Facebook is not as bad as some think
The profound impact FB has on society by creating and fostering opportunities for small businesses to efficiently and cheaply get their products discovered by consumers is often overlooked.
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Dirt cheap high-quality growth
In a world of many high-flying, high-multiple, profitless tech stocks, it is rare these days to find genuine earnings growth at dirt cheap prices. And yet, the world’s leading alternative asset managers appear to offer investors exactly this.
The power of compounding when rates are low
The new low interest rate world in which we find ourselves is strange. Why does it make sense that an investor should have to pay for the privilege of lending to the German government for 20 years, for example? And yet, the yield on German 20 year bunds is negative – effectively implying exactly this. …
iRobot: From bad to worse
We have previously written about iRobot (Nasdaq: IRBT), the maker of Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners (RVCs). While these devices automate vacuuming, and provide reprieve from an otherwise monotonous task, there is mounting evidence that IRBT is following the path many pioneering companies of a new technology follow: one of commoditization, competition, and significant price deflation. …
When worlds collide
By far, the most important global risk for equity investors today is the relationship between the US government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Trade is the dimension of the relationship that garners the most press – and rightly so, with President Trump ordering new tariffs on US imports on what is becoming a semi-regular …
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
As we round out 2018, the Montaka team would like to thank our investors and readers for their support throughout the year. It has been a challenging year for global equity investors. With a number of persistent sources of significant global uncertainty – from the Fed, to Brexit, to the relationship between Presidents Trump and …
All i’s on Apple
With Apple soon to launch their 10th anniversary iPhone, Livewire published an article where Andrew’s view on Apple is discussed. Read here. Andrew Macken is Chief Investment Officer with Montaka Global Investments. To learn more about Montaka, please call +612 7202 0100.
