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11th June, 2026
The Prosperity Mirage
On paper, the modern Australian economic story is a masterclass in resilience. Judged by our preferr...
4th June, 2026
Keeping It Tight
A concentrated portfolio is not for the faint of heart. For those willing to shoulder the volatility...
28th May, 2026
The Perennial Peak
I was recently fossicking through the archives and tripped over a piece I wrote back in 2018. It was...
21st May, 2026
Less is More
Spreadsheets are a great tool, but they tend to offer a level of certainty that’s often not justifie...
15th May, 2026
Destination Dividend
The ultimate destination for any successful enterprise is to become a dividend machine. If a company...
8th May, 2026
The ROIC Engine
Successful investing is ultimately about identifying activities that deliver a positive return on in...
1st May, 2026
Right Theme, Wrong Return
From a largely agrarian third-world country, impoverished under a brutal communist regime, China has...
24th April, 2026
Commodified Intelligence
Navigating the hype surrounding a new technology is one of the trickier challenges we face as invest...
16th April, 2026
The Merits of Mediocrity
In most fields, if you want to be in the top 1%, you generally have to perform feats that most other...
10th April, 2026
Air & Sugar
The market may be closed over Easter, but there’s always some (seemingly) important news or data poi...