The China Factor

By Greg Peel. While the most dominant theme of 2010 has been the European debt crisis, jointly and severably concerns over Chinese monetary policy have also kept investors awake at night. The great fear is that having been fundamental in dragging the world rather quickly out of what may have been the Great Depression II, Beijing’s inexperience might yet derail the whole... Read More

Who made the Value.able grade?

By Roger Montgomery. The Value.able class of 2010 is indeed all class. Your nominations for the A1 stocks to watch in 2011 are fine examples of the sorts of companies that I eagerly seek for my own portfolio (with the exception of the odd recalcitrant student who diverged from the lessons learned). I haven’t yet decided which will be revealed on Sky’s Twelve Shares of Christmas... Read More

Material Matters: China And Chile Visits, Copper, Iron Ore, And Gold

By Chris Shaw Following a recent visit to China, Citi remains of the view materials intensive growth in that economy of better than 20% per year will continue, driven by the combination of urbanisation and fixed asset investment. In terms of the various sectors of the economy, Citi’s view remains housing is not in a bubble as while the government is attempting to slow... Read More

Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength; or how I learned to stop worrying and love alternative investments…

Recent events suggest to me either a tremendous amount of double-speak in the media or describe the appearance that the political, economic and financial system is now well and truly gamed. In the case of event du jour Wikileaks, we have a situation where the banal and semi-obvious diplomatic communiqués are being used as cover to wage war on the internet, or “fight the net”,... Read More

Has 2010 been a good year for Value.able investing?

By Roger Montgomery. Christmas is about sharing and joyful memories. With just a few days to go, I thought it would be educational, if not insightful, to share the performance of some of the securities Value.able Graduates have discussed here at my blog. Does the Value.able approach to investing, as advocated some of the world’s leading investors, have merit? First Edition Graduates... Read More