I was a shareholder in Ryman Healthcare for many years. In fact, it was one of my best-ever picks. I was a buyer between 2007-2009, an investment of

Michael Hill’s share price recently tanked to $0.44, from a high of $1.40 in January 2022. It was its latest trading update which did the damage. To summarise

Sky recently released their 2023 annual report. If you’ve read my previous thesis on Sky, you will know I’m a current shareholder and the stock is held both

Briscoes is a diversified NZ retailer with a long history. I covered Briscoes briefly in my breakdown of the NZ retail sector. If you read that post, you

If you ask almost any investor in New Zealand right now, “What about Sky TV?” you’re almost guaranteed to hear the following: Obsolete. Dying a slow death. Won’t

Alibaba is a tech/e-commerce company founded by Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma. While Alibaba's original business is the B2B wholesale platform Alibaba.com, it has since grown into a tech

Walter Schloss. You may not know the name, but trust me, all the best investors in the world do. That’s because Schloss was easily one of the greatest

Aussie retail stocks have been very interesting over the past twelve months. Many are at multi-year lows – not surprising – the market prices in rising rates and

I have a group of friends where we swap business/investment ideas regularly. If we’re out living life and a good idea comes to mind, we share it and

Retail is a fantastic sector for small-time investors, especially in New Zealand. You’re probably familiar with the product/service.You can easily do in-person research on their business/products.It’s an easy

All the major retirement home companies in NZ follow the same model. The gist: They sell you a home in their village.You live in the home for as

When investing, I’m always looking for ways to preserve capital. That means rather than trying to make a lot of money, I’m trying to make sure I don’t lose