Polen Capital recently increased its holding in Siemens Healthineers as the company raised its guidance for the third time this year after sales of its rapid coronavirus testing kits reached a peak in the third quarter. Continue…

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Given the increasing threat of inflation, many investors are asking me what impact it will have on small companies. The quandary is that small caps are more volatile than large caps, but they can provide greater potential for long-term growth. For me, the answer lies in high quality stock selection. Continue…

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As you know I am a big fan of the team at Polen having invested at the Australian inception of the Polen Capital Global Growth Fund. When the Chinese government articulated its love-hate relationship with the computer gaming industry and announced a crackdown on kids gaming it came as some relief to hear the Polen Capital team had made portfolio changes. Polen’s update follows, and it provides a valuable insight into the team’s processes and philosophy. Continue…

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Another lockdown and this time 16 million people are tied to their computers at home with very little to do but work and shop online. There’s some merit in the idea that online shopping boomed during the first lock down because a) it was novel, b) the government was handing out money and c) the boss wasn’t looking over workers’ shoulders. This time around, while the boss remains absent the government isn’t being as generous. Continue…

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Roger joined Alicia Barry on The Business to discuss why there is so much M&A actvitiy at the moment. The $39 billion takeover of Afterpay by US giant Square highlights the amount of cash in the market. Watch here.

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It has been noted by some economic observers that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has, in 2021, been consistent in one aspect of his predictions about inflation; that he’s consistently wrong. The message, as we’ve discussed here at the blog throughout the year, is that inflation is transitory. Base effects will ensure inflation turns to disinflation with the passage of another year, and capitalism’s supply response will solve the bottlenecks in global commodity supply chains. Continue…

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Gary Rollo joined Chris Judd on Talk Ya Book to discuss a microcap pick in the telco and e-sports space, Pentanet (ASX: 5GG). Pentanet is a Perth based high-speed internet provider although our investment thesis is based on their volume growth opportunity in cloud gaming.

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We recently mentioned Capricorn Metals (ASX:CMM) as a stock to watch with the company entering the commissioning phase of the Karlawinda project. Since then, there have been a couple of notable developments from the company including an acquisition and an operating update which has helped support our thesis. Continue…

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