
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Could PayPal’s “Pay in 4” prick the BNPL bubble?
David Buckland
September 15, 2020
The Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) industry has exploded in Australia in recent years. The space has been admirably led by the Nicholas Molnar, who founded Afterpay Holdings Limited (ASX: APT) in early-2014 after designing the company’s business model from the back of his commerce lectures at the University of Sydney. At its recent high of $96 per share, APT reached a market capitalisation of A$27 billion. continue…
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How much upside is left for NXT?
Gary Rollo
September 9, 2020
When we started the Montgomery Small Companies Fund 12 months ago, data centre operator NEXTDC (ASX:NXT) was one of the first businesses we bought. On our analysis, the shares were cheap. One year on and the share price has almost doubled. NXT continues to be a great business but, at current prices, is it still a good investment? continue…
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