Geoff Wilson

Geoff Wilson

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Geoff Wilson has had 32 years experience in the Australian and international securities industry. He worked in a number of Fund Manager & Analyst roles in Australia before moving to New York with McIntosh Hamson Hoare Govett from 1986 to 1988. During that period, he contributed to the Australian Broking Desk and was ranked No.1 by the American Institutional Clients.

In 1997, Geoff started Wilson Asset Management Group, which manages WAM Capital Limited (WAM), WAM Active Ltd (WAA) and WAM Research Ltd (WAX). He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Graduate Management Qualification. Geoff is also a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Securities Institute of Australia.

Geoff has a number of public company and charitable Board positions. He is currently Chairman of WAM Capital Limited, WAM Research Ltd, WAM Active Ltd, Chairman of the Australian Stockbrokers Foundation and Ascham Foundation Ltd. Geoff is a Director of Australian Leaders Fund Limited, Clime Capital Limited, Cadence Capital Limited, Vietnam Fund Limited, Incubator Capital Ltd and the Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation, Australian Fund Managers Foundation, Odyssey House McGrath Foundation, Australian Children’s Music Foundation and he is a Member of the Second Bite NSW Advisory Committee. He is also a Director of investment management companies Wilson Asset Management (International) Pty Ltd, MAM Pty Ltd, Boutique Investment Management Pty Ltd and Boutique Asset Management Pty Ltd.

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Stock buys and how to pick them

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Right now is the best environment to invest in, but you can’t rely on the greater fool theory; you need to be disciplined and extremely thorough with your analysis. As an investor, these are my favourite markets.

In a strong 'bull' market, anyone and everyone can make money. You can buy a share, knowing virtually nothing about it except its name with the hope that a greater fool will buy it off you at a higher price, and this usually occurs.

In a 'bear' market, when all the news is bad and the market is extremely volatile or falling, you need to be extremely thorough with your analysis and you can’t leave anything to chance.

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