This week Guy Carson provides his take on the active vs. passive management debate. Should it even be a debate? A Broken Index: Why investors should seek true active management in Australia Guy Carson Recently Warren Buffett made headlines across the globe by...
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35 Years of Australian Interest Rates – Where has it left us?
This week we take a look at the peer-to-peer lending space. In a time when term deposit rates are negligible, is it time to look at alternatives for your income? How can you achieve the income you want while minimising the inevitable increase in risk associated with...
Time to plan for a recession? How to position for it?
This article by Guy Carson was originally published in the Weekend Wealth section of The Australian under the title "Time to plan for recession as household debt crimps spending" Back in 2007, a US economist called Edward E. Leemer published a paper entitled “Housing...
Value – Time to shine on the global stage!
This week Robert Swift takes a look at how growth and value strategies have performed historically and how he sees them performing going forward. There is no “right way” to invest. Many approaches can work and many styles or philosophies (growth, small cap, value,...
Australian Insurance: Is there quality and value?
Guy Carson takes a look at the three major players in the Australian insurance space. How do they work and is there value to found in QBE, IAG and Suncorp? Australian Insurance: Is there quality and value? Guy Carson The Australian General Insurance landscape is...
Australia’s Housing Revolution Continues… But for how much longer?
This week we bring to you yet another piece by friend of TAMIM Sam Ferraro of independent financial education firm Evidente. Given Guy Carson's recent commentary surrounding housing and building approvals we thought it was an important read. This article was...
Income vs. Capital return – managing the trade-off in an income portfolio
Scott Maddock, portfolio manager for the TAMIM Australian Equity Income IMA, takes a look at the trade-off one must account for when aiming to generate income from an equity portfolio. He takes a look at two stocks held to deal with exactly that. Income vs. Capital...
Will the bank levy be passed on?
This week Guy Carson, manager of the TAMIM Australian Equity All Cap Value IMA, takes a look at the Bank levy announced in Budget 2017. Will the cost be passed on? Will the bank levy be passed on? Guy Carson Four weeks ago we wrote an article entitled Australian...
Berkshire Hathaway AGM – notes from the ground
Robert Swift, of the TAMIM Global Equity High Conviction IMA, was recently invited to attend the ever-popular Berkshire Hathaway AGM. He has taken the time to write some notes on what he found interesting and what he observed. Berkshire Hathaway AGM - notes from the...
Why investors often undervalue simple businesses…
This week the Small Cap team take a look at why investors frequently undervalue a simple but proven business and instead hit for the fences with supposed disruptors. Why investors often undervalue simple businesses Summary: We have noticed that investors often...
Australian Supermarkets: The death of a duopoly
This week Guy Carson, manager of the TAMIM Australian Equity All Cap Value IMA, takes a look at the Australian supermarkets, the prevailing duopoly, incoming competition from ALDI, Costco and Amazon and how the future looks for this sector. Australian Supermarkets:...
Is China the source of the next crash? – Notes from a long stay in Shenzhen
Karl Hunt, of the TAMIM Global High Conviction strategy, spent a month living in a district in Shenzhen, in an attempt to better understand what was happening in the world’s second-largest economy, and to gauge what the locals were doing. Here is his report. The...