Since the market bottom of the Global Financial Crisis in March 2009, the Russell 1000 Growth Index (R1G) has outperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index (R1V) by over 300 per cent cumulatively. Many investors seem fearful that this current era of growth style dominance will end with the same thud as its predecessor, when the Nasdaq Composite stock market index, after appreciating by 400 per cent from 1995, proceeded to decline by 78 per cent from its peak in March 2000 to October 2002. Continue…

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In this episode of ABC Nightlife Roger joined Philip Clark to talk about markets. Investors have plenty to consider at the moment. The global economy is experiencing a severe contraction as countries seek to contain the coronavirus. Even though the worst of this has now passed, the outlook remains highly uncertain and concerns of a second wave are apparent. The Australian economy is going through a very difficult period and is experiencing the biggest contraction since the 1930s. Listen here.

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Back in 2015 I wrote about Tesla noting “In this era of creative destruction, transition and disruption, finding the winners can be a challenge.” That was when Tesla shares were $52 adjusted for splits. With Tesla post-split shares now trading at $380 it would seem Tesla has won. Continue…

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Last month Roger shared a wrap-up blog from the most recent reporting season and concluded that results were generally more good than bad for the majority of ASX companies that reported. This led to many companies’ share prices surprising on the upside. Continue…

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Globally, investors have hitherto been blissfully optimistic about the end of hard lockdowns, the development of a potential vaccine and broad economic re-openings. But all that may be about to change. Continue…

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One of the thematics from the last few months has been the material change in retail spending. With COVID-19 related lockdowns and restrictions on population movement and activity, the ability to spend on services such as out of home entertainment and activities has been significantly curtailed. Continue…

by Stuart Jackson Posted in Companies, Consumer discretionary.

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