3 stocks set for ‘takeoff’
As the year wraps up amidst economic puzzles and geopolitical conflicts, a unique investment window is opening up. Despite cautious sentiments, three standout stocks, S&P Global, KKR, and Spotify, are on the brink of ‘takeoff.’ This article unveils the untapped potential and growth narratives propelling these stocks beyond current market expectations.
Mind the 4 demographic truths of equities
In a tumultuous environment, understanding these demographic truths can help investors make informed decisions and remain patient, trusting in the potential of equities to deliver superior long-term returns.
History shows the stock market can be wildly wrong. Is it now wrong on AI and China?
Explore cases where stock prices diverge from intrinsic value, and learn how to navigate market mispricing by staying focused on business fundamentals. Discover insights on areas of potential mispricing today and the importance of anchoring investment decisions in fundamentals, not stock prices.
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.
Where to from here after this year’s big rally?
While stock prices of some of the world’s best companies are up a lot this year, they are only just getting back to where they were at the beginning of last year. Don’t be tempted to sell your big tech stocks just yet—this article explains why the recent rally is just the beginning of an extraordinary journey for these companies and their investors.
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.
The market is dividing in to ‘advantaged’ and ‘disadvantaged’ businesses
The economic times of the day are challenging to decode. But a valuable step in making investing just a little less difficult is to focus on businesses with strong advantages- ones that provide mission-critical value with limited competition. What exactly separates advantaged from disadvantaged businesses?
Investors can find great bargains in this myopic market if they focus on Ben Graham’s dictum that the market is a long-term “weighing machine”
Benjamin Graham, the father of ‘value investing’, once famously said that in the short run the market is a “voting machine”, but in the long run it is a “weighing machine”. Sentiment determines short-term prices, however fundamentals and performance dictate price in the long run.
Bullwhip effect: Why big tech’s woes are temporary (and their shares an extraordinary buying opportunity)
The real reason why investors are wrong to be spooked by big tech earnings. Since their 2021 peaks, the share prices of the world’s largest technology companies have recorded massive declines. Many investors, are thinking about offloading these stocks but the silver lining is that the pain is very likely only temporary.