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May’s Confession Season begins with a bang
David Buckland
May 3, 2016
The May 2016 Confession Season has begun with a bang. Already we have seen dividend cuts (ANZ), earnings savaged (SurfStitch), CEO resignations (CoverMore and SMS Management & Technology), an expected recurring hole in earnings (Telstra) and severe competition (Woolworths). A summary follows: continue…
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Is the housing market causing trouble for realestate.com?
Scott Shuttleworth
May 2, 2016
Investors could be forgiven for feeling slightly anxious on the back of the news coming out of Australia’s real estate market. continue…
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Support the gift of education
Roger Montgomery
April 29, 2016
A change of pace; today we want to share with you a charity Montgomery is excited to be supporting. continue…
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Giddyup and thank you Mr Prime Minister and Mr Premier!
Roger Montgomery
April 29, 2016
Back in April 2013 when discussing government resistance to borrowing we wrote the following: continue…
by Roger Montgomery Posted in Insightful Insights, Market commentary.
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Stocks We Like – IMF Bentham
Ben MacNevin
April 28, 2016
Markets will typically pay a premium for a company depending on growth expectations, and then management is burdened with meeting these expectations, however rosy they may be. It’s rare then to find a company, which has attractive growth prospects, which are not being valued by the market. IMF Bentham (IMF) is one such company, which has laid the foundation for long-term growth, but the market seems focused on its short-term underperformance.
continue…by Ben MacNevin Posted in Companies, Insightful Insights, Stocks We Like.
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Buckle up, it could get bumpy
Roger Montgomery
April 27, 2016
For over a year we have been warning that the property market in Australia might experience a set back. To summarise, the following steps sets out the thesis: continue…
by Roger Montgomery Posted in Insightful Insights, Property.
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China’s steel production jumps 10 million tonnes
David Buckland
April 27, 2016
According to the World Steel Association, global production for the March Quarter 2016 was 385.7 million tonnes, down 3.6 per cent year on year from 400.3 million tonnes. China’s production for the March Quarter 2016 was 192.0 million tonnes, down 3.2 per cent year on year from 198.4 million tonnes. continue…
by David Buckland Posted in Energy / Resources, Insightful Insights.
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What could blow up next?
Roger Montgomery
April 26, 2016
Experience in financial markets has taught us that while we cannot predict markets or prices we do know that they frequently move in a way that causes pain for the majority. Even Buffett and Munger observed this when they noted the stock market is designed to transfer money from the impatient to the patient. continue…
by Roger Montgomery Posted in Energy / Resources, Foreign Currency, Insightful Insights.
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Landmines in the Field of Dreams
Roger Montgomery
April 26, 2016
Whether the focus is on shares, property or other financial markets, we have entered an environment of low returns. Anyone believing they will see double-digit returns from stock market indices is not just optimistic but misguided. It is therefore more important than ever to find other avenues to generate alpha (the active return over an index). Every bit of alpha will be that much more valuable in a low return regime.
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Discounts a plenty in the LICs market
Scott Phillips
April 22, 2016
The rather lackluster start to the year from both Australian Equities and Global Equities (in Australian dollars) has been met with an increased number of LICs (Listed Investment Companies) trading at discounts to their Net Tangible Assets backing. In fact 59 out of the 87 LICs trading on the ASX now trade at a discount, with 29 of them trading at a discount of more than 10 per cent. continue…
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