When considering the hypothetical question of what I would buy in the aftermath of another global financial crisis–type event, a few key criteria come to mind. The ideal company should be financially sound, likely to be indiscriminately sold off alongside other financial stocks and well positioned to recover strongly regardless of the future direction of the economic system.Read more

Paraphrasing Charlie Munger, I would neither buy nor short Tesla, Inc. at present.Read more

Gold is a hot topic at present, following a meteoric rise and a sharp pullback. Not only has the well-documented weakening of the US dollar continued — a trend noted in this commentator’s earlier review of Northern Star Resources — but several cryptocurrencies have also been trending lower over the past six months.Read more

Harvey Norman has long been a staple of Australian retail, operating across furniture, white goods and consumer electronics, and has traditionally been viewed as a slower-growth, blue-chip stock. While the company does maintain an online presence, its large, iconic physical stores remain central to its strategy.Read more

If one thing is clear, it is that the future of global industrial output is increasingly uncertain as economies transition toward electrification, renewable energy and artificial intelligence. Within this shifting landscape, miners such as Iluka Resources (ASX: ILU) — a producer of a range of industrial minerals through its mineral sands operations — occupy a strategically interesting position.Read more

Mining equipment represents a major capital expense for mining companies. These machines experience heavy wear and maintaining them can be a substantial undertaking in its own right.Read more

Hotel operators such as Transmetro Corporation Limited present an intriguing investment proposition. At first glance, the business may appear unexciting: the model is straightforward, competition is intense, and organic growth can be difficult to achieve.Read more

Mader Group is a specialist maintenance and technical services provider to mining and heavy industry, best characterised as a supplier of high-skill, outsourced maintenance labour for critical mining and industrial equipment. Over recent years, the company has been a consistent performer, delivering return on equity of around 30% over the past four years.Read more

Over the last year, the share price of Procter & Gamble (PG:NYSE) has fallen from around $175 to roughly $140, with most of the decline occurring since March. This weakness may partly reflect layoffs announced earlier in the year amid tariff-related uncertainty, and the stock may now be drifting into oversold territory.Read more