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Strawman is Australia’s premier online investment club. Members share research & recommendations on ASX-listed stocks by managing Virtual Portfolios and building Company Reports. By ranking content according to performance and community endorsement, Strawman provides accountable and peer-reviewed investment insights.
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21st November, 2024
Making Your Own Luck
You might have heard the tale about the fund manager with a quirky hiring practice. Each time he nee...
14th November, 2024
As Hard As Ever (Part 2)
Last week, I highlighted a curious reality: despite incredible advances in tech and productivity, mo...
8th November, 2024
As Hard As Ever
Why is it that, despite all the benefits of technology, we’re still working as much as ever to secur...
31st October, 2024
Founders Behaving Badly
Even the most serious of investors can’t resist a bit of scandal, rumor, and gossip. The Australian ...
24th October, 2024
Doubters and Dreamers
Paradigm-shifting innovation always has its skeptics. It’s almost a rite of passage. Virtually all o...
17th October, 2024
Pepper’s Law: The Market’s Endurance Test
Herbert Stein, an American economist, once observed that if something cannot go on forever, it will ...
11th October, 2024
Why Companies Should Act Their Age
In a recent conversation on the Excess Returns podcast, NYU Professor Aswath Damodaran talked about ...
3rd October, 2024
The Pain of a 10-Bagger
“10-baggers” — stocks that appreciate ten-fold in value — are the stuff of dreams. Especially when t...
27th September, 2024
The Opportunity of Uncertainty
Any investment that promises low risk and high returns is almost certainly a scam. It’s the financia...
20th September, 2024
Grind & Grow
In a world obsessed with instant results, it’s easy to get discouraged when our efforts don’t seem t...