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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.

June 17, 2019

How we assess value

By Andreas Lundberg

  In this week’s video insight Andreas shares our valuation framework for assessing a company. Our framework is based on the concept of intrinsic value, where we form a view of what a business is worth and then compare that valuation to what the market is prepared to pay.
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June 13, 2019

A closer look at distributions

By Dean Curnow

It is everyone’s favourite time of year, and for those not in financial services, I am not referring to the peak of winter, I am referring to 30 June. Across the Montgomery suite of strategies, some of our actively managed equity funds will look to pay a distribution come 30 June.
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May 30, 2019

Pick the right indicators

By George Hadjia

Investing often requires the forecasting of variables such as revenues and earnings. Every forecast is subject to (often immense) uncertainty, and the vicissitudes of the future can throw even the most well-thought out estimate far off the mark.

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May 20, 2019
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Why invest in a market neutral fund

By Tim Kelley

One of the things that characterises sophisticated investors is the way they use investment strategies that are designed to produce returns uncorrelated with equity market returns. These strategies include market neutral strategies, which are designed to profit from both increasing and decreasing prices in one or more markets, while also avoiding systemic market risk.
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May 13, 2019

The magic of uncorrelated returns

By Tim Kelley

Most investors have an intuitive sense of the benefits of diversification: it’s easy to see how having all your eggs in one figurative basket could end very badly if the chosen basket were to hit the rocks at some point and most people are more comfortable spreading things around a bit to achieve more consistent and predictable results.
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May 6, 2019

The hunt for red herring

By Andrew Macken

A “red herring” is known as something that distracts from a more important area of focus. There are numerous different attributions to the etymology of this saying.
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May 2, 2019

Keeping an eye on the dividend

By Tim Kelley

Australian investors love their dividends, especially fully-franked dividends that can offer an appealing effective rate of income compared with fixed-interest alternatives, and it’s easy to understand why.
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May 1, 2019

What are the advantages of an actively managed fund?

When you invest in a managed fund, your money (together with all other investors’ monies) is gathered in the one place and invested in assets.  Managed funds provide private investors with access to markets and strategies that rely on economies of scale.   For the funds on this website, Montgomery is the investment manager.
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April 29, 2019

All things Exchange Traded Managed Funds

In December 2017, Montgomery launched the Montgomery Global Equities Fund (Managed Fund) (ASX: MOGL).   The Fund is an Australian registered managed investment scheme and unit trust, where each investor’s money is pooled with other investors’ funds. Each Unit represents an equal share in the net assets of the Fund.
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April 26, 2019

How will franking credit changes impact your investments?

By Dean Curnow

At Montgomery, we have a large number of self-funded retirees invested across our suite of investment strategies. Like many others in our readership, they too are nervous about the proposed changes – should the ALP be elected – surrounding the treatment of franking credit cash refunds for those in retirement.
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April 15, 2019

The mathematics of long/short

By Christopher Demasi

Over the past few weeks we have had the pleasure of meeting with clients and friends of the firm around Australia and New Zealand. We are fortunate to have such sophisticated advisers and investors as clients. It makes our discussions detailed and insightful. One subject of interest recently was the performance drivers of, and expectations for, long/short funds.
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April 15, 2019

How do we determine the cash weighting for The Montgomery Fund? 

By Tim Kelley

We are often asked to explain how we manage the cash weighting, and the most recent market pullback at the end of 2018 provides a useful example to illustrate our approach to managing cash. Most readers will be familiar with the investment philosophy that drives The Montgomery Fund.
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Montgomery Global Equities Fund (ASX:MOGL)

Global
Available on the ASX as an Exchange Traded Managed Fund, invests in 15 to 30 quality global businesses for long-term capital growth with a target distribution yield of 4.5% per annum. Mirrors the strategy of the Montgomery Global Fund.
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Montgomery Global Fund

Global
Invests in 15 to 30 quality global businesses for long-term capital growth. Priced daily. Mirrors the strategy of the Montgomery Global Equities Fund (ASX:MOGL).
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The Montgomery Fund

Australia/NZ
Aims to provide long-term growth and income by investing in 20 to 40 high-quality Australian and New Zealand businesses trading at attractive valuations. Priced daily.
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Montgomery Small Companies Fund

Australia/NZ
Aims to provide long-term growth by investing in 30 to 50 high quality, undervalued, Australian and NZ small and emerging companies with strong growth potential. Priced daily.
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Unlisted from $1 Million

The Montgomery [Private] Fund

Australia/NZ
Seeks to deliver absolute returns from a portfolio of high-quality Australian and New Zealand businesses. Capital preservation is paramount. By invitation only.
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Alternate Equity Strategies

Unlisted from $50,000

Montgomery Alpha Plus Fund

Global
Aims to generate positive returns in both rising and falling markets. Invests in 80 to 180 global businesses expected to deliver above-average returns, while selling short a similar-sized portfolio expected to deliver below-average returns. Priced daily.
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Montaka Global Access Fund

Global
Aims to generate materially higher risk-adjusted returns, net of fees, than is generally available in the equities market over the medium term. Priced monthly. Provides retail investors access to the Montaka Global Fund.
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Montaka Global Fund

Global
Aims to generate materially higher risk-adjusted returns, net of fees, than is generally available in the equities market over the medium term. By invitation only.
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