QAV Light Weekly Update #192
Here’s what we’re trading today.
Here’s what we’re trading today.
In this episode, Cameron and Tony open with a celebratory mood as both the QAV dummy and Light portfolios outperform the ASX by wide margins, with the Light portfolio up over 32% year-to-date. They reflect on faith in the system — buying undervalued, well-run companies and letting “physics do the work.” The conversation moves through value-investing philosophy, a recap of recent market and RBA news, Warren Buffett’s latest Berkshire Hathaway move, and standout performers like EDU Holdings. They preview next week’s guest, activist investor Gabriel Radzyminski, before diving into Tony’s Pulled Pork on Harmony Corp (HMY), an online lender showing strong growth and profitability. After the investing talk, the conversation detours into film, music, and philosophy — with Cameron praising Tarkovsky’s Stalker and Asimov’s I, Robot, and the pair musing on AI, fascism, and the dangers of short-term thinking in capitalism and democracy. The episode closes with their trademark mix of market insight and culture chat — from Peter Lynch’s anti-AI stance to Lyle Lovett and Sparks’ new EP.
Here’s what we’re trading today.
Portfolio updates, buy list, and last week’s episode notes.
In this episode of QAV, Cameron and Tony kick things off with bruises and broken noses before diving into the real drama: mergers, portfolio performance, and the state of value investing in the age of AI. They unpack the announced merger of Southern Cross Media (SXL) and Seven West Media (SWM), run through recent buy list updates, and debate whether Guy Spier is right that AI has killed the edge in value investing. Tony pulls pork on MLG Oz Limited (MLG), while other stock news covers Karoon Energy (KAR), Myer (MYR), and the collapsed Santos (STO) takeover. Cameron reports wins from QAV Light portfolios, shares listener Brendan’s 61% return, and digs into news on Woodside (WDS), Duratec (DUR), Clover (CLV), and Whitehaven Coal (WHC). They also cover broader lessons from investing wisdom columns, RBA speculation, and the quirks of passive investing versus deep value hunting. After hours, it’s golf brawls, Snoop Dogg at the AFL, Sopranos nostalgia, and streaming frustrations.
Here’s what we’re trading today.