Australia in the 1950s was cricket in the backyard under the hills hoist, and those political parties other than the ALP and the Coalition received 5 per cent of the national vote. Continue…

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Analysts at investment banks and broking firms regularly issue a Target Price for the companies they follow. At Montgomery, we prefer to look at the Intrinsic Value of a business. There’s a key difference between the two metrics, which some investors may not understand. Continue…

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As detailed in one of our blogs in late July, the confession season had been relatively sparse this year. This set the market up for greater levels of earnings surprise than in previous years, and this is exactly what the reporting season delivered. Continue…

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In this interview with Warren Moore, Roger discusses China’s G20, steel production and currency devaluations. 

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A bubble blown large enough will inevitably pop. And as gold bugs pump up the price of the precious metal, we hasten to warn our readers that this, too, is a bubble that will, sooner or later, burst. Moreover, gold is not a long-term investment. Our advice is to heed the words of Warren Buffett and stay away from gold. Continue…

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The world’s population is at an all-time record high of around 7.4 billion, and the United Nations estimates it will be over 11 billion in the year 2100. But populations aren’t growing everywhere. Detroit’s population is down 65% since peaking in 1950. And Japan’s is expected to drop 33% by 2060. The declines pose a new set of challenges for these communities. Continue…

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