In this episode, we review recent half-yearly results and market volatility, discussing notable movements in the dummy portfolio compared to the benchmark, as well as significant shifts in commodities such as crude oil. We dive into reporting-season surprises from companies like Qantas, Hello World, Pepper Money, and Karoon Energy, exploring the lack of timely “confession season” disclosures and how that impacts investment decisions. The topic of whether to pause stock purchases during reporting season is debated, expressing our frustration over abrupt CFO departures and earnings “shock” announcements. We conclude with a “Pulled Pork” deep dive on mining services group Perenti (PRN), analyzing cash-flow quirks, forecast earnings, and overall QAV metrics.

In this episode of QAV, Cameron and Tony navigate the carnage of reporting season, where many QAV stocks have taken a beating. They discuss the brutal market reactions to earnings misses, the underperformance of value stocks relative to growth, and what the latest results say about the overall market sentiment. Despite the doom and gloom, there are bright spots, including Berkshire Hathaway’s latest results and a few standout earnings reports. Tony also revisits the concept of market tops and how investors should be positioning themselves.

Half year reports are playing their usual havoc on some of our stocks, as results disappoint the market. But is the market over-reacting in some cases? Tony thinks so. We're also talking about the RBA's decision to cut interest rates and how that affects our investing decisions. Stocks covered today include FND, AMP, CVL, PPM, and Tony's deep dive is on FSF. He also answers a listener's question about borrowing to buy shares. After hours includes discussions about Babylon, the ACO, racing updates and fasting.

In QAV Episode 806, Cameron and Tony cover key market updates, including Elon Musk’s $97B bid for OpenAI, Trump’s steel tariffs, and the resurgence of iron ore as a buy. They analyze portfolio performance, noting that long-held stocks tend to outperform, and discuss Nick Scali, Beach Energy, and Seven West Media’s earnings. Cameron unveils the ‘Reilly Indicator’, suggesting that a lack of sell signals could indicate an impending market correction. They revisit the ‘Crazy Girlfriend Rule’ for stocks that repeatedly disappoint, explore the impact of COVID lows rolling off charts, and debate when bad news stops being a red flag. The Pulled Pork segment examines Grange Resources (GRR)—a strong performer but with a looming mine closure. The episode wraps with fun discussions on horse racing, Al Pacino, and flat-pack furniture frustrations.

In this episode recorded on February 4, 2025, we dive into the impact of recent US tariff implementations and their immediate retraction. We also discuss the resignation of Resolute Mining's CEO following his detention in Mali and its effect on the company’s share price, TK explains the Ricardo effect on national economic strategy, the collapse of Mosaic Brands, regulatory approval for FND, and a 'Pulled Pork' segment on Aurelia Metals (AMI), covering the company's history, current status, and future projections amid the booming gold prices. In After Hours, they offer tributes to Marianne Faithful and discuss pop culture, including 'Rogue Heroes' and 'Inland Empire', Nazi propaganda and 20th-century Russian literature.

In this episode of QAV, Cameron and Tony discuss a variety of topics, from Tony’s trip to Tasmania and adventures at MONA to Cameron’s kitchen mishap with a mandolin slicer. The conversation transitions to market insights, including the impact of the Chinese AI system DeepSeek on global markets and Nvidia’s significant market cap loss. The duo explores key investment stories like Lindsay Australia’s stock performance and Washington H. Soul Pattinson’s involvement, as well as discussing pathology services company ACL and its challenges in a government-regulated environment. The episode closes with reflections on the late David Lynch and his creative legacy.

While TK is away, I'm chatting with Phil Muscatello from the Shares For Beginners podcast, about everything the two of us have learned about investing over the years we have produced our respective podcasts.

This week we're talking about commodities such as crude oil, copper, and lithium becoming buys again, Wall Street predictions and the practical approach of focusing on quality investments and managing risk. Tony shares analysis on several stocks including NWH and MYR, discussing red flags, and a pulled pork on HZN. Cameron discussed his recent analysis on Rule 1 selling and some news regarding FSF and GNP, plus an article from the AFR about Australia's private sector being in recession. After Hours features reviews of films like ‘Civil War’ and the ‘Planet of the Apes’ series, along with the show ‘Black Snow’, and NVIDIA’s groundbreaking announcements at CES.

In our first episode for 2025, we break down our mixed portfolio results for 2024, talk about news related to MWY, ABA, ERD, RMS, play clips from a 1994 talk from Peter Lynch, review Geoff Wilson's investing checklist, discuss Eugene Lama's views on efficient markets, quantum computing threats. And in the After Hours segment we talk about the films, TV and music that's kept us busy over the break.

A review of the stock market's winners and losers for the year, updates on TLS, DTL and FPR, Planck's Principle in investing, our predictions for 2025, and a 'Pulled Pork' on Wagner's Holding Company (WGN). In After Hours we talk about Leunig, say RIP to departed friends, and discuss ADHD.