As any adherent to professional value investing will attest, the practice in Australia has been challenging in 2016.  For a length of time that we’d prefer not to dwell on, we have rued the broad lack of opportunities.  As a result, Montgomery portfolios have not been fully invested, even as our funds have grown.

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Most days you’ll see a company announcement about a director either cutting or boosting their shareholding.  These transactions often raise eyebrows.  After all, they must know something that we don’t, right?  So, should you sell when they sell, and buy when they buy? Continue…

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In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, I’ve been hearing a lot of Chicken Little-like fretting about what it means for stock markets and portfolios.  That’s fair enough because, to quote the legendary Sam Cooke, it looks like a massive change is gonna come.  So, as investors, how concerned should we be, and what should we be doing to preserve our wealth? Continue…

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Over the last week, ANZ, NAB and Westpac reported their full year 2016 results, while CBA provided a trading update for the September quarter.  So I thought it would be a good time to review the key themes to emerge.

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In this radio program with George and Paul on 2UE radio, Roger explains long bond and interest rates and discusses how the markets reacted to the U.S. election result. Listen here.

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Each year, health care spending chews up an increasingly large chunk of state and federal budgets. This trend is clearly unsustainable. Which is why the Australian government is conducting multiple reviews of the system in the hope of providing more efficient and cheaper care.  So, should we put our faith in the efficacy of these reviews?

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With election uncertainty finally out of the way, investors now need to grapple with a new question: how does this change in the US political landscape affect markets and market expectations?  Is it time to be greedy, or fearful?

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