One of the most powerful forces in the world is the power of compounding. When harnessed to create wealth there is no force like it. As an investor you can choose to receive interest on your money through a bank or invest in great companies and receive a share of their corporate earnings. Below I […]
You sit down with the annual report, spreadsheet ready to see what hidden gold may await. In the Balance Sheet there’s an important measure of liquidity known as the Current Ratio; total current assets divided by total current liabilities. This little gem gives you an idea of whether the business could quickly cover their short-term […]
It’s no secret we are busier than we’ve ever been as a society. With more people seeking to escape from debt, change into a less hectic lifestyle or transition into healthier work-life balance, investments have become a hot topic. Before you dive your hard-earned cash into the next the dinner party tip, let’s have a […]
We had a great year and tracking the Excellent Investor Partnership’s we reached 51.20% till Decemeber 2017. Thank you to everyone who invested and I hope we have a great and successful year ahead in 2018. **past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance**
Mid-cap stocks are situated in the “sweet spot” of the equities universe, typically offering higher growth rates than large caps and having greater access to capital than small caps. Australia’s mid-cap sector has outperformed large-cap and small-cap stocks over the past 15 years, but despite this strong performance, the mid-cap sector has been largely ignored. A […]
Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors of all time and also one of the best teachers of investing. Here we discuss some of the lessons he has offered through his annual reports and countless interviews that you can use to invest better and reach your financial goals. Invest unemotionally – Many people make […]
A monopoly exists when a company controls the entire market for a specified product or service and when there are significant barriers to entry in that market. In the minds of investors, they make good money. Buffett has always discussed the idea of moat in the company. A moat is a lasting advantage for a company or […]
Investors don’t agree on much, but they do agree that making money in the market comes with a steadfast strategy that is built around a set of rules. Think for a moment about your early days as an investor. If you’re like many, you jumped in with very little knowledge of the markets. When you […]
Are you a trader or investor? Have you ever wished you were an investment whiz kid like Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch or George Soros? Would you give everything just to become successful as these men? What special characteristics do highly successful investors possess that you don’t? If someone offered to explain to you in detail the basic characteristics possessed […]
When people think of their money and how it is managed, they often zoom in on one metric — how well their investments performed compared to the broader market. When it comes to our money, how well our investments do is out of our control — as they say, past performance is not an indicator […]
