Should You Buy The Amex Card Or The Stock?

February 2020 Newsletter | Far more people have the Amex card than shares in the parent, and while owning the card has its rewards, we suspect owning shares in the company over the long term has been the more rewarding experience   ... Read more

Are Shares Expensive?

January 2020 Newsletter | As we enter 2020, "whether shares are expensive" seems to be the topic du jour for those interested in the stockmarket.  The indices are recently making new all time highs, so is the market overpriced?   ... Read more

Boris The Builder: Can He Brexit?

December 2019 Newsletter | The Boris Johnson led Conservative Party, in securing an 80 seat majority in the United Kingdom (UK) parliament, has won a mandate to “Get Brexit done”. But what does this mean for UK equities and Australian equities with ... Read more

Opportunities For The Global Value Investor

November 2019 Newsletter | After many years of consideration and preparation, the exciting opportunities that we are seeing in various global markets have driven our decision to launch the Auscap Global Equities Fund as of 1 November 2019. ... Read more

Indicators For Optimism In The Australian Economy

October 2019 Newsletter | Is Australia finally due a recession? While the future is unknowable, and undoubtedly a domestic recession will occur at some point, there are presently reasons to be optimistic about the outlook for the Australian economy. ... Read more

Dealing With Volatility

September 2019 Newsletter | As an investor there are times when your style is in and out of favour, there are times when you get an unusual number of good or bad bounces, and there are times when it is simply unclear why the market is responding in ... Read more

Analysing FY19 Fund Returns

August 2019 Newsletter | In this edition we provide a candid assessment of the Fund's performance in the prior financial year. Just as we do every year, we use the August Newsletter to delve more deeply not only into the attribution of the returns to ... Read more