From Wagga to Wall Street. How I became a global equities investor.

Explore the lasting value of global equities in the ever-evolving investment landscape. Andrew Macken, Montaka’s CIO, shares insightful perspectives on why they deserve a place as a cornerstone in your portfolio, drawing from his personal journey of building a career in global equities.
5 steps to evolve your investing in the right direction

Investing is a continual evolution and involves learning and extracting the right lessons. Are you looking for ways to enhance and improve your investing strategy? This article covers 5 key steps for advancing your investment strategy in the appropriate direction.
How the hyperscalers – Microsoft, Amazon & Alphabet – will profit from the AI boom

Learn how they are democratizing AI with their ML models, creating a virtuous cycle that drives and dominates the surging demand for compute and storage. Find out about the opportunity that lies ahead for today’s leading hyperscalers and why owning these businesses is a sure way to win from the AI revolution.
The new ‘Cola wars’: Why Microsoft really launched its search war against Google

Microsoft’s recent launch of AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge web browser could be about much more than just web search. This move could be a way of forcing Google owner Alphabet to help accelerate the proliferation of AI, which would potentially benefit Microsoft which can sell more of the cloud computing and enterprise software that power AI.
Whitepaper: Why reports of tech’s death are greatly exaggerated

After the 2022 tech crash, many investors have written the sector off. But in our new whitepaper we outline how the tech sector is about to enter a new phase of growth and dominance, fuelled by innovation and AI. And that has thrown up some remarkable opportunities to buy tech winners that will deliver superior long-term compound returns.
Montaka’s 5 stand-out podcasts of 2022

We share the five podcasts from Montaka that stood out for us in 2022 and make for great listening.
Montaka Monocle’s 5 most important essays of 2022

In this article, we curate five essays from Montaka that are both interesting and important for investors. They contain important information, insights and lessons as we head into 2023.
5 reasons why Montaka’s portfolio is valuable

As we step into 2023, it’s a good time to step back and share 5 vital reasons why Montaka’s portfolio is a valuable addition to the portfolios of clients – and of our own.
The Montaka funnel: a process for finding long-term winners

Taking a closer look at the Montaka funnel which not only describes our investment process, but also helps explain the relative stability of our portfolio (which might seem unusual, particularly during the recent bear market).
Don’t forget the keys to unlocking big wealth are compounding and time

In the current environment of heightened volatility, it’s vital that investors keep in mind the power of compounding. We use Buffett’s example in this article to highlight that the key to becoming very wealthy is strong compounding, repeated over time.