QAVUS 002 — Markets Like Certainty

by | Mar 28, 2025 | America, Blog, Investing Podcast, Podcast Episodes, QAVUS, US Episode

In this episode of the QAV US Edi­tion, Cameron and Tony dive into the lat­est per­for­mance of the US port­fo­lio, which con­tin­ues to out­pace the S&P 500 with a stun­ning 70% return. They break down the impact of Trump’s errat­ic trade poli­cies on glob­al mar­kets, par­tic­u­lar­ly the ship­ping indus­try, and reflect on how uncer­tain­ty is roil­ing investor sen­ti­ment. Cameron does a “Pulled Pork” deep dive into Mex­i­can cement giant **Cemex (CX)** — a seg­ment that unex­pect­ed­ly trans­forms into a pas­sion­ate, triv­ia-filled mas­ter­class on the his­to­ry, chem­istry, and envi­ron­men­tal impact of cement. They also touch on stock per­for­mance, issues with Stock­o­pe­dia data accu­ra­cy, and the curi­ous case of eth­i­cal awards for com­pa­nies that belch CO₂.

QAV 811 — Thinking About It

by | Mar 19, 2025 | Blog, Investing Podcast, Podcast Episodes

Tony and Cameron explore the mar­ket’s recent volatil­i­ty and recov­ery, exam­in­ing key per­for­mances in both their Aus­tralian and US port­fo­lios. They dive deep into the curi­ous case of Ramelius Resources, dis­sect­ing the com­pa­ny’s recent series of announce­ments that puz­zled investors and raised ques­tions around trans­paren­cy and dis­clo­sure prac­tices. Oth­er high­lights include a robust dis­cus­sion on small caps ver­sus large caps in the con­text of pas­sive invest­ing impacts, strong results from Perseus Min­ing and Met­als X, and an analy­sis of Shape Aus­trali­a’s promis­ing finan­cial posi­tion and future out­look. The episode wraps up with lis­ten­er ques­tions about port­fo­lio hedg­ing strate­gies and impli­ca­tions of the Ramelius and Spar­tan Resources merg­er.

QAV 810 — The QAV Magnificent 12

by | Mar 12, 2025 | Blog, Investing Podcast, Podcast Episodes

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.

QAV 809 — The Reporting Season Red Flag

by | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog, Investing Podcast, Podcast Episodes

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.

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