In this week’s video insight Scott discusses forecasting and how using present information makes it very difficult for accurate predictions, using REA as an example.

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Human brains are incredible – the average generates 50, 000 thoughts per day. Our thoughts and actions are a combination of rational analysed outcomes, and more automated responses – biases we’ve developed over centuries of evolution. Continue…

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Most investors have their equity portfolios heavily skewed to the largest ten companies. Is that you? Do you think yours is a “blue chip” portfolio? Or have you given up on active fund managers and believe that investing in an Australian index fund is smarter?

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Amazon and changing consumer habits claimed another victim during the week with US ‘category killer’ Toys R Us filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This brings the total number of US retailers that have filed for Chapter 11 to 24 this year, up from 18 in 2016, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. And there’s still three months of the year to go. Continue…

by Stuart Jackson Posted in Companies, Consumer discretionary.

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Broker reports are one of the most widely-used information sources for equity investors of all stripes, and there is no doubt they can be a very useful source of background information on an industry or company. In addition, they provide financial forecasts, valuation estimates and, of course, the analyst’s overall conclusion: buy, sell or hold. Continue…

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Earlier this year we wrote about why we liked SpeedCast (ASX: SDA). Since May, we’ve seen another acquisition and the financial results – and a lot of volatility. Let’s look at these things one at a time. Continue…

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