In this week's Weekly Insights: More Winners Than Losers In Mid-February By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor Reporting seasons in Australia have become a second half (of the month) tsunami affair and by this time twelve months ago the FNArena Corporate Results Monitor had already covered close to 100 …

In this week's Weekly Insights (the first in 2024): -All-Weather Model Portfolio -Rudi Unplugged -February Trepidation By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor Weekly Insights returns with a bang this week, as too much material forces me to publish this week's update in two separate parts. The story below is best read in conjunction …

In this week's Weekly Insights: -All-Weather Model Portfolio -Bear&Bull Market To Continue (?) In 2024 -Conviction Calls & Best Ideas -Holidays Are Beckoning By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor All-Weather Model Portfolio Last week's Weekly Insights included some estimates on the performance of the FNArena/Vested Equities All-Weather Model Portfolio. Alas, those estimates were incorrect, for …

In this week's Weekly Insights: -All-Weather Portfolio In 2023 -Conviction Calls & Best Ideas By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor All-Weather Portfolio In 2023 This week I am visiting Melbourne on invitation of the Big Australian, BHP Group ((BHP)), hence this week's Weekly Insights is written from an inner-city, Melbournian hotel room. …

In this week's Weekly Insights: -Quality In Stocks; What Is It Good For? -Conviction Calls & Best Ideas -FNArena Talks By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor Quality In Stocks; What Is It Good For? Institutional investors and grey-haired market commentators often refer to it; Quality. But what is it exactly and does it really …

In this week's Weekly Insights: -Between Perception & Reality -Conviction Calls & Best Ideas By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor Between Perception & Reality Probably the biggest surprise I have come across over the past year or so is the observation that so many investors are firm believers in the 'Market Knows …

A Market Of ContradictionsIn this week's Weekly Insights: -Outlook 2024: Is History Our Guide? -Conviction Calls and Best Ideas -December Index Rebalancing By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor Outlook 2024: If History Can Be Our Guide Bond yields are down, and equities have put in a big rally starting from a deeply oversold position. The …

A Market Of Contradictions By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor This might seem contradictory, but it's simply part of the market being the market: from a technical analysis perspective, the outlook for equities is improving, at the same time as underlying fundamentals are revealing a number of red flags. Let's …

In this week's Weekly Insights: -Bonds & Equities; Joined At The Hip -Conviction Calls & Best Ideas -In Search Of Yield -FNArena Talks By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena Bonds & Equities; Joined At The Hip The most important financial indicator right now may not be the level of government bond yields, or …

In this week's Weekly Insights: -Yield Is Back -Watch The Corporate Calendar -CSL & ResMed - Under Pressure -Best Ideas & Conviction Calls By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor Yield Is Back Twelve months ago, a temporary peak in global bond yields provided the green light for a strong relief rally in share markets. …