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Goodman Group continues to ride the boom in online shopping
Roger Montgomery
November 8, 2021
Australian property company, Goodman Group (ASX:GMG), specialises in industrial sites that cater to the digital economy. And, perhaps predictably – given the past 18 months of retail lockdowns – its share price has done well. The company’s recent trading update was extremely upbeat, announcing higher levels of profitability and expectations for increased earnings for the year ahead. continue…
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Why I am still keen on Codan
Andreas Lundberg
November 4, 2021
The share price of electronic solutions and metal detector maker, Codan (ASX: CDA), has fallen around 42 per cent since June. It’s now back where it was around 12 months ago. But instead of being concerned, I believe the company continues to have a very bright future. continue…
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Polen Capital Global Small and Mid Cap Fund has left the starting block
David Buckland
November 3, 2021
The Polen Capital Global Small and Mid Cap Fund was launched on Thursday 21 October 2021, and at the time of writing, it has invested in 30 companies with a weighted average market capitalisation exceeding US$9 billion, across 12 countries. For context, this is a fraction of the big global names like Apple (US$2.25 trillion), Microsoft (US$2.0t), Amazon (US$1.7t), Alphabet (US$1.5t) and Facebook ($0.87t). continue…
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Key take-outs from Coles’ and Woolworths’ Q1 sales
Stuart Jackson
November 3, 2021
Australia’s two supermarket giants, Coles and Woolworths, have just reported their September quarter sales figures. While it’s hard to make comparisons with the same period last year – due to the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns – there were some meaningful take-outs from the results. continue…
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Two businesses to put in your Christmas stocking
Roger Montgomery
October 29, 2021
At the Montgomery Small Companies Fund, our small caps team’s approach is to invest in businesses that benefit from supportive underlying themes. Two themes we like right now are what we call Stable Compounders and Structural Winners. And we have two preferred stocks – one in each theme – that we think will provide solid long-term returns. continue…
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Three things we’ve learnt from AGM season
Roger Montgomery
October 28, 2021
With annual general meeting (AGM) season underway, we’re starting to see some interesting trends. One is that, overall, results have been better than expected. Another is that, in Australia, margins are coming under pressure as inflation starts to bite. And a third is that the retail sector is experiencing a subdued start to FY22 – perhaps because many of us satiated our shopping urges during the COVID-19 lockdowns. continue…
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Profiting from small brands with big reach
Roger Montgomery
October 28, 2021
Packed the car and readying to take a re-opening road trip? Enjoyed a responsible G&T during lockdown? If you have, you may be familiar with some of the brands I am about to discuss. What you may not know is that these businesses, whose products you may already be using, are listed global small caps. You may also like to hear they’re owned in the Polen Capital Global Small and Mid Cap Fund. continue…
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Why Westpac is the biggest holding in The Montgomery Fund
Stuart Jackson
October 26, 2021
In a recent webinar to discuss the August reporting season, I was asked to provide thoughts on questions about the bank stocks. In my third post, I am covering: Why is Westpac the biggest holding in the Montgomery Fund. Why do you like it, more than anything else? continue…
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Better simpler strategy – how Etsy has survived and thrived
David Buckland
October 25, 2021
In this blog, Professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee from the Harvard Business School, helps to explain how Etsy has survived and thrived from the potential Amazon onslaught. continue…
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Specialist platform flows surprising to the upside
Dominic Rose
October 22, 2021
The ASX-listed specialist wealth management platforms are showing no signs of slowing momentum, with all three players delivering record net inflows over the September quarter (1Q22), coming in materially ahead of market expectations. continue…
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