Episode 16: More results — Wisetech, BWX, Kip McGrath & more, plus is Australia headed for recession?

Investing won’t make you rich. Not on its own. Done right, it will certainly help grow your money — and, over time, that growth can be considerable. But if you really want to build enduring wealth you should also focus on saving. That’s the fuel on which the fire of compounding burns. If you can scrape together $2,000 and invest that for a […]

The concept of ‘value’ is core to investing. At one level, it’s a relatively straightforward idea, and one we intuitively understand. As investors, we are, essentially, trying to buy assets for less than what they are “really” worth. For us, the value is captured when the wider market recognises and corrects the mispricing. But there’s also value in something that is (somehow) perfectly […]

A business is best thought of as a machine; one that takes various inputs (capital, commodities, people) and converts them into outputs (products/services). If you are interested in a company’s potential for growth, it helps to understand exactly how those inputs are converted to outputs. Furthermore, you need a sense of how demand for those outputs will change over time, […]

A chance to top up, or good money after bad?

I was looking through the archives and realised that since starting Strawman, I’ve written something like 330 articles. Some of them I’m proud of. Most of them… not so much. Looking back, the difference is obvious. The good ones — the ones that still feel sharp — came from a place of genuine interest and conviction. I had something I […]

In this, our finale episode for the season, Claude takes us through the investment case for Vista Group (VGL), and we reminisce about past episodes and stock picks. For more great content, please visit us at www.strawman.com, www.mattjoass.com & www.ethicalequities.com.au Email us at [email protected] And find us on Twitter @sage_simian @mattjoass @claudedwalker Return to the Strawman Platform here Strawman is Australia’s premier online investment club. Join for […]

Charlie Munger has loads of great quotes, but this one is a standout: The first rule of compounding: never interrupt it unnecessarily Charlie Munger The maths behind compounding is easy enough, but the intuition is anything but. If you can find an investment that compounds at 20% per annum, the gain you make in year 10 is greater than the total […]

What should you consider before buying shares in a company?