On the Couch

Welcome to another episode of On the Couch. This week I am talking to James Hawkins from L1 Capital. James runs the L1 Catalyst Fund. James has 20 years experience advising boards and management. Prior to joining L1 Capital in 2021, James spent nearly ten years at Flagstaff Partners, where he was a Managing Director and originated and executed M&A, equity and debt transactions. Previously, James worked at Macquarie Capital in Melbourne and New York where he was involved in a wide range of principal investments and investment banking transactions.
 
In this podcast, we discover what L1 Catalyst fund does to have some great results, how James picks stocks with his three criteria and what stocks he is looking at currently. A great insight from a very successful fund manager. Well worth a listen.

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This week I have turned the tables on Gemma Dale from Nabtrade and I get to ask the questions and Gemma gets to do the talking. For those of you who are not familiar with Gemma, she is the director of SMSF and investor behaviour at Nabtrade. Gemma is also a popular contributor to Ausbiz and host of a very popular series of podcasts.

In this episode we discuss what retails investors are doing in the market? Which stocks are in vogue? How the Buy the Dip mentality is alive and well and why volumes are fading a little as the market heads higher.

We finish with the best advice Gemma was ever given. By her Dad and it holds true. Smart man.

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 In this episode of On the Couch, Henry catches up with Bernard Rowe from Ioneer (INR)

Bernard Rowe has been the managing director since August 2007. He has more than 25 years’ international experience in mineral exploration and mine development. His diverse mineral industry experience includes gold, copper, zinc, diamond, lithium and boron exploration in Australia, Europe, Africa, North America and South America.

The company listed in 2007 with a focus on gold and copper exploration in Nevada and Peru.

In early 2016, he visited a little-known lithium-boron deposit in southern Nevada – later to be renamed Rhyolite Ridge.

Many members have been interested in the Rhyolite Ridge project (Lithium/Boron) with much focus on the Tiem's Buckwheat environmental issue. This is something we discuss at great length.

We also talk the whole lithium process and the different types of lithium and their attractions.

It is a wide ranging discussion and very interesting for anyone who is looking at the lithium market.

Well worth listening to with INR as a lithium stock we have added in the Small Cap Portfolio recently.

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In this episode of On the Couch,  Henry is talking to Daniel Pickering the CIO of Listed Reserve. This is a fund that specialises in bitcoin and bitcoin derivatives. The fund aims to aim to provide investors with high quality investment funds to access digital currency through trusted, transparent and liquid investment vehicles.

Daniel has been the CIO since the launch of the fund in 2018. Dan held various senior finance roles in London before moving to Australia as the Chief Financial Officer of William Hill Australia.

It is a fascinating look at Crypto, why it is important as an asset class and some of the ins and outs of investing in this alternative asset.

Henry  certainly learned a lot and I suspect you will too from the very insightful podcast.

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In this episode of 'On the Couch', I sit down on the virtual sofa to chat with the boss and put some of your questions to him, and of course as its reporting season, some thoughts on the winners and losers so far.

Plenty here for listeners to take away from Marcus' wise words. A look at some wide ranging questions from ESG investing, stocks that he likes and are forever stocks and some that are facing industry headwinds unexpectedly.

It's not often I get the chance to put members question to the boss, so sit back, settle in and spend 40 minutes on the couch with Marcus.


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In our first episode of On the Couch in 2022, we catch up with Nick Griffin (CIO) of Munro Partners and James Tsinidis (Portfolio Manager) and we talk decarbonisation, and how to get set for this huge change that is coming. Plus, as markets melt down across the globe, we ask Nick and James what do they think is happening and why and more importantly when will we see the bottom of the current bear market?

Nick is no stranger to MT subscribers after a very popular podcast we hosted in 2021, and its great to catch up with him and his colleague James Tsinidis. 

James Tsinidis joined Munro Partners in November 2016 and is responsible for championing stock ideas and managing these positions within the portfolio. James has previously worked as Portfolio Manager where he was based in both Melbourne and Edinburgh and was entirely focused on the US, European and Asian stock markets. 

Nick is a founding Partner and the Chief Investment Officer of Munro Partners. 

Nick is responsible for the investment management of Munro’s key investment funds and the formulation and implementation of the proprietary investment process. Nick has been managing global long / short equity mandates for over 15 years. 

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In our last 'On the Couch' session for 2021 this week, we head to Spain and we sit down with Ignacio Salazar from Highfield Resources (HFR). We are talking potash. A commodity that has had a stellar year but no one seems to have noticed. BHP is driving ahead with its potash investment in Canada and clearly see potential for the commodity.

Ignacio Salazar is the CEO of Highfield and importantly born in the Basque region of Spain and brings local knowledge to the project as 2022 looks to be an interesting year after permitting issues have now been resolved.

Plenty of potential as Ignacio brings this project on stream and with a simple mining process, long mine life, promising cost structure, plus strong interest in the funding, HFR is set for an interesting 2022.

Ignacio Salazar is an international executive with more than 30 years of experience in the natural resources industry. He has lived and worked in various countries in Europe and South America. Ignacio assumed the position of CEO of Highfield in July 2020, after coming from Orosur Mining, a Canadian gold mining company with operations in Colombia, Uruguay and Chile, which is listed in the London and Toronto stock markets, and in which he worked as CEO and CFO for 12 years.

Ignacio has extensive experience in the exploration, development, construction and operation of open pit and underground mines.

Grab a glass of Rioja and sit back and enjoy the conversation with Ignacio.

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In what could be the last On the Couch episode for 2022, I catch up with the Vulcan Energy's (VUL) CEO, Dr Francis Wedin ,as we bookend the year and look back at a very successful year for the European lithium brine/geothermal energy company.

It has been an action packed year for VUL with two recent deals adding to the story and $320m raised in 2021, and of course a short seller attack from JCap, just to make things interesting.

Members will be familiar with VUL from plenty of commentary in the newsletter over the year and we hold it in the Small Cap Portfolio. 

2022 is going to be another interesting year as Dr Wedin heads to the UK to oversee the companies ambition to become a significant zero carbon lithium and geothermal energy provider.

 Dr Wedin has a PhD in Exploration Geology and more importantly an MBA in Renewable Energy. Great insights and MT is delighted to bring you this exclusive podcast. 

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From feeling physically sick after being wiped out by the tech wreck to becoming one of the most well-known and respected traders in Australia, best-selling author Stuart McPhee sits down with Chris Conway to talk about his incredible stock trading journey.

From Stuart’s time in the military and how that impacted his stock trading, to understanding the importance of discipline and overcoming adversity, this hour-long interview is not to be missed for anyone who is serious about understanding what it takes to be successful in the market.

For those who are unfamiliar with Stuart McPhee, he is a well-known trader and author of the book, Trading in a Nutshell, now on its fourth edition. For the last 20 years, Stuart has regularly been invited to speak to traders all around the world. From Mumbai to New York, Tokyo to London, Melbourne to Beijing, Stuart has presented to tens of thousands of budding traders.

Following the success of Stuart’s previous course, Technical Analysis for Investors, we have invited him back to construct an even more in-depth course covering all things stock trading. The course is not just charts and technical analysis (although there is plenty of that), it also covers the mindset required to be a successful trader, how to manage risk, setting stop losses, the importance of a plan, performance monitoring, and so much more.

The course will be launched with eight completed modules, followed by two new modules each week (on average), for the next 30 weeks – well over 60 modules in total and a summation of the 30 years of experience Stuart has accumulated in markets.

If you are serious about stock trading and markets in general, then this could be considered required learning. Stuart’s new course launches here on Friday 3 December 2021.

This week On the Couch I have Andrew 'The Whisperer' Wielandt (DP Wealth) on again. Time to face the music and get some expert feedback on the NEAT ETF Portfolio.
Many members will know of Andrew's work and contribution, I do a show with him every fortnight on Ausbiz and he is one of the few independent experts in the space.
I asked him some time ago if he would provide some input into the new portfolio, he agreed and now he gives his advice and opinion on how I have gone building the portfolio.
Fair to say its a work in progress and his input is valuable and I will be taking on board his advice.
It's a fun episode as always with Andrew and his knowledge never ceases to amaze me. If you have an interest in the brave new world of ETFs, its a highly recommended.