A recent addition to the fund is Prime Financial (ASX:PFG), an integrated wealth management, accounting and capital advisory business. The company provides a broad range of services from financial planning, investment advice, life insurance, accounting & tax compliance, SMSF establishment and corporate advisory. Show More

MedAdvisor (MDR: ASX) operates in the healthcare IT space, specifically in improving the interaction between pharmacies, patients, drug manufacturers and doctors. They provide a fully digital end to end experience for processing medical scripts for prescribed medication. Show More

Navigating the almost 2000 stocks in the microcap universe can be daunting for investors, particularly as broker coverage is so thin. But this is precisely what attracts us. We use our large research team and disciplined process to uncover great value stocks whose growth prospects are being ignored by the... Show More

HGL Limited (ASX: HNG) is a mini-conglomerate containing predominantly distribution businesses. HGL distributes some of its own propriety brands and third party brands in the Australia and New Zealand market. The business has been in a turnaround or self-help mode for the past 3 years and these efforts are now... Show More

Investing is full of mistakes. If we are unable to accept we were wrong in our thesis around a stock and it is now time sell, well we won't last long in investing. Even the best fund managers are only getting 6 out 10 of their picks right the other... Show More

While most smallcap indexes around the world tend to trade at a premium to their associated larger cap index, the Australian market is an exception. Smaller companies have traditionally traded at around a 15% discount to larger companies in Australia, however, this has reversed and they now trade at a... Show More

For many investors that focus on small cap and microcap stocks, the dream is of finding a 10-bagger or even a 100-bagger stock. The little stock that turned into an absolute world beater, something akin to finding a McDonalds in the late 1960’s when it had roughly a 1,000 outlets... Show More

Over recent months the microcap and small cap end of the ASX has been pummeled, by what has been termed the “great rotation” or "silent crash", more phrases to add to your investing lexicon. This is largely where large cap managers who had meandered down into the smaller end of... Show More

After a soft patch for small caps, we think their outlook is now favourable relative to large caps. In this wire, we highlight five red flags to watch for, and discuss a small cap we like with a forward PE multiple of 8x, and a gross yield of 11%. Show More

Pacific Current Group is a multi-boutique asset management firm with investments in 17 managers globally with a combined FUM of $52.3 billion* at September 2016. It was formed via the merger of Australian-based and ASX listed Treasury Group and US based Northern Lights Capital Group. Whilst both Treasury Group and... Show More

In this article I provide an overview of the The Australian Microcap & Nanocap landscape and look at some of the opportunities these companies present for investors portfolios. I review the diversification benefits they can bring to a portfolio not just in terms of market capitalisation but also sector diversification.... Show More

Some years ago, I had a relation of mine tell me he was selling some shares in a Microcap company he bought only six months earlier. I asked him what the reason for him selling was, and he responded that he made a 50% gain and was taking profits because... Show More

Veem is a family-run engineering business that has been in operation for 48 years. Veem’s core business centres around specialist marine propulsion where they have created significant IP and have more recently expanded into Gyroscopic stabiliser systems. This technology reduces vessels’ rolling motion by up to 95% when at anchor... Show More

In recent years, there has been an enormous shift towards passive investing and index funds, supported by academics, investment practitioners, financial advisors, and assorted pundits. While we don’t know if they’re right for you (speak to your financial advisor), are there any situations where managed funds may be a better... Show More

This is the question most prospective investors of our managed funds and anyone interested in small cap investing ask us. Identifying investment ideas, whether it is ASX listed companies or global companies can come about many ways. It could be we stumble upon them by trawling through all the companies... Show More

A little over two months ago we profiled Hitech Group Australia ASX:HIT https://www.livewiremarkets.com/wires/32171 as a possible way to play the vibrant ICT/Tech sector from a slightly different angle. It was cheap, had a strong ungeared balance sheet and was operating in a sector of the economy that was experiencing rapid... Show More

A few months ago we introduced you to Wingara Ag (ASX:WNR) - the emerging exporter of Australian oaten hay to China, Japan and South Korea. Yesterday Wingara announced the acquisition of an additional nearby processing facility - Pyrenees Hay Processing Co-Operative Ltd (PHPC). Show More

Hitech Group Australia HIT:ASX Mkt Cap $11.5mil, SP 37c, No Debt, Est. Cash of $3.5mil, Est ex cash FY16 P/E 5.7, FY16 EPS Growth circa 20%, doesn't pay a dividend but franking credits available. Show More

Wingara Ag (ASX:WNR) – an emerging agricultural exporter to Asian markets – is an attractive way to play the long term thematic of Asian demand for Australian agricultural produce. An exporter of Australian oaten hay (a high quality feed type for dairy cows) to customers in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan,... Show More

Apologies for my long hiatus, it has been hard to find interesting, reasonably valued stocks. Blackwall Property Funds (BWF) manage and service ~$600m of properties for various property vehicles. What’s exciting is they are in the early rollout phase of their shared office product ‘WOTSO Workspaces’. The strategy is to... Show More