Conviction Pays Off For Aussie Investor.

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 The Security Whisperer performance ASX, AUD, Aussie investor, Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund, conviction investing, Domino's Pizza, equity funds, mutual funds, outperform, top tier performance, Treasury Wine Estates

Its better to have a handful of great stocks than a ton of mediocre ones:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-07/a-20-stock-fund-trounces-everyone-with-risky-dose-of-self-belief

Diapers Get Messy…But Could Be A Good Business To Be In.

October 11, 2016 The Security Whisperer Mergers and Aquisitions, performance, Stock News GBL, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, healthcare, Morgan Stanley, ONTEX, private equity, thematic investing

A Morgan Stanley-backed investment fund recently announced it has taken a stake in baby and adult diaper maker DSG International Thailand:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-dsg-intl-th-morgan-stanley-m-a-idUSKCN12B10H

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, a Belgium-based investment holding company which I believe is a good long-term hold and is up nearly 15% in EUR terms since my post (ABC, DEF, GBL?), also has exposure to a similar business via its investment in Belgium’s Ontex (www.ontexglobal.com).

I am going to go out on a limb here, but it looks like the smart money may be in diapers.

Updated: My Scorecard (MMC Leading The Way)

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 The Security Whisperer performance Marsh & McLennan, MMC, performance scorecard, Weekly Performance

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. continues to lead the way with a gain of nearly 30% since I first made mention of it. You can check out my original analysis here: Boring Is Beautiful: Marsh & McLennan Companies

Updated: My Scorecard

September 11, 2016September 13, 2016 The Security Whisperer performance Church & Dwight, Genuine Parts Company, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, long term value, Long-term Hold, Marsh & McLennan, PACCAR, Penske Automotive Group, performance scorecard, Toromont Industries Ltd., Trinity Industries, Weekly Market Recap, Weekly Review

Six of my nine picks are in the black.

Don’t You Just Love Stock Splits :)

September 4, 2016 The Security Whisperer Commentary, performance, Stock News buy and hold, CHD, Church & Dwight, consumer goods, long term value, Long-term Hold, long-term investor, Long-term View, non-discretionary, set it and forget it, stock split

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD), my favorite consumer goods company, just split its stock two for one on September 2…its fourth stock split since 1999.

http://www.splithistory.com has a pretty good write-up on how CHD has done after splits were factored in.

WARNING: ITS PRETTY GOOD!

https://www.splithistory.com/chd/

This Owl Was Hungry! Alimentation Couche-Tard Continues To Lead Consolidation In The Convenience Store Industry.

August 22, 2016August 23, 2016 The Security Whisperer Commentary, Mergers and Aquisitions, performance Alimentation Couche-Tard, buy and hold, consolidation, convenience store chain, CST Brands Inc., Imperial Oil, patience is a virtue, patience pays off, patient investing, pull-back, solid return, wait for it

Convenience store powerhouse Alimentation Couche-Tard continued along its consolidation path Continue reading →

ValueAct Sees Value In Trinity Industries.

July 31, 2016 The Security Whisperer Analysis, performance, Uncategorized American Railcar Industries, Jeffrey Ubben, patience pays off, rail car, Undervalued, Value Guru, Value Investing, ValueAct Capital Management

While I am nowhere in the same league as the geniuses at ValueAct Capital Management, I must admit that I did spend the majority of last Friday smiling upon reading the news that a fund associated with ValueAct Capital Management Continue reading →