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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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26th February, 2026
Paradigm Shift Investing
The term “paradigm shift” is a bit wanky, but every now and then we do genuinely come across somethi...
19th February, 2026
Max Pain
Zoom out on any major developed-market index and you see a steady wealth-creation engine: a polite u...
12th February, 2026
A Test of Mettle
The major market indices may still be hovering near all-time highs, but below the surface, there are...
5th February, 2026
Stock Spotlight
No matter how good you are at picking stocks, we all have blind spots. That’s why it’s so important ...
29th January, 2026
The Price You Pay
Market history is a graveyard of great companies that were terrible investments. Not necessarily bec...
22nd January, 2026
The Road Ahead For Strawman
I hope you had the chance to switch off for a bit over the holiday break. We’re a bit like computers...
18th December, 2025
2025 Reflections
As the manic rhythm of the ASX begins to settle into its annual summer slumber, it’s a good time to ...
18th December, 2025
The Manure Illusion
There is an old joke that captures well one of the central errors of our time. It goes like this: Tw...
11th December, 2025
The $1 Test
A business is best thought of as a machine; one that takes various inputs (capital, commodities, peo...
4th December, 2025
Clone, Wait, Win
At a recent value investing conference, money manager Mohnish Pabrai, a self-described “shameless cl...