Category: General

Catapult (ASX:CAT): Bulls vs Bears

This company is the world leader in its chosen field, with daylight between it and its nearest competitor. Moreover, the industry itself is growing rapidly and the company in question has so far only captured less than 20% of the addressable market. Sales have been growing at a double-digit rate, …

Investment resolutions for 2019

January 2019 Although the start of a new calendar year doesn’t really hold any special significance for investors, the relative dearth of corporate news makes it as good a time as any to reflect on your investments. And, if necessary, undertake a bit of course-correction. The fact is, no mater how carefully you build your portfolio, it will inexorably evolve […]

Big isn’t always better

‘Blue-chip’ is a term often applied to the more established, higher-quality businesses; a name that originates from the poker table where the highest value chips were traditionally blue in colour. These stalwarts are typically considered lower risk and are the stocks sensible investors supposedly focus on. Perhaps. But for many of these so-called blue-chips the shareholder experience has been woeful. Consider these examples from the ASX20, […]

A ‘technical’ correction?

This week, the Aussie market entered what is popularly called a ‘technical correction’ — that is, a fall of 10% or more from a previous high. In so doing, it wiped off all of the gains from the past year.  Exactly who decided that a 10% drop is a correction I have no idea, but it sure can seem pretty scary. You certainly […]