Episode 10: Australian property, selling Class and buying Webjet

In this episode we talk through the Banking Royal Commission, and what that might mean for banks. We also review the quarterly updates for Catapult (CAT) and Envirosuite (EVS), and Matt outlines a huge challenge facing the worlds second largest economy, and what that might mean for Australia.

I bet you heard the news this week about the China Evergrande debacle. Global markets shedding billions of dollars due to large and small investors fearful of the butterfly effect of an international behemoth in mountains of debt. China making cryptocurrencies illegal certainly didn’t help investor sentiment either, smashing crypto markets and stocks associated with them too. Volatility struck the […]

At bottom the ability to buy securities – particularly common stocks – successfully is the ability to look ahead accurately. Looking backward, however carefully, will not suffice, and may do more harm than good.” — Benjamin Graham The financial statements can tell you a great deal about a company, and any serious investor ignores them at their own peril. Revenue, margins, […]

In this episode we talk through the quarterly updates for Dicker Data (DDR), Locality Planning (LPE), Volpara (VHT) and Audinate (AD8). Plus, we open the mailbag to answer some listener questions.

I bought my first shares in November 1985, the 40th anniversary is here!!—here’s what I learnt since, sometimes the hard way! Through the various cycles, events and characters, the journey and outcomes have been an intriguing, rewarding and interesting way to spend time. Below, I have attempted to avoid, firstly, pointing out stocks you should have bought, as there are […]

Discussion, analysis and investment ideas from three investing tragics

There are few inventions in human history that can match the transformative impact of the internet. Fire, the wheel, language, the printing press, the Magna Carta—each fundamentally reshaped society. The internet belongs in this pantheon. It has revolutionized not just communication but commerce, finance, culture, and governance. It is difficult to overstate its significance. At its core, the internet is […]

Founder and Managing Director of Strawman Andrew Page chats stocks and investment theory with Jeremy