The Meerkat Feasting on iSelect
02 Aug 2018
Earnings guidance slashed by 64%. CEO gone. The stock down 54%. That was the situation for iSelect (ISU) when we...
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Jumbo Risks All But Forgotten
18 May 2018
We are out. Last week the Forager Australian Shares Fund sold its last remaining shares of online lottery ticket...
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Making the Most of Mistakes
26 Feb 2018
For those who fear flying, facts and statistics are likely of little help. But flying has become a lot safer over...
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Chiming in on Crypto Madness
10 Jan 2018
“Bitcoin has become one of the world’s hottest investments, a bubble inflated by social media, [and] loose...
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Going Super Mental
23 Mar 2017
Today's AFR contains an interesting article on housing affordability and a new front on the crisis. It addresses...
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Bears, Bulls and Barbecues
02 Mar 2017
Want to know what a pretty picture looks like in the eyes of a contrarian investor? Today’s Australian Financial...
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How To Lose When the Odds are With You
02 Nov 2016
"What would you do if you were invited to play a game where you were given $25 and allowed to place bets for 30...
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Red Devils Don’t Anchor
16 Aug 2016
Last week Manchester United (NYSE: MANU) signed up French football-star Paul Pogba after paying a record...
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Forge Psychology: Value Investor Turned Day Trader
09 Jan 2014
I like to think I’m pretty well wired for value investing. A natural inclination to go against the crowd and...
READ MORE Beware Layers of the Pyramid
14 Jun 2012
Intelligent Investor Funds analyst Matt Ryan recently sat the third and final exam for his CFA candidacy. It’s...
READ MORE Patience: Easier Acknowledged Than Exercised
01 Jun 2011
On a Comrades race bib, it tells you how many Comrades the runner has completed. Inexperienced runners, like myself,...
READ MORE The ‘What the Hell’ Effect
03 Sep 2010
If, by chance, you are served an unusually large slice of pizza, compared with what others appear to be getting,...
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