5 reasons why Europe’s stock rally may not live up to expectations

Europe’s stock rally faces headwinds: weak ROEs, overregulation, aging demographics, security risks, and political fragmentation. Short-term fiscal boosts may not offset long-term challenges.
Invest in Better Businesses in Better Neighborhoods

Explore Montaka’s investment philosophy, drawing parallels with Blackstone’s shift from classic value investing to targeting “better businesses in better places.” This article delves into two high-growth sectors: alternative asset management and enterprise digital transformation.
What might surprise in 2024? 5 questions with our CIO

Giles Goodwill interviews Andy Macken about his outlook for 2024. Join them as they discuss China, AI winners and the recent growth trajectory that global equities have witnessed.
Downfall? 6 vital questions on Meta’s future

Montaka CIO, Andrew Macken shares why he believes there is a strong likelihood that Meta will significantly outperform the very low expectations that are currently embedded in Meta’s stock price.
The case for investment optimism: 4 tech advancements that will underpin long-term returns (and the 3 stocks you need to profit from them)

With so much bad news abound, it can be difficult to see any light amidst the economic darkness. But in engineering labs all around the world, extraordinary advancements in technology are being made. In the not-too-distant future, the economic cycle will turn, and the market’s myopia will fade. And when it does, the new market opportunities unlocked by today’s technological advancements will come into focus.
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).
4 reasons why Spotify shares are set for a star revival

Bargain hunters alert! Spotify shares have fallen 75% from their peak in 2021. Should you panic? We don’t think so. Here are 4 key reasons why Spotify can materially increase its earning power in future years and why the stock is way undervalued in our opinion.
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.
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.