QAV Podcast Episodes
Just the episodes, mate.
QAV 737 — FEAR & GREED
In this episode, Tony and Cam discuss recent commodity declines and a gold price surge and what it all means, as well as recent Brettalator issues and portfolio updates. Tony reads from ‘What Works on Wall Street’ talking about how value investing sustains through market bubbles.
The ‘Pulled Pork’ segment features Cash Converters, analysing its business model, regulatory impact and growth potential. a big punt
In After Hours, they also discuss low-budget films, William Shatner’s intense role in ‘The Intruder,’ and Nick Cave’s new album ‘Wild God.’ The conversation shifts to Allan Lichtman’s election predictions, Lachlan Murdoch, and a Brett Whiteley art exhibition.
QAV 736 — RECENCY BIAS
In this episode of the QAV value investing podcast, Tony and Cam review the impressive US portfolio performance with a rise of 44%, compared to the S&P’s 27%, and compare with the Australian portfolios. They discuss the recent performance of big caps versus small caps, MMS setbacks. Behavioral economics insights from ‘What Works on Wall Street’ by Shaughnessy are explored, focusing on recency bias and overconfidence. They cover Resimac (RMC) CEO’s sudden resignation, financial implications for Australian Clinical Labs (ACL), Stock Doctor data integrity issues with SCL, and delve into Judo Holdings’ (JDO) market position in the ‘Pulled Pork’ segment. Listener questions about SMSF strategies are addressed. The episode closes with After Hours, emotional updates on Tony’s horse racing ventures, tales of Cape Schanck, Dave Grohl’s autobiography, The Room, Brahms Intermezzi, and the joys of old Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen films.
QAV 735 — F SCORES
In this episode, Tony and Cam discuss the performance of stocks in the US dummy portfolio, working with F Scores and Z Scores, with a deep dive on ENVA’s 39% rise and the risks of investing in some US-listed stocks like Chinese online tech company, STG. They cover recent events around YAL, ANZ, BXB, ING, LFS, AX1 and BOQ and a regression test on “Recovering” stocks. Listener questions explore charting QAV scores over time and the potential buy of AFI. In After Hours, they discuss Tony’s horse racing adventures, books, films, and the future impact of AI on industries and investing, wrapping up with Cameron’s Tommy Hilfiger fashion shoot.
QAV 734 — Stockopedia Webinar
In this episode of QAV, Elio D’Amato from Stockopedia interviews Tony Kynaston. The discussion covers Tony’s investing principles, his journey from corporate management to investing, Tony’s philosophy of having a disciplined investment system, and key strategies he employs in his Quality at Value (QAV) investing approach. They touch on the importance of cash flow over earnings, trend lines for timing buys and sells, and the use of a checklist for evaluating stocks. The webinar also highlights how Tony manages his portfolio and some of his stock picks like Boom Logistics, Macmillan Shakespeare, and AGL. There’s also a dive into the dynamics of market sentiment, psychology of investing, and how to maintain discipline amidst macroeconomic noise.
QAV 733 — Recovering
This week, Tony and Cam recap Tony’s Stockopedia webinar, delve into the unpredictability of stock forecasting, and share quotes from ‘What Works on Wall Street’, David Waldron’s new book, and Dean Williams. They interview QAV listener Conrad on his modifications of QAV strategies and discuss retail sector performances, including Myer, JB HiFi, and QBE. Cam uses ChatGPT to try to correlate Stock Doctor and Stockopedia financial health metrics, and they discuss China’s economic deflation. In After Hours, Tony shares updates on his horse racing ventures, Cameron discusses his weight loss progress, and has a film recommendation, ‘Repulsion’ by Roman Polanski, and discloses his new career as a fashion model for Tommy Hilfiger.
QAV 732 — Water Off A Duck’s Back
In this episode, Tony and Cam break down recent market volatility impacting ASX and global indices, discuss the ‘SAHM rule’ for predicting recessions, and analyze major stock movements, including the MAG 7. They dive into Warren Buffett’s strategic moves with Berkshire Hathaway and Apple shares. Tony’s ‘Pulled Pork’ segment features McPherson’s Limited (ASX: MCP). Listener Jordan shares how QAV helps him keep a calm approach to market downturns. They discuss the updated U.S. checklist, CCP’s report from last week, the fact we’re now in reporting season, a “What Works On Wall Street” quote and why Fortescue (FMG) needs new friends. After-hours conversations include discussions about Alfred Bester’s classic SF novel ‘The Stars My Destination,’ music my Amyl and the Sniffers, the latest Deadpool movie, Elon Musk’s Neuralink, the complexity of robotics, and Tesla’s EV strategies.
QAV 731 — Getting High with VIT
Tony and Cam break down the sharp drop in FND stock and the impact of new shareholders, review Karoon market updates, and explore an activist investor’s push for a new dividend strategy.
QAV 730 — Consistency Is The Key
In this episode of the QAV podcast, we look at recent news involving SGI, ATP, FGM, CVL, AX1 and a deep dive into ABB’s recent share price drop and business fundamentals. We discuss listener Conrad’s successful modification of the QAV investment system, which led to a 31.4% return in the last year and review some advice from O’Shaughnessy’s ‘What Works on Wall Street’ regarding consistency in investing. The after-hours segment includes discussions on examples of outstanding customer service, the benefits of rural call centers, and U.S. politics. We also chat about Tony’s recent golf win, film reviews of ‘Stingray’ (1976) and ‘The Assassination Bureau’ (1969), and recommend the music of The Jim Carroll Band and Grace Cummins and the Doctor Who site, stitchesintime.
QAV 729 — The Trump Bump
In this episode of the QAV podcast, hosts Tony Kynaston and Cameron Reilly are discussing a record-high in the All Ordinaries index spurred by the ‘Trump bump’, Aussie Broadband’s sudden dive (ABB), portfolio results, more FY survey results, MLX’s bump, the Shipping Crisis, thoughts about integrating “Buyback Yield” into the checklist, and Tony breaks down the history and market stance of Elders Limited (ELD) in a detailed ‘pulled pork’ segment. They also explore the Apple Vision Pro’s new features and its future alongside immersive tech like Oculus Rift, then shift to the political scene with discussions on Trump’s influence on global conflicts. The conversations touch on AI, Elon Musk’s ventures like Neuralink and SpaceX, horse racing updates, book recommendations, and reviews of ‘Better Call Saul’ and Tom Cruise films.
QAV 728 — Fixing The U.S. Checklist
In this episode of the QAV podcast, Tony Kynaston and Cameron Reilly discuss the necessary improvements and changes to their US portfolio, including updates to their buying checklist and new financial metrics. Tony does a pulled pork on the U.S. company Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC). In Australian news, they delve into market news affecting coal and iron ore prices and cover some more member survey results ad TK updates us on his Rich List Portfolio . IN after hours, they talk about Tasmania’s MONA art gallery and reflect on AI’s future, drawing from insights by Elon Musk and Bill Gates, indoor golf simulators compared to real-life golfing, and their upcoming demo of the Apple Vision Pro, speculating on technology’s impact on real-life experiences.
QAV 727 — Great FY Results
In this episode of the QAV podcast, hosts Tony Kynaston and Cameron Reilly cover a range of topics at the start of the new financial year. They begin the resilience in financial and property markets amid global interest rate hikes, and how the gig economy affects unemployment rates. They also touch on the history and impact of quantitative easing, review their own and member financial year results, and analyze market news related to companies like Myer and Fortescue Metals Group. Tony provides an in-depth look at Auric Mining Ltd (AWJ) in his ‘pulled pork’ segment. Tony answers questions about tax rates and performance-based share issuance, then in After Hours they get into movie reviews of ‘Furiosa’ and ‘Marie Antoinette.’ They also explore AI’s potential future impacts on job markets and technological advancements, referencing Ray Kurzweil’s predictions.
QAV 726 — Negative Waves
In episode 726 of QAV, Tony and Cameron pay tribute to the late Donald Sutherland, then shift to discussing fluctuations in the crude oil market, a deep dive into Ben Graham’s investment principles and their relevance today, alongside a detailed analysis of TabCorp Holdings, the market’s over-reaction to HLI news, and FND breaking the curse of the pulled pork.
QAV 725 — Mr Lazy & Mr Dumb
In this episode of QAV, Cameron and Tony dive into recent market activities, the RBA’s decisions, the Lindy Effect, substantial shareholder announcements, and GrainCorp’s prospects, along with a detailed analysis of Embark Early Education (EVO). Member questions about living off a share portfolio during down years and the differences between value and quality investing are addressed. Additionally, Tony clarifies the calculation of shares on issue for Rio Tinto, emphasizing global figures for earnings per share. In after hours, the duo also covers Mario Puzo’s ‘The Godfather’, Alphonse Mucha, and the Archibald Prize, and discuss the potential and risks of AI, drawing references from science fiction. They wrap up with thoughts on films and books, including ‘Klara and the Sun’.
QAV 724 — Our First U.S. Episode
In this episode of QAV, Cam and Tony explore the U.S. market for the first time, with a brief introduction of Tony and his QAV system of value investing, a discussion of value v growth investing, a discussion of the performance of our U.S. dummy portfolio, a deep dive or ‘Pulled Pork’ segment on Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), and a review of the FY survey results we’ve received so far from club members.
QAV 723 — The Vulcan Fudge
Join Tony and Cameron in episode 723 of QAV as they discuss a variety of topics ranging from American barbecue joints to the Hunter Biden lawsuit. Tony talks about his relaxing golf trip down the East Coast and the challenges of selling a house. Then we discuss Vulcan level emotional detachment in investing, recent market movements, and specific stocks like CUE, MME, and PRN. There’s also an exploration of dividends and portfolio performance. In after hours, we’re talking about ‘The Blues Brothers’ Sidney George Reilly (Ace Of Spies), Nicholas Cage in “Dream Scenario” and our plans for our first U.S. episode.
QAV 722 — WELTANSCHAUUNG
In this episode, Tony provides insights into recent retail sales figures, the market’s reaction, and the concept of ‘confession season’ in the corporate world. Then he conducts a detailed ‘Pulled Pork’ segment on Stealth Group (SGI), a tool retailer, evaluating its financial health, market performance, and prospects.
In the club edition, we also discuss the reasons behind varying member performances (and our own performance), and discuss the importance of sticking to a disciplined investment model.
QAV 721 — Dr No
In 721 we discuss the pain of FND, why Aussie investors keep investing in unprofitable companies, and TK does a Pulled Pork on SRV.
In the club edition only: the myth of the ‘new normal’, why LIC AFIC is selling below its NTA, how Aussie investors can benefit from the AI boom, what we should do about copper prices being up, how to interpret the number of buys going down, how often is TK is making purchases based on factors outside the numbers, and how to interpret the resignation of the PRN CFO.
QAV 720 — Boom!
The Budget cometh, Lessons in Kindness from Buffett, and a Deep Dive into Boom Logistics.
Also in the Club edition: Reflections on Jim Simons and Quant Investing, Navigating Market Fluctuations: FND and FPR Updates, Exploring VYS’s Surge, Elon Musk’s Suggestion to Warren Buffett, Marcus has a question about applying quality score to existing holdings, Jim asks about Life 360, Stock Doctor Data Integrity Issues, Nick asks about Josephine rules, Trent asks about AGL and LNG
QAV 719 — Peaking at 99
This week we’re talking about the Berkshire Annual Meeting, China’s gold purchases, a pulled pork on EHL (Emeco Holdings), SXE profit guidance update, Regression testing Price Cons, Activists vs Karoon Energy (KAR), Austal (ASB) backers want Hanwha Group in the race, TRS is a 3PTL Sell, Apollo sinks THL, Morningstar valuations, banks doing large buybacks.
QAV 718 — Poifect!
This week we’re talking to Matt Walker about his regression testing system, Stock Doctor’s continuing data quality issues, NCK’s UK expansion, HMC Capital takes aim at GNC, fudging DUR and LAU, and get some insider information about Austal Ships.
QAV 717 — The Power of Sacrifice
This episode includes a deep dive analysis of Bank of QLD (BOQ), Joyce Corporation Ltd (JYC) and Atlas Pearls Ltd (ATP), Howard Marks on Chess and Risk, Dummy Portfolio and dividends, and a regression testing update on QAV scores.
QAV 716 — The Omnishambles
The AORD dropped this week, as did BOQ, TK does a Pulled pork on RSG.
Also in the Club edition: WOW’s CEO threatened with time in the big house, FND does an Indian ATM deal, TK talks about the Pulled Pork and Billionaire Portfolios.
QAV 715 — The Fourth of the Fourth
The IMF on China, Diller on Trump Social, Bitcoin and Beanie Babies, pulled pork on A1M.
Also in the Club edition: Cash and Armaguard, Anscombe’s Quartet, Regression testing, Tesla veers to the EV slow lane, Ex-defence minister Pyne is Hanwha’s man in Canberra, Karoon plots path from oil junior to major through Gulf of Mexico, and a thought experiment about when TK would sell if the stock market didn’t give live prices.
QAV 714 — Tessellating Nonagons
This week: Daniel Kahneman RIP, Sturgeon’s Law, Pulled pork on ASB
Plus, in the Club edition: Valuing Bitcoin, Coking coal a sell, New Regression Testing results, Alchemy substack,
Collins St does well again, ABB news, the performance of founder lead companies.
QAV 713 — Highly Sensitive Stocks
This week: Do ASX investors need to get used to expensive stocks, and a pulled Pork on G8 Education (GEM).
Also in the Club edition: theories on why KSC spiked, whether AMC CEO’s sudden resignation is a red flag, MEA is being sold, Macquarie’s new FOMO meter, ABB’s Superloop troubles, and what to do if you still own VUK.
QAV #712 — China Beats Expectations… Again
This week, while the RBA meets, we talked about ABB dropping 20% in a day, steel and coking coal fall, China’s economy beats expectations in the West, regression testing update, Damstra (DTC) is taken over, and a pulled pork on MSV.
QAV #711 — Business As Usual
This week: Delisting of TGA, VUK acquisition, Pulled pork on BOQ.
In the Club edition only: SD fix NWS issue, IRI loses Chair of Audit Committee, Tony’s testing on 2BL sell trigger, Tony answers questions about how to manage a portfolio if you move overseas, reducing our average daily trades to mitigate risks of the QAV spike, the risks of cap raises, different ways how a company can take on debt, and the benefits of share buy backs.
QAV #710 — Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?
This week: AORD his another all-time high, reporting season is over (but now we’re in ex-div season), ING recorded a massive profit but the market dumped it anyway, Pulled pork is on Regis Healthcare (REG).
Also on the Club edition: Ray Dalio thinks the Mag7 are “fairly priced”, Collins St Value Fund wins again, Cam’s regression tests come up with something interesting, Tony has more to say on the shrinking ASX, and after hours.
QAV #709 — The Architect (fixed)
This week: We discuss our favourite bits of Buffett’s new annual letter, and Tony does a pulled pork on Vulcan Steel (VSL).
Also in the Club Edition: We discuss the results of a new 20% Rule 1 simulation, Reporting Season News, LNG is a sell, Data shows Cathie Wood’s Ark is one of the worst funds, NVIDIA results, and TK’s perspective on ‘Losing too many stocks’ to M&A.
QAV #708 — Buridan’s Ass (fixed)
This week: The market remains buoyant on the back of positive earnings, DTL crashes 22%, Buridan’s Ass, Pulled Pork AGL.
Also in the Club edition: Darryl’s portfolio analysis, Magnificent 7 profits now exceed almost every country in the world, SD ASX 300 change, Jordan’s Renko and hugline regression testing.
QAV #707 — Three Men and a Tiger
This week: Market and portfolio updates; Nick Scali and Myer jump on profit results; the pitfalls of passive investing; the cracks deepen beneath the market’s surface; Woodside Santos merger collapsed; pulled pork on MME.
Also in the Club edition:
Lithium execs goolies; McDonald’s records first sales miss; Stock tips are for patsies; Matt Walker’s regression testing system; Three Men Make a Tiger; NWS shares in Stock Doctor; WAF’s forecast earnings.
QAV #706 — The Anti-QAV
This week on QAV:
Market hit all time high, then retreated… because of McDonalds in Gaza?!; Portfolio report; pulled pork on Metcash (MTS).
In the Club edition:
CCP results and share price; System Justification Theory; Elon’s Tesla strategy; Jordan’s regression testing; hedging QAV with Growth stocks (aka the Anti-QAV); RBA leaves rates unchanged; FPR operating cash flow.
QAV #705 — Base-Rate Neglect
This week we’re talking about:
Munger’s final portfolio, Base-Rate Neglect, Pulled Pork — TLS
Plus, only on the Club edition: Evergrande liquidation, Aluminium and CAA, Fund managers reveal their big investment mistakes, Crypto still isn’t legit, Reporting season about to start, and using Renko chart to track Duratec’s decline.
QAV #704 — Investor Fatigue
On this week’s show:
Retail traders are suffering from fatigue; Lithium and tech stocks crashing; AI means the cost of intelligence will plummet.
Club edition also includes: Why TK keeps his mortgage facility open; Pulled pork on FND.
QAV #703 — The Curse of Knowledge
Market and portfolio updates, Brent’s secret QAV tweaks which delivered his terrific results, and GNC vs Wheat.
In the Club episode, Pulled pork on Brambles (BXB), STOCKOPEDIA NAPS, the “Curse of Knowledge”, more discussion on Average True Range.
QAV #702 — Skill Compensation
TK’s back to talk about: “Santa Claus” rallies, a Pulled pork on Resimac RMC, and using an ATR stop loss.
In our club episode, we’re also talking about how to score N/A on Health Stable or Increasing, and What I Learned About Investing from Darwin by Pulak Prasad, WHC & Thermal Coal, Skill Compensation, Dogs of the Dow, and the proposed Woodside/Santos merger.
QAV #701 — Happy 2024!
On our first show of 2024, I’m covering how the market and our portfolio ended 2023, adding GEM back to a portfolio, TK has a pulled pork on COF, and I talk to ChatGPT about the role the USD being the world’s reserve currency plays in the strength of the US economy.
QAV #652 — Depressive Realism
On our last episode for 2023, I’m flying solo, but I do have a pre-recorded pulled pork from TK on ERD, and I’m also talking about the sudden falls last week by CLX, MTO, and ASG, as well as the first of Morgan Housel’s “100 LITTLE IDEAS”.
Only in the Club edition: I asked ChatGPT to pick out a couple of highlights from our 2023 podcasts for the recap.
QAV #651 — Happy ASXMAS
On this episode: The AORD is having a good Xmas (so far), STW and AFI above their buy lines, our portfolios are doing well, pulled pork on CXO (Core Lithium)
Club: new Commodity Status history feature, PRN poll, FPR net operating cf, CCP on a tear, talking about REITs, pulled pork on CXO (Core Lithium) and why BFG is having a run.
QAV #650 — Turducken
On this episode we’re discussing Charlie Munger, pulled pork on ING, and if QAV is based on momentum and minimizing losses.
In the club edition only: PRN’s guidance, ATP’s bump, ADT survey results, portfolio updates, RBA rate hold, MMS losing a govt contract, ASX 200 stocks with single-digit P/Es, thoughts about VYS giving their Managing Director an Interest Free loan.
QAV #649 — Farewell Charlie / Ryan’s Analysis
On this week’s episode, I do a farewell to the late, great Charlie Munger, and in the Club episode, TK takes us through the analysis he and Ryan did about Rule 1 and buying from the top or bottom of our list.
QAV #648 — Management Quality
This week we’re talking about how we assess management quality, how to invest if you have a lumpy income, a pulled pork on MMS, and (only in the Club edition) Ridley Scott’s appalling Napoleon film.
QAV #647 — The BRHG
This week in the free episode we’re talking about how immigration is driving inflation, last week’s drama with KAR and NTD, how Oil briefly became a sell, breaking down BPT’s revenue from oil, the de-stapling of ABG and ASK.
In the Club episode, we also discuss the CVL pulled pork curse, TK’s thoughts on the ABB SPP, a pulled pork on DGL and Berkshire’s Apple purchases.
QAV #646 — One Trick Pony
This episode: Australian income drops, Munger says we need to buy tech stocks, Pulled Pork on CVL.
Club edition only: ASX historical average 13.2%, Iron ore and China, HESTA fined by ASIC, ANZ’s results lead to drop, how to deal with a situation when a buy list stock is in play, Interest rate rise means a change to IV value, MQG did not take an impairment, using Tradingview for commodities, and a refresher on what stocks to sell when you need cash.
QAV #645 — Punch Drunk
ASX making us feel punch drunk; QAN revolt; MQG profit drop; pulled pork SSM;
Club edition only: JHG delisting; Light Sells analysis; new survey on ADT; SSR down; FPR up; Buffett’s cash pile; RBA meets; cup tips!
QAV #644 — It Will Be Ended
Commodity updates; FMG red flag status; how share incentive plans work;
In the Club edition:
Pulled pork DTL; what TK looks for when he does a pulled pork.
QAV #643 — A Technical Correction
We’re in a technical correction; staying fully invested; CCP collapse; new 3PTL sells number jumped this week; Pulled pork RRL; the performance of AFI.
In the Club edition only: Is being rich a superpower?; staying enthusiastic during a long downturn; how TK differentiates between quality and value; the value/risks of a concentrated 10 stock portfolio; WWTD if he had cash but a full portfolio?
QAV #642 — Is This Time Really Different?
“This time it really might be different” says Marks; Portfolio update by Market Cap; Pulled Pork on PRN;
In the Club edition, we’re also talking about: Gold is a buy; PGH 2BL example; Chuck Feeney died; Joe Aston’s final Rear Window; Has TK found a maximum size where a portfolio stops getting ‘QAV like returns’?; Imagine the markets were to theoretically close for 10 years…
QAV #641 — Dumb Money
The RBA holds rates; Israel Gaza and oil; Dumb Money v Wall Street; Joe Aston quits; HVN SD update; Red October; Pulled Pork on SXE; Quality Score vs QAV Score; How TK manages market downturns when leveraged; how TK plans to live off his portfolio in retirement in down years; why was beginning of month chosen for josephines and not a rolling 30 day price; ‘value trap’ tool; the performance of our personal portfolios for this financial year vs the DP; performance of high v low ADT stocks.
QAV #640 — Chris from Stockopedia
Chris Batchelor from Stockopedia talks to us about how their product can help Australian (and international) investors make better investing decisions.
Then in the Club edition, TK and I talk about the market rout, RBA and interest rates, portfolio performance, Woodside and Richard Goyder, the double loop concept in retail, putting Super into housing, Josephines and dividends, and the Murdochs.
QAV #639 — Holiday Mode
Rupert’s retirement, YAL PROPCAF update, portfolio report, pulled pork on KAR, using 3PTL with the ASX.
QAV #638 — Gaming The Numbers
CAGR reporting, YAL’s PrOpCaF, US Portfolio, SGM market update, Lithium a Sell for PLS, Viva Energy & Vitol, QAN troubles, Mortgage rate change 6.58%, CCP now ex-div, Brisbane catch up, Pulled Pork: WGX, borrowing against a mortgage to invest in shares, ex-dividend and Josephine status, and charting our buy list.
QAV #637 — Chairman Mabb (ASA) Returns
Steven Mabb, Chairman of the Australian Shareholders Association (and QAV Club member) returns to share his thoughts on proxy votes, QANTAS, Nick Scali, EML, Virgin UK, FMG, REM reports, AGMs, director workloads, auditors becoming board members, the value of independent directors, gender representation on boards, and much more.
QAV #636 — Come On Now
Commodity Updates, WSI crash, Australia spooks global LNG markets, Buffett says he could make 50% return per year, FMG CFO quits, QAN in a bit of a pickle, Pulled pork on AIZ, are the sins of a former CEO carried forward, and an update from Tony on the use of RENKO charts.
QAV #635 — Sugar Hits
Wheat is a sell; FMG is a red flag; PLS results and crash; AFG results and crash; the cost of timing the market; great guns; QAN results; Pulled Pork MAH; where the money goes; beta volatility and QAV; US investors who claim their methodology returns 30% — 60% pa.
QAV #634 — Whitehaven Coal
This week on the show: PRN reports great results and crashes; China’s slowdown; US bond yields; SGM results; Pulled pork WHC; new mortgage rate; TK’s thoughts on Imugene (IMU) and share placements at a significant discount.
QAV #633 — Baby Bunting
Fitch downgrades the US, Lowe has new ideas about the RBA, NCK beats the pulled pork curse, MYR rebounds, iron ore falls (every October?), Baby Bunting pulled pork, and problems with Updater’s delisting.
QAV #632- Confidence Is Up/Down!
The market’s had a rough week, MYR collapses on good results, business confidence is up while consumer confidence is down, coking coal isn’t a sell after all, pulled pork on NCK, possible changes to Rule 1, BBN’s performance, and adding buybacks to the checklist.
QAV #631 — Goodbye, Mr Bond
This week we’re talking about what the CCP and TRS share price movements mean for the economy, the wheat price, the ‘year of the bond’, the difference between ETFs and LICs, and we have our interview with listener Brent Sweeney who recently attended the Berkshire Hathaway AGM in Omaha, Nebraska!
QAV #630 — The Dead Zone
This week in the Club edition we’re talking about movements in Gold and Lithium prices, why Super Funds suck, why the ASX is in a “dead zone”, the big week of company reporting coming up, our Stockopedia trial, a pulled pork on KSL, URW selling down US malls, RIO in recycling push, technical indicators, and what TK thinks about companies with lots of shares held in escrow.
QAV #629 — Keep On Truckin’
Cameron’s powers of prediction, FMG’s divorce, Bond payouts, what is a RINO, new QAV 3PTL sell alerts, do we get rid of 2BL / JOSEPHINE, Ryan’s analysis on 0.1 and ADT levels, Pulled Pork on LAU, the HOPE model, BRB / RMS takeover, sell-side vs buy-side analysts.
QAV #628 — Don’t Worry About Debt
LAU is a the new Michael Jordan; selling MQG; URW updates; wheat price confusion; club member results; pulled pork on NZM; investing in companies with high levels of debt or intangibles.
QAV #627 — Rubberband
It’s the end of FY23 and we reveal the QAV portfolio performance as well as our personal portfolio performance and discuss the performance of some QAV Club members. We also take a question from Alex about how young people might get started in investing, discuss the Dogs of the Dow, a pulled pork on URW, and potential changes to Rule 1.
QAV #626 — Is Investing Just Luck?
On this week’s episode: Tin is a buy, which makes MLX (the subject of Tony’s pulled pork) a buy. BRK is just an oil play as far as we can tell, but Crude Oil just became a sell. We clarify Steve Mabb’s thoughts on using Betashares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA) to park our cash and agree it’s worth a try. Artificial intelligence powers US shares into a bull market, but will it help the AORD? Tony continues to criticise the RBA’s use of interest rates. If DBI is a “bond proxy” should it be on our buy list? C6C dropped by 18% yesterday — we don’t know why, but discuss whether or not there are any Rule 1 fudges.
QAV #625 — A Good Week!
On this week’s episode: Tin is a buy, which makes MLX (the subject of Tony’s pulled pork) a buy. BRK is just an oil play as far as we can tell, but Crude Oil just became a sell. We clarify Steve Mabb’s thoughts on using Betashares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA) to park our cash and agree it’s worth a try. Artificial intelligence powers US shares into a bull market, but will it help the AORD? Tony continues to criticise the RBA’s use of interest rates. If DBI is a “bond proxy” should it be on our buy list? C6C dropped by 18% yesterday — we don’t know why, but discuss whether or not there are any Rule 1 fudges.
QAV #624 — The Tin Man
On this week’s episode: Tin is a buy, which makes MLX (the subject of Tony’s pulled pork) a buy. BRK is just an oil play as far as we can tell, but Crude Oil just became a sell. We clarify Steve Mabb’s thoughts on using Betashares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA) to park our cash and agree it’s worth a try. Artificial intelligence powers US shares into a bull market, but will it help the AORD? Tony continues to criticise the RBA’s use of interest rates. If DBI is a “bond proxy” should it be on our buy list? C6C dropped by 18% yesterday — we don’t know why, but discuss whether or not there are any Rule 1 fudges.
QAV #623 — The RBA Hammer
While we waited for the RBA to raise rates yet again, TK talks about whether or not rates are the solution; builders going bust; ideas for what to do with our portfolio cash; the resignation of the Myer CEO; will DIY investors stay in the market; Navexa reporting issues; CGT positions; a pulled pork on AFG; the buy status of WDS and HZN; and waiting to see what happens with crude oil.
QAV #622 — Debt Ceiling Blues
US debt ceiling hits the AORD; Doug Tynan uses A Checklist; Brettalator problems; Apollo is now THL; Using GPT to find companies with a qualified audit; Portfolio updates; Pulled pork on FPR; a refresher on operating cashflow v free cash flow; the correlation between VEA’s share price and crude oil.
QAV #621 — 95% Discipline
This week we discuss the rough week in the AORD, with lots of sell and not much to buy; Commodity updates; sudden drops by CLX and ALO; tips on investing from Morgan Housel, author of The Psychology of Money, and a pulled pork on FHE.
QAV #620 — Don Bradman
On this episode we talk about interest rate fears continuing to affect the market, PRN’s exposure to commodities, Buffett’s comments on The Intelligent Investor, thoughts about removing Josephines from the buy list, Don Bradman and investing, the Allkem (AKE) merger, a Pulled Pork on QBE, TK’s history with commodity sells, buying banks stocks, value investing article in the AFR, block/brick sizes were used in the Renko tests, does Tony ever check the stocks he holds against what their current QAV Value shows, Tony’s investment in FHE, the new Brettalator, and banks profits vis-a-vis interest rates.
QAV #619 — Other People Doing Dumb Things
On this episode we got so carried away talking about the highlights of the 2023 Berkshire Hathaway AGM, the OML drop, HotCopper pump and dumper gets prison, Light portfolios beating the benchmark, review the “The Lowest PE” rules, QAN replacing its CEO, NAB getting sold off, pulled pork on PLS, the latest RBA rate rise, the Federal budget, and reviewing the “Buy follows Sell line” and the “Latest Buy Line”, that we ran out of time for questions.
QAV #618 — A Chat with GPT4
Tony is on his way back from Toronto, so I decided to have a chat about investing with the second smartest intelligence I know — ChatGPT.
QAV #617 — Live From Toronto
Live from Toronto, we talk about the portfolio’s recent performance, steel is now a sell, pulled pork on NAB, share investing vs share trading for tax purposes, update on Renko charts, and the new Brettalator update.
QAV #616 — Quick & Dirty & Easy
Copper is a buy but C6C is being sold; Buffett on Bankers; Pulled Pork MIN; Josephine timing; multiple positions and Rule 1; do uptrends continue; LAU new securities issues; investing during foreign conflicts.
QAV #615 — Simon Shepherd, TING
Our guest on this pre-recorded short episode is Simon Shepherd from The Investment Newsletter Group. They conduct detailed stock by stock, newsletter by newsletter tracking of many of the top buy recommendations from Australian investing newsletter — a worthy service. Find out more at: https://www.tinglive.com.au
QAV #614 — Viva Las Vegas
A short show today as TK is in totally Viva La Vegas and we didn’t have many questions. Portfolio & commodity updates; ALO acquisition; ETF update; pulled pork on RMS; and insights into URW.
QAV #613 — Tim Lincoln, Stock Doctor
Today our guest is Co-Founder and Managing Director of the company that produces Stock Doctor — Tim Lincoln. Tim co-founded the company in 1991 with his father Dr. Merv Lincoln and Stock Doctor was launched 6 years later, in 1997. Today, Tim has grown a highly successful financial technology and investment business that includes a growing team of 40 finance professional, thousands of long-term Stock Doctor members and over $800 million invested in their three industry leading Australian and US managed funds.
QAV #612 — The MAXIMS of QAV
Lots of selling, not much to buy; The MAXIMS of QAV; RMS makes takeover offer yesterday for BRB; Bank Hybrids wiped out in UBS takeover of Credit Suisse; Banks and trust; Pulled pork : Ooh Media (OML); update on heavy mineral sands products; what to do when you have a commodity sell, but the day you’re going to sell it, the price is going up; the size and danger of ETFs; insights on the lithium/battery market; diversification with corporate bonds; South African corruption.
QAV #611 — Monkeys & Bananas
Black Monday in the bond market points to pain ahead; the impact of the SVB Collapse; Comms update; S32 — sell or not?; RBA lifts rates to 3.6%; Brett Fisher on Renko charts; Pulled Pork: SRX; using TTM for Op. cashflow; ZIM and its capital return.
QAV #610 — Psychopathic Cultures
Another RBA rate rise; BRI’s underlying commodity; ASIC sues Mercer Super; GNC maps to bushel prices; LAU & IGL made the S&P All Ordinaries; Gerry Harvey wheels out his old material; Guy Debelle pops up at Super Fund; Solly Lew creeps another 3% up the Myer share register; Mortgage Rate survey sees interest rates back to 6.48%; Alex Hay on WHC ownership movements; Pulled pork on Duratec (DUR); TK’s experiments with selling stocks that are no longer on the buy list; TKs view on the negative market reaction to both CLX and DDH.
QAV #609 — Just a Few Winners
US inflation drives the ASX down; Wheat is a Josephine; Portfolio is up 16.14%; DP recent trades; Tony’s three life lessons; Ray Dalio existing Bridgewater; Aussie CEOs denying reality; QAN profit; Super changes; Berkshire Report; Mortgage rate drop to 6.45%; pulled pork on COH; CCP results; is QAV a zero sum game; WHC shareholders; XTE’s results.
QAV #608 — Denial
Market and portfolio updates; Pulled pork kibosh on FBU; Iron Ore is a buy again, but Andrew Forrest is insane in the membrane; Charlie is 99 and still doing LIVE Q&A for Daily Journal; Gurufocus v Stock Doctor data; AMP Results; WHC results; CGF — Annuities benefitting from Higher interest rates; QBE results; BNPL likely to be regulated as credit; Pulled pork RRL; How does TK plan to live off his portfolio; topping up when you’ve missed your Rule 1.
QAV #607 — Dow Theory
Portfolio updates; Market’s had a rough week; Thermal Coal Sell line; CDM shouldn’t be on the buy list; Yields rose as Lowe, traders lunched; RBA raises rates; Seven in potential merger with HT&E; Elon Musk sat with Rupert Murdoch at the Superbowl; Pulled Pork is FBU; U.S. v AUS short-term capital gains; why TK holds FHE; what criteria Tony follows to justify adding to an existing position; Where we are currently in terms of Dow Theory; MEA buyback announcement
QAV #606 — The FOMO Rally
Portfolio Updates, commodity updates , NCM takeover, WHC coal breakdown, RBA to lift rates, the FOMO rally, Pulled Pork on NCK, R1 trigger on commodities, a tighter sell line for MYR, What time of day does TK buy and sell, fudging AMP’s sell line, penny stocks and Rule 1, WDS commodity breakdown, and After Hours (which you don’t have to listen to if you don’t want to!).
QAV #605 — A Wet Barnbougle
Dummy Portfolio slipped a bit thanks to coal; Chanticleer and the Chook Super Fund; FMG result; ADANI and activist investors; pulled pork on CMM
QAV #604 — The Classy Gentleman
Portfolio updates; Feedback on Fees; RIP David Hains; Member results; retailers results due to inflation; Pulled Pork SEQ; Is NGI a LIC; using your own rate of interest; Ethical Investing; When to sell; Increasing Investing.
QAV #603 — Lithium Lovers
Updates on commodities and our portfolios; Collins St Value Fund performance vs the DP; FMG has 2 finance departures; Mortgage rate survey now 6.5%; Magic Millions horse sales setting new record; QAVvers and fees saved; confession season; the lithium lovers are alive and kicking; using a home loan redraw; Terracom’s (TER) involvement in the investigation into potential fraud; CRN CEO’s retirement; Is TK fully invested? Pulled Pork this week is Seven West Media (SWM).
QAV #602 — Budgie Smugglers
Munger turns 99, Commodity updates, Portfolio updates, commodity status on buy list, Pulled Pork on VUK, Brent’s returns, TK’s new year resolutions, AMPs situation re Dexus, FMG exodus, buying stocks when their sell line is above the rule 1
QAV #601 — Best Of The Early Interviews
As TK is still on vacation, I went over our interviews from the first years of the show (2019–2020) and created this compilation of some interesting tidbits. I hope you enjoy it. The guests are:
Steve Sammartino
Roger Montgomery
Nicholas Gruen
Tobias Carlisle
Michael Goldberg
QAV #551 — Alert But Not Alarmed
In this final episode for 2022, I’m actually going back to early 2020 and taking a look at how Tony managed the COVID crash. It’s something TK suggested a while back, because it’s a good study / reminder on how he thinks in times of market uncertainty.
QAV #550 — The Pulled Pork Kibosh Test
It’s that time of the year when I give TK a break and put together a couple of compilations from the year that was. This time I decided to put to the test the idea that Tony’s Pulled Pork put the kibosh on stocks. Is that true? Let’s find out.
QAV #549 — Windy and Wet
RBA and rates, Coal, Iron Ore and Gold are all buys, Portfolio update, bank dividends, Clough collapse and BPT, Pulled pork AGG, trailing stop losses, inflationary pressures, how TK comes up with hurdle rates, C6C selling it’s Australian assets, IRR v CAGR, share buybacks, how to get to Berkshire’s 2023 AGM. Blackstone to limit redemption requests, the impact of the gas price cap.
QAV #548 — Todd Barlow, Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Company Ltd
Today we chat with Todd Barlow, CEO of Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Company Ltd (SOL) about the investment strategy behind their impressive returns.
QAV #547 — Crystal Balls
TK’s historical returns; Pulled Pork kibosh on GNG; SKT consolidation; SGM — Iron and Steel Scrap; Buffett explains his $750 million charitable donation; RBA taking a lot of heat; beware annualised figures; Portfolio update; QAN upgrades again; CLX Upgrades; Fixed loan rates; $250k deposit guarantee; Pulled Pork on DDH
QAV 546 — Retrospective Investing
Oil is a sell; Is WDS a sell?; Retrospective investing; Iron Ore Doomscrolling; Portfolio update; Selfwealth update; Pulled Pork S32; Stock Doctor filters fixed; MLX is tin; dividends contributions; share investing vs property investing returns.
QAV 545 — Price v Value
Melbourne get together; The Bitcoin valuation model; Fake Twitter crashes LLY; Light v Club; FTX/ SBF in AFR; Brettalator beta; portfolio update; The mortgage rate; Nickel is a buy; QAV Stocks in the news; Australian banking’s Mr Clean; Pulled pork Self Wealth; What the hell are futures markets exactly; Coal Bunko Chart update;what’s going on with IMA.
QAV 544 — Follow The Recipe
The Dismal Science; gold is a buy; portfolio is killing it (too good?); what to do if your performance sucks; ‘loss-aversion’ bias; NHC buy back; CRN ends talks with Peabody; New month, new alerts; Pulled Pork — DBI; what to do when there’s a big gap between Buyers and Sellers; Rule#1 Clarification; update from Denis in Kyiv.
QAV 543 — The Mounting Yard
Portfolio benchmarking, RBA interest rate rise, Thermal Coal sell line, JHG dividend, what to do when you R1 a stock that’s on top of the buy list (IMA), Wheat price on the rise, new Berkshire book, SUL trading update, WHC — MOAB Away, The FAANG index, Oil and Copper are a buy, what about Aluminium, MQG Results are in, Pulled Pork GNG, DRP vs DSSP
QAV 542 — Expose Yourself
Commodity and portfolio updates, AMP AGM, WHC buyback, NWH Pulled Pork, GOLD ETF, reinvesting dividends, how the AORD works, Tony’s investment spread.
QAV 541 — Bipolar Mr Market
The bipolar Mr Market, commodity updates, PE clarifications in Bible, Qantas upgrade, ATL owned Camplify acquires European base, Howard Marks raising money, Pulled pork on SLH, Tony’s coffee with SOL CEO, why Tony has always been invested in WAM, advice on how to find a financial adviser, what to do if you’re going away for 2 weeks.
