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Have we reached peak stupid on electricity?
Andreas Lundberg
April 10, 2018
Sometimes you have to ask yourself this question when you read ideas put forward by politicians. Take the recent proposal from a group calling themselves the Monash Forum. They want the government to fund, build and operate a new coal fired power station to address rising power prices and the outages that east coast Australia experienced in the summer of 2016/17. There are many reasons why I think this is a BAD idea. continue…
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Two reasons we don’t invest in mining firms
Andreas Lundberg
November 13, 2017
As most of our readers likely know, you are very unlikely to see any Montgomery managed funds invest in mining companies. And recent news out of China supports our investment approach. continue…
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Why the east coast gas crisis is such a big deal
Andreas Lundberg
October 6, 2017
My recent blog post on the national energy debate created some heated (sorry!) responses from a few of our readers. Now I’d like to discuss another hot energy topic, the east coast gas crisis, which has seen a constrained domestic supply send gas prices soaring by a whopping 300 per cent since 2015. continue…
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The three myths driving the national energy debate
Andreas Lundberg
September 12, 2017
It’s hard not to shake your head in disbelief at the misinformation and spin being peddled by our politicians around an issue that is dominating domestic political debate: energy policy and prices. In this blog, I’m going to tackle three big myths that some of our leading advocates would have you believe. continue…
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Gas-rich Australia is facing a looming energy shortage
Ben MacNevin
March 13, 2017
How has it come to this? The Australian Energy Market Operator has just released its 2017 Gas Statement of Opportunities. It makes sobering reading, with warnings of a looming gas or electricity shortfall in eastern Australia. The nation is demanding solutions, but how long will it take, we wonder, for political debate to turn into action? continue…
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Why our oil refineries are shutting down
Lisa Fedorenko
February 21, 2017
Back in the 1960s, manufacturing contributed 25% to Australia’s GDP. Today, this figure has dropped below 9%, largely due to an inability to compete on cost. A similar story has been playing out in our oil refining industry, where we have seen refinery after refinery shutting down. This has led us to ask: does our oil refining industry have a future and, if so, what does that future look like? continue…
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Should you invest more in resources?
Tim Kelley
December 13, 2016
Resource stocks have enjoyed a stellar year. Anyone who invested in the sector at the start of the year is enjoying bumper returns, while those who did not are lagging badly. It begs the question: should you invest more heavily in resources stocks? Our short answer is “no”. And here’s why. continue…
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U.S. railcar makers continue to backtrack
George Hadjia
December 6, 2016
The recent U.S. shale-oil boom was a boon for U.S. railcar manufacturers. But their fortunes have gone into reverse, due to a drop in oil prices, cuts to shale-oil production, and an ever-greater percentage of oil now travelling by pipeline. continue…
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The bellwether resource service stock
David Buckland
November 28, 2016
Monodelphous Group Limited (ASX: MND) is the bellwether company for the Australian resource service sector. After seeing the MND share price decline 80 per cent from $28.50 to $5.50 in the three years to early-2016, it has more than doubled this year, indicating investors appetite to switch into cyclical stocks as the expectation for resource projects proceeding has increased with the recovery in commodity prices. continue…
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Is investing in resources stocks worth the heartache?
Stuart Jackson
November 17, 2016
If you’re an investor in resources companies, you know it’s a bumpy, rollercoaster ride, with periods of glee interspersed with periods of gloom. But is all that volatility worth it? Or are investors better off in the long term investing in the broader market? We did some research, and the results are worth reading. continue…
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