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2021 March Quarter Overview
Read more: 2021 March Quarter OverviewEconomic Overview The world held its breath as it entered the first quarter of 2021. Despite hoping for a peaceful transition from President Trump to President-elect Biden, the US Capitol Building was stormed by supporters of President Trump on January 6. The havoc saw five people die, including a Capitol Police officer. In the wake of the violence, President Trump elected to bypass President Biden’s January 20 inauguration and there were lingering concerns of civil unrest. Thankfully, the Inauguration was uneventful. With the US political environment slightly more subdued, attention turned to the eye watering stimulus. The stimulus at the…
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Another Year of Lazy Success
Read more: Another Year of Lazy Success“el hombre perezoso hace el doble de trabajo.” You might say this Spanish proverb is about the discouragement of a certain behaviour. In almost every facet of life we are encouraged to give our best and work our hardest. It’s something we see taught in school. When we go through our careers. Maintaining our homes, or if we’re involved in competitive recreational pursuits. Not giving our best will surely have consequences. “The lazy man does twice the work.” The belief is that more effort will bring its own rewards. In this instance, not having to do something twice becomes the…
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GameStop Saga Will Have Hangover
Read more: GameStop Saga Will Have HangoverGameStop. Hedge Funds. Wall Street Bets. Robinhood. What is going on? You can read about the story pretty much anywhere at the moment, so we’ll briefly run through it and then take a look at a few other areas we think are important and unlikely to see as much attention. A group of people on ‘Wall Street Bets’, a subsection of an internet forum called reddit, essentially took a dislike to the fact a video game retailer called GameStop was being shorted by a group of hedge funds. Shorting is essentially where you borrow a stock to sell it in…
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2020 End of Year Wrap
Read more: 2020 End of Year WrapWhat did we learn in 2020? Our views were mostly reinforced. Have a portfolio built for your circumstances and if you have a plan, stick with it! The following chart of the Australian sharemarket speaks for itself. Large and unexpected falls are never welcome, but riding them out remains the best course of action. We may feel panic and revulsion in the moment, but if you press the exit button, you’re liable to miss a turnaround that can emerge much more quickly than expected. As we hopefully illustrated by the message we presented in this video during the worst of…
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The Value Dilemma
Read more: The Value DilemmaEvery investor will face a conundrum at some point: what to do when their beliefs don’t work. Sometimes it’s an assumption that becomes lore. A favoured company paid a dividend for 20 straight years. Of course, it’s not going to ever stop paying a dividend… then it stops paying a dividend. A dagger to the heart! An outrage, there were plans for that money! An assumption gone wrong. Yet of all the things that can go wrong with an individual share holding, it’s probably a minor one. Sometimes it’s evidence. Academic research has shown certain companies have historically compensated investors…
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