Investor Insights

In this section we explore investing basics, common themes and information to help guide your investing journey. 

The information provided is general information only. The information does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs. You should consider your own investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs before acting upon any information provided in this document and consider seeking advice from a financial adviser if necessary.

March 5, 2020

The importance of a Competitive Advantage Period

Competitive Advantage Period is a key investment concept that is often overlooked by investors. An understanding of this concept can help investors better determine what they’re paying for when they buy a stock. Under the expectations investing framework which the Montaka team utilises extensively, one key component that attracts less consideration is the Competitive Advantage Period (CAP).
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February 26, 2020

Are you overweight in growth stocks?

In an uncertain world, should investors have a strategy that looks beyond current trends and accommodates a range of different possible futures? In recent years growth stocks have had a winning streak, is now a good time to consider shifting the balance of your holdings towards companies that can demonstrate the ability to generate profits today.
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February 19, 2020
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Is it time to rebalance your retirement portfolio?

By Roger Montgomery

In the current environment of ultra-low interest rates, generating enough income for retirement can be challenging. Instead of being able to add to their nest egg, many retirees find themselves needing to withdraw capital to make up a shortfall between their lifestyle requirements and their income.
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February 13, 2020

Are quality businesses set to shine again?

Some years ago, we put together a notional “High-minus-low quality” portfolio, which holds long positions in ASX-listed companies that we consider to be high-quality, and short positions in companies that we consider to be lower-quality. The absolute return from this portfolio provides an indication of whether the higher quality companies are outperforming the lower-quality companies.
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February 3, 2020

What’s behind the weak performance of quantitative investing?

Equity markets have been very kind to investors in recent years, with stock indices setting new records in Australia and overseas. Notwithstanding some episodes of turbulence along the way, these good results continue a decade-long run of mainly positive returns following the depths of the GFC in early 2009.
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January 31, 2020

Does valuation not matter for high quality businesses?

One characteristic of a high-quality business is its ability to grow its intrinsic value over time. So does that mean that it’s possible to overpay for a high quality business and then wait for it to “grow into its valuation”? This depends on a number of things which we will attempt to tease out.
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December 18, 2019
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Part II: Low rates, assets inflate

Since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008, central bankers worldwide have pursued expansionary monetary settings to buoy tepid economic growth by cutting policy rates and buying government bonds. As a result, low interest rates have been a fact of life in large developed economies for the past decade – and counting.
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December 3, 2019
WHITE PAPERS

Part I: Low rates, assets inflate

Across the developed world, historically low interest rates are the new normal – not just temporary. Our latest Whitepaper points to five structural reasons driving this change. Although low rates are highly advantageous for those with an ability to buy assets, they come with some strong downsides.
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October 21, 2019

Why you need to include cybersecurity in your investment thesis

According to the Australian Government’s Cyber Security Review, cybercrime is costing the nation up to $1 billion annually in direct costs alone. And the costs are rising. Clearly, it’s time for investors to factor the risk, and potential impact, of cyberattacks on the businesses they invest in.
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October 18, 2019

Why I think NextDC is undervalued

By Gary Rollo

What’s going on with the share price of data center provider NextDC (ASX: NXT)? Over the past year, it has massively underperformed other firms in both the tech and AREIT sectors. But with interest rates staying low, and the demand for data center services booming, is its market valuation set to rise?
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