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August 5, 2020

Stock Quickie – SHJ:ASX

How did we get here? I was looking for functional businesses (positive RoE) trading under book value. They showed up on the search and I thought I’d look into them more. What do they do? They used to “Shine a light on injustice and make the world a better place one client at a time” (their vision statement c.2014), now...

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August 3, 2020

Mocker Monday. 3 August.

Economy US dollar breaking down, gold and the $A breaking up (Shane Oliver – Livewire Markets) 3 months of hell: US economy drops 32.9% in worst GDP report ever (NPR) Stock Market Tech results: Amazon, Apple, and Facebook earn record profits during pandemic (The Telegraph) Revenue comparison of Apple, Google, Alphabet, and Microsoft (Statista) Hyper growth for local telehealth start-up...

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July 31, 2020

Stock Quickie – ANO:ASX

Advance Nanotek Ltd – ANO:ASX How did we get here? Showed up while looking through stock screeners: Australian Solid Balance Sheet and Fundamentals (Simply Wall St). What do they do? They make high grade Zinc Oxide powder for supply to the global healthcare industry. In the last few years, their profit margins have spiked significantly, presumably off the back of...

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July 30, 2020

The Amateur Investor Ep.15: Righting the Ship

I’d like to jump out front now and apologize for the delay in posting this issue. I had a university project that I was working on and couldn’t hold both an essay on Australia’s bicameralism and stock investing in my head. So I prioritized, which seems to have paid off since I finished off that course with an overall 75%...

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July 29, 2020

Stock Quickie – IFM:ASX

Infomedia – IFM:ASX How did we get here? I came across this while looking through stock screeners: Australian Solid Balance Sheet and Fundamentals (Simply Wall St). */For some reason I keep getting car parts companies show up in my searches: NTD, SFC, now IFM. Maybe I should just buy Tesla…/* What do they do? They make parts and service centre...

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July 27, 2020

Mocker Monday. 27 July.

Market Commentary Market update 24 July 2020 (Shane Oliver – AMP Capital) Economy Coronavirus: Chinese economy bounces back into growth (BBC) The government will give JobKeeper a facelift, extending it for six months but splitting it into two tiers (Business Insider Australia) Australian manufacturing has been in terminal decline but coronavirus might revive it (ABC) Long Term Debt Cycle –...

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July 24, 2020

Stock Quickie – SCG:ASX

Scentre Group – SCG:ASX How did we get here? As with SUL, this is a continuation of the search for defensive positions. What do they do? They own and operate Westfield Living Centres, Australia and New Zealand’s largest shopping centre portfolio, but are currently facing lots of headwinds with the acceleration of e-commerce, mass mall closures, and the risk of...

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July 22, 2020

Stock Quickie – SUL:ASX

Super Retail Group – SUL:ASX Investment Premise I was looking for defensive stocks, and they were mentioned in a basket along with WES, WOW, SCG, SYD. They own a number of brands/shops that may be well placed to capitalise on the “captive” post corona populace of Australia.  What do they do? They own the following retail brands:  Weighing machine Current...

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