In financial markets, a peculiar paradox exists - inefficiency abounds, yet most active managers fail to outperform long-term. What behavioural short-comings of investors cause this?

Join Damon Callaghan in this episode as he offers a range of possibilities as to why this is and questions for investors to ask of themselves and their investment managers to separate the skilled from the rest.

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Having looked backward to understand how Block grew Square into a US$150bn payments business and applied these learnings to scale Cash App into an 80 million US consumer fintech, Damon Callaghan now explores the opportunities ahead, where the connection of commerce (merchants) and money (consumers) has the potential to create significant value.

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In this conversation, Damon Callaghan, Partner at ECP, takes us on part two of the Block journey, discussing the history and opportunity ahead for Cash App, the company's P2P payments powerhouse.

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In this episode, Sam Byrnes reflects on his recent trip across the U.S., covering five cities in as many days, and shares his insights on CSL and the healthcare industry at large.

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In this episode, ECP co-founder and CIO, Dr Manny Pohl AM shares his thoughts on 2023, why it's important to focus on fundamentals, and the nuances of investing through paradigm shifts.

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The rise of GLP-1 agonists, a class of medications used in the treatment of diabetes and obesity, has been a hotly debated topic amongst the medical and investment fraternities. In this episode, Andrew Dale discusses the potential risks and opportunities these medications pose to the health care sector and shares his thoughts on the implications for one high quality Australian company.

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In this episode, Sam Byrnes tackles confirmation bias, one of the most common behavioural biases investors must contend with when analysing investment opportunities and managing portfolios. Sam describes this phenomenon and shares some strategies investors can use to help mitigate its effects.

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In this episode, member of the ECP investment team Annabelle Miller discusses her recent article on the modern day gold rush occurring in the semiconductor industry as a new wave of innovation is unleashed. Annabelle explains the advances in semiconductor technology and the high degree of technical precision this introduces to the manufacturing process, and how one company is uniquely positioned to service the increasingly demanding requirements of these producers.

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In this episode, Andrew Dale, Partner at ECP, and Lucas Gamble from Leading Teams, specialists in culture change, leadership and team development programs, continue their conversation on corporate culture. Andrew and Lucas explore some of the characteristics and behaviours investors should look out for when analysing a business and assessing its corporate culture.

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In this episode, Damon Callaghan, Partner at ECP, sits down with Justin Warton to discuss his latest article, exploring how customer loyalty can drive long-term shareholder value. In their conversation, Justin explains why it is simply not enough to have a passionate customer base, and outlines the challenges that exist in balancing the conflict between maximising the short-term monetisation of a customer and maximising their lifetime value.

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