On The Couch this week Henry talks to a friend of his, Mike Conway or should I say the Honourable Professor Mike Conway or even musician Mike Conway. Mike as you will hear is a man of many talents but today, we are talking about Mike’s business which focuses on getting the best out of…
DON’T LADBROKE YOUR SUPER Is anyone else sick to the back teeth of gambling adverts on television? The only good thing about Shaquille O’Neal (7'01") and Mark Wahlberg (5'8") ads is that they take airtime away from the Masked Singer ads. I cannot imagine any program that could be less interesting than the Masked Singer.…
I have spent 39 years in the stock market which is an embarrassingly long period of time because the truth is, as Emma keeps reminding me, if I was any good at it she would have been in the Bahamas years ago being waited on by a couple of nannies and a well-cut pool boy.…
This week Chris, Tom, and Ben cover something a little different – their “origin” stories. Hear how the boys ended up involved in markets, what they love about them, and how they think they can beat them. CLICK HERE to learn more about our ONE STOCK PORTFOLIO COMPETITION Get more insights and stock ideas from the Marcus…
A company that doesn’t require much of an introduction is Harvey Norman (HVN). An Australian retail icon that has been around for donkey's years. The antics of Chairman Gerry Harvey have been in the spotlight recently with the media highlighting his reluctance to hand back Job Keeper repayments after recording a 75% jump in net…
I had to choose what University degree I wanted to do at the age of 16 and to help me decide my parents forked out a few hundred hard earned pounds on top of the school fees for some skills and personality testing which led to what I considered a blindingly obvious and therefore stupid…
There are plenty of very experienced investors who sell big income stocks just before they go ex-dividend because income stocks often peak on results ahead of the ex-dividend date. This has been especially true in classically recognised income stocks like the Banks and Telstra (when it was an income stock). They sell because experienced investors know…
Newsletters are a cyclical business and all of us in the industry know that when the stock market turns down things will become harder for all of us, for Members and their investments and for Marcus Today as a business. Thankfully most corrections are short and sharp (the GFC was 18 months long which is…
I have been asked by one Member "What is Money Printing". I'm no economist, but this is my understanding – it's a complex topic and I am happy to be corrected by any budding economists as long as you can put it in language the other Members will understand. Here goes: The Fed has a…
