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The janitor who amassed a fortune: How character underpins investment success

All investors want to become successful. Many wish to gain financial independence and help others. How to achieve these worthy goals? An exploration of the life and...
Chris Leithner
Leithner & Company Ltd
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'Gradually then suddenly' – Learning to love trend following

Over the last 18 months, markets have repriced expectations for both interest rates and commodities, first gradually, then suddenly. The way this has occurred brings...
Mathew Kaleel
Mathew Kaleel
Janus Henderson
Meet The Investor

Meet Andrew: And his love of strong performing ETFs (and even stronger small caps)

Andrew, a Melbournian, has been around the world of finance since high school, having studied the discipline and then starting his career as a trainee at PwC. Over the...
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James Marlay
Livewire Markets
Education

Learning from historians as well as from history

Responding to cannon fire in the bay, the citizens of Melbourne armed themselves and gathered in Port Melbourne in September 1854, believing a Russian attack that...
Martin Pretty
Equitable Investors
Education

Does anyone remember 2016?

I remember a few things. I remember the guy from ‘The Apprentice’ was back on TV. This time they’d given him the role of US President. News headlines spoke of...
Josh Clark
QVG Capital
Education

What is an Active ETF and what are the benefits for investors?

Around $27 billion worth of active ETFs, across 76 products, are available in Australia as of 28 February. What are the benefits of these structures? This wire helps...
Chris Meyer
Pinnacle Investment Management Limited
Education

Investing mistakes during a crisis

Last Thursday morning, as my phone reconnected at Heathrow Airport, I learned that Russia had invaded Ukraine. I might have expected this. But I was not alone in being...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
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Like kites, do portfolios rise against or with the wind?

For the runners, cyclists or outdoor sportspeople within our readership, a handful of circumstances will almost always result in a proverbial groan: headwinds. That...
Jesse Moors
Jesse Moors
Spatium Capital
Education

The 10 most-followed female investors

Today marks International Women's Day, an annual global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year's theme is "break...
Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
Education

The sweet spot for earnings power

The investment management industry tends to present issues in zero-sum ways. Active versus passive, large cap stocks versus small cap stocks, liquid assets versus...
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John Guadagnuolo
Antares Equities
Education

Is the end in sight for EBITDA?

The use of 'EBITDA' started out as a simple idea to better communicate the value in high-growth businesses. But over the years, it’s morphed into something else...
Brendan York
NAOS Asset Management
Education

In conversation with the women in portfolio management

With International Women’s Day (IWD) coming up on 8 March, we asked Channel Capital how they're celebrating and to share some of the stories that make women...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Education

From dreadful mistake to 12-bagger – why it (sometimes) pays to hang in there

Picture what you were doing in 2002. Ah, they were simpler times. What I was doing in addition to working my butt off was helping my mother manage her SMSF. She lived...
David Guy
Leithner & Company Ltd
Education

How fear during times of market volatility can lead to selling at the wrong time

Volatile markets have the potential to unnerve many, but there is good reason why you should avoid acting impulsively and instead remain patient to stop yourself...
George Wong
George Wong
Kauri Asset Management
Meet The Investor

Meet the investors: 8 more readers' lessons, and all their top 5 holdings

In April 2021, a reader, Andrew, suggested we go directly to the Livewire audience and ask them about investing. Soon after, "Meet the Investor" was born. Here, you'll...
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Matt Buchanan
Matt Buchanan
Education

4 key tips for keeping a cool head in a crisis

The upsetting scenes in Ukraine have sent shockwaves through us all as individuals and through global stock markets. In fact, escalating tensions between Russia and...
Duncan Lamont
Schroders
Education

Media Worth Consuming – February 2022

Top 5 ArticlesWhilst American politicians love to talk about bringing drug prices down, Mark Cuban is starting a business that will actually deliver it.Seven weeks ago...
Jonathan Rochford
Narrow Road Capital
Meet The Investor

Meet Eddie: He's humble and generous with a streak of courage

Eddie started investing to provide financial security for his family but has gone on to share his wealth through church and charities.
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Glenn Freeman
Livewire Markets
Education

Impact investing in listed equities – WHEB’s perspective

In recent years there has been rapid growth in the volume of capital being invested in impact strategies. This growth has led to concerns that there has concurrently...
Ted Franks
Pengana Capital Group
Education

Why elevated inflation will persist

We believe there is a material risk that elevated inflation will persist and force the Fed to implement more aggressive monetary tightening than many expect. This...
Steven Glass
Pella Funds Management
Education

Long Term Investing: Navigating Current Volatility

Markets don’t go up in a straight line (wouldn’t that be nice!).In reality, and as investors are experiencing in the current environment, volatility goes hand-in-hand...
Alistair Mills
Alistair Mills
Betashares
Education

Why investors should acknowledge, respect and embrace uncertainty

It’s human nature that we tend to favour certainty in the stock market. But times of heightened uncertainty can lead to great opportunities for investors who position...
George Wong
George Wong
Kauri Asset Management
Education

ETFs / ETMFs – watch the bid-ask spreads

Bid-ask spreads for ETFs / ETMFs vary materially between vehicles from 1.5 basis points all the way up to 120 basis points, writes Rodney Lay. They're worth monitoring...
Rodney Lay
Rodney Lay
Risk Return Metrics
Education

Aligning Interests: (no freeloading on my tab!)

That an article discussing the benefits of aligned interests should even need to be written deeply concerns and somewhat surprises me. Nevertheless, it's clear from...
Michael Goldberg
Collins St Value Fund
Education

3 steps to protect your portfolio in a crash

In the heat of the moment during a sell-off, it's easy to make bad decisions, which seem perfectly rational at the time. Tom Stevenson from Fidelity International is...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
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