Episode 10: Australian property, selling Class and buying Webjet

When you’ve been around small-caps for a while, large daily moves aren’t unfamiliar. Much of the time, they’re best ignored. Shares in 8common (ASX:8CO) last month spiked by 29% in a single day after the business released an encouraging quarterly result. A nice gain, for sure, but one that was driven by less than $20k worth of trades. Shares are now back at where […]

Charlie Munger once said “show me the incentive, and I’ll show you the outcome“.  A great example comes from 1860s, when the British contracted ship captains to transport convicts to our sunny shores. Back then, the survival rate of those poor souls was a miserable 40%. Human rights weren’t exactly a high priority, but most still felt that allowing 6 […]

In a fair and just world, the only way to build wealth is to generate value for others. If you can enhance the subjective well-being of someone — either through your direct labour or by producing a good they desire — you can demand payment. Either in kind, or more likely money; that wonderful, civilisation-unlocking technology that has allowed human cooperation and coordination […]

Millions of people around the world regularly suffer through a terrible night’s sleep due to various medical issues such as sleep apnoea. Poor sleep is a widely acknowledged contributor to poor attention, diet and productivity – not to mention the declining sanity of its sufferers – so many companies are understandably on the lookout for the holy grail of treatments. […]

Why is it that building or renovation cost estimates are always — and I mean always — wrong? Usually significantly so. If you’ve ever watched shows like Grand Designs, or undertaken a bit of remodelling yourself, you know this to be true. Projects that are completed on-time and on-budget are rarer than hen’s teeth. This is especially true for “nation […]

Health food is a booming industry

Let’s talk about gold. That shiny yellow metal that’s captivated humans for thousands of years. Traditionally seen as a ‘safe haven’ asset, its recent price action is more akin to that of a meme stock. Which is unusual in itself, but especially so when all other assets are likewise on their way to the moon. So, what gives? Maybe it’s […]

Tennis legend Roger Federer recently delivered the commencement address at Dartmouth university, and it’s well worth a watch. He is, as always, a class act. Roger isn’t exactly known for his investing prowess, although let it be noted he has had considerable success on that front. Over the years he earned around $130 million in prize money, but the majority […]