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MONTGOMERY OFFERS A
SECOND INCOME STRATEGY
THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP
WITH AURA GROUP

Montgomery Investment Management is delighted to announce its
second fund in partnership with Aura Group.

Montgomery will offer the Aura Core Income Fund which aims to preserve
capital and provide stable monthly income and portfolio diversification through
exposure to a pool of Australian private debt assets predominantly made up of SME loans. 

 

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July 4, 2024

The Aussie economy and society is bifurcating with the housing crisis 

By David Buckland

Australian governments at all levels are not known for thinking beyond the electoral cycle. Take the fact that Australia took on 540,000 immigrants last year, whilst births exceeded deaths by 110,000. Hence an additional 650,000 Australians, or 2. 5 per cent of our population, at a time when our country is going through an unprecedented housing crisis.
July 3, 2024

Investing in the next phase of artificial intelligence

By Damon Ficklin

In recent years, very few developments have captured investors’ imagination and curiosity as much as the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Explore the transformative impact of AI and the investment opportunities it presents across various sectors globally in Polen Capital’s latest whitepaper.
July 2, 2024

Farewell fiscal 2024, hello fiscal 2025

By David Buckland

The Magnificent Seven (Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Meta (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), which rose by an average 111 per cent over calendar 2023, continued their strong upward trajectory, increasing a further 37 per cent, on average, over the six months to June 2024. This helped drag up the Nasdaq, which jumped 18.
June 26, 2024

Seven global companies with bright prospects  

By Roger Montgomery

Since the beginning of the year, the Polen Global Growth Fund has traded, or adjusted positions in, a number of portfolio holdings and as some of the names are those you are likely familiar with, Polen Capital thought it would be more than a little interesting to shed some light on the reason for the changes.

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In this section we explore investing basics, common themes and information to help guide your investing journey. 

The information provided is general information only. The information does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs. You should consider your own investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs before acting upon any information provided in this document and consider seeking advice from a financial adviser if necessary.
March 27, 2024

Here’s why now is the time for small cap stocks

By Roger Montgomery

  2023 saw the largest gap emerge between large-cap companies and small caps since the GFC. The question is, will this gap to close in 2024?   We are optimistic about Australian small caps, anticipating a highly favourable environment and outperformance. That gap offers greater growth than large caps, at relatively more attractive valuations.
March 22, 2024

U.S. stocks have already jumped 10%. Where are the opportunities for 2024?

By Roger Montgomery

  Have you noticed this year’s improvement in market sentiment? Having intimated its possibility throughout 2023, global equities are now demonstrating a broadly robust rise. Despite economic and geopolitical uncertainty, the Polen Capital Global Growth Fund’s portfolio has also demonstrated striking performance, with expectations for continued success through the cycle.
November 16, 2023

How much to retire comfortably?

By Roger Montgomery

There’s some good news for a handful of the approximately 3000 Australians who retire every week, and some more challenging news for others. But, for all retirees, there are at least partial solutions to consider.
November 9, 2023

Dividends do not make a good company – Part 2

By Roger Montgomery

With annual general meeting (AGM) season underway, what is becoming clear, yet again, is that great managers are good at two things. The first is running the business, the second is allocating capital. Some might be able to run a business, but many managers are incompetent at allocating capital.

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July 9, 2024

Australian businesses and non-bank lenders

By Brett Craig

The ScotPac SME Growth Index (1) has been a closely watched piece of annual research by the Aura Private Credit investment team, which tracks the adoption of non-bank lenders in the Australian small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) market. The 2024 report has recently been released which marks the 10th anniversary of the annual research.
July 4, 2024

The Aussie economy and society is bifurcating with the housing crisis 

By David Buckland

Australian governments at all levels are not known for thinking beyond the electoral cycle. Take the fact that Australia took on 540,000 immigrants last year, whilst births exceeded deaths by 110,000. Hence an additional 650,000 Australians, or 2. 5 per cent of our population, at a time when our country is going through an unprecedented housing crisis.
July 3, 2024

Investing in the next phase of artificial intelligence

By Damon Ficklin

In recent years, very few developments have captured investors’ imagination and curiosity as much as the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Explore the transformative impact of AI and the investment opportunities it presents across various sectors globally in Polen Capital’s latest whitepaper.
July 2, 2024

Farewell fiscal 2024, hello fiscal 2025

By David Buckland

The Magnificent Seven (Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Meta (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), which rose by an average 111 per cent over calendar 2023, continued their strong upward trajectory, increasing a further 37 per cent, on average, over the six months to June 2024. This helped drag up the Nasdaq, which jumped 18.

Media Clips

July 10, 2024

ABC Newcastle mornings – financial insights

By David Buckland

In this week’s interview with Paul Turton on ABC Newcastle radio, we discussed the disconnect between the share market and the broader economy, noting reasonable retailer profits despite rising living costs and declining discretionary spending. We covered the interest rates and the prevalence of variable home loans in Australia.

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