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We are pleased to report on another great result out of Altium Limited (ASX: ALU). We met with CEO Aram Mirkazemi, Martin Ive (VP Finance), Kim Besharati (VP IR) and Henry Potts (VP Enterprise Solutions, otherwise known in the industry as ‘Mr PCB’) on Thursday for a discussion on the firm’s results and future prospects. continue…

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Many years ago I would attend the Annual General Meetings of US company Wesco, in Pasadena California.  Its Chairman was one Charles T Munger, now 91 years of age, and who, in my opinion was the brains behind Berkshire’s success – Warren Buffett while no slouch in the IQ stakes also provided the temperament essential to being able to pull the trigger on very large bets. continue…

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Telstra has reported its results for the six months ended 31 December 2015.

Using a telescope rather than a microscope says this is no blue chip: continue…

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Cochlear’s (ASX: COH) strong focus on innovation has resulted in 440,000 people wearing its products. Management is now considering how to leverage this large and enduring customer base while attracting new ones. continue…

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Drop a pebble in a pond and eventually everything in the pond experiences the change in conditions as the waves radiate from the point of impact. continue…

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In this interview with Peter Switzer, Roger Montgomery discusses interest rates and the tension between the United States and China. Roger explains that while the US would like to raise rates but can’t, China would like to cut rates but should not. What does Roger expect to be the next stage in this bear market?

You can listen to all of the team’s television interviews through browsing our media library, view more clips here.

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Montgomery recently surveyed readers of our insights blog to gather attitudes to investing.

We had nearly 600 responses and you can read the answers to all the questions covered from the link below.

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The repercussions for Australia are serious. According to one prominent and highly successful fund manager:  “No matter how one analyzes the available data, China’s economy has already started to experience a hard landing.” 

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If you are interested in learning about value investing, last year we recorded a podcast series with 2GB.  Today we share Part 5, of a six-part series. continue…

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Equity markets have been skittish lately. Since the start of 2016, the ASX200 is down around 9 per cent, with particular pressure being felt by the major banks that make up a large part of the index, but price declines are also being felt more broadly, driven by a range of global macro and liquidity concerns. continue…

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