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Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) (formerly Woodside Petroleum Ltd) is Australia’s largest independent dedicated oil and gas exploration and production company. With its share price down 46 per cent since September 2023, it might pay investors to understand the transformation occurring at the company and the reason it is now a three per cent position in The Montgomery Fund and a 2.3 per cent position in The Montgomery [Private] Fund. Continue…

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In this week’s video insight I discuss a new acronym coined by analysts that encapsulates a group of technology companies that are dominating global markets; MANGO (Meta, Apple, Nvidia, Google, and OpenAI).  

Investors have long used catchy terms to describe dominant technology stocks – think FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google), and Magnificent 7 (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Nvidia, and Tesla). Continue…

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Why is the stock market rising amid global conflicts in 2025?

In 2025, the world is grappling with significant geopolitical uncertainty. Tensions between the U.S. and China have wavered, the tragic conflict between Israel and Iran has escalated, and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine persists. Yet, despite these challenges, most major global equity indices have posted gains year-to-date. Continue…

by Dean Curnow Posted in Global markets, Market commentary.

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Labor’s resounding victory at the weekend’s Federal Election, securing a second term with a strengthened parliamentary majority, defied predictions of a close contest, possibly reflects the idealism of a new generation of voters, and grants Labor a mandate to advance a socialist policy agenda.

Victoria’s fiscal challenges however are the result of a long-term Labor government running a socialist agenda that has now run out of other people’s money. Continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Companies, Economics, Market commentary.

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The return of Donald Trump to the presidency has brought with it a series of actions and policies that systematically undermine the foundational principles of American democracy. Continue…

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Australia’s aggressive pursuit of renewable energy, championed by the Teal independents and the Labor government, is sold as a path to cheaper electricity and a cleaner future. The promise is seductive: wind and solar will slash power bills while saving the planet.

Yet, recent events in Europe – most notably Spain’s massive blackout and Germany’s ongoing grid struggles – expose this narrative as dangerously naive. Forcing intermittent renewable energy onto aging grids without adequate investment in stability measures is a recipe for chaos, and this weekend, I suspect, Australia will vote to barrel down the same path. Continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Energy / Resources, Market commentary.

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Markets cycle back and forth between periods of calm when investors are at ease and periods of heightened volatility, usually when investors have taken by surprise. These surprises tend to fall into two categories, and it’s important to be able to distinguish between them.

This article was first published in The Australian on 29 May 2025. Continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in In the Press.

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In response to Life360’s (ASX:360) March 2025 Quarterly update released on Monday 12 May, its share price has jumped 18 per cent from $23.58 to $27.85 in the past two trading days. Continue…

by David Buckland Posted in Companies, Stocks We Like.

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The U.S is careening toward a potential recession, propelled by a dramatic escalation in trade barriers, including unprecedented tariffs on imports from China, one of its largest trading partners.

Economists believe the sweeping “Liberation Day” tariff initiative could trigger a sharp economic contraction by summer, and the fallout is already evident across corporate earnings, consumer behaviour, and global trade dynamics. Continue…

by Roger Montgomery Posted in Global markets, Market commentary.

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Australia’s housing crisis is deepening, with median Sydney house prices reaching 13.8 times the median household income, placing it among the least affordable cities globally. Continue…

by David Buckland Posted in Video Insights.

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