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Hi there. I understand that when someone becomes a substantial holder, it means they've purchased a considerable amount of shares in a company. Can you explain the implications of this, what it could suggest and how you might use this info when it comes to deciding whether to purchase shares or not. For example, when researching Ansell Ltd, I see that CBA has recently become a substantial shareholder. Thanks, Bec.
Greg Hoffman and Gareth Brown discuss the latest results from News Corp and Tabcorp.
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Benjamin Graham is known as the ‘father of modern security analysis’. His seminal book Security Analysis, co-authored with David Dodd in 1934, is still regarded as one of the most important texts on investing ever written....
Philip Fisher also began his career as a securities analyst—then a new profession—in the late 1920s. He too published an important book on company analysis entitled Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits in 1958. Like Graham, ...
Peter Lynch is perhaps the highest profile fund manager of all time. Between 1977 and 1990 he ran Fidelity’s flagship Magellan Fund in the United States, outperforming the market index by an average of 13% a year (his total return...
Sir John Templeton began his investing career in 1937, eventually launching a managed fund called the ‘Growth Fund’ in 1954. The Growth Fund became the best performing managed fund in the United States over the subsequent...
William D Gann remains a legend in trading circles, although sorting out the folklore from the reality is no easy task. Gann, born in 1878, reputedly made $50m trading shares and commodities over the course of his career, although verifying this...
George Soros is perhaps the world’s most famous trader and speculator. Investors in his flagship ‘hedge fund’, the Quantum Fund, enjoyed returns of 32% per year from its inception in 1969 to 2001. Like many hedge funds...
Last but by no means least is Warren Buffett. Buffett is chairman of United States investment company Berkshire Hathaway, which he gained control of in 1965. His investment return of more than 20% a year since then has made him one of the...All the investment terms you need to get started on your investing journey.
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In this review, we consider Munger’s Rule before examining this latest private equity float.
Our thorough review of this blue chip proved enlightening, though not immediately rewarding.
It's been hard for us contrarians to ignore the massive share price declines of Australia's airline stocks. If it was any other business, we'd...
With the prospect of a private equity bid getting fainter all the time, this TV company's stock has been falling - which is music to our ears.