QAV America (free feed)

This week we dig into Smart Sand (SND), the last frac sand company standing on the US exchanges, and try to figure out why a business that sells 500-million-year-old Wisconsin quartz to oil drillers has tripled its share price in under a year. Tony also shares some sharp thinking on why double market is basically the speed of light for investment returns, and we open with the usual chaos: Iran, oil prices, Venezuela, AI agents breaking out of sandboxes to hack each other, and Bill Gates ringing alarm bells that nobody wants to hear.

This week we dive into a Pulled Pork on Crescent Energy (CRGY), a US onshore oil and gas roll-up play with KKR pulling the strings behind the scenes, and a compensation structure that would make Charlie Munger raise an eyebrow. We also run through portfolio updates, the Jackson Hole Symposium, fresh US sanctions on Iran and Canada, and a quick scorecard on 65 stocks covered since March 2025, with a 74% win ratio to show for it.

This week we dig into Slide Insurance Holdings (SLDE), a Florida home insurer that went from zero customers to half a million policies in a few years, and is somehow posting combined ratios that make every other insurer in the state look asleep at the wheel. We also cover Berkshire Hathaway's latest 13F, which shows Greg Abel going heavy into US housing, bond yields creeping up, oil back above $80, and the not-so-great situation aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

This week we dig into Republic Airways Holdings (RJET), a regional airline contractor that flies for United, American, and Delta under their livery while keeping a remarkably low profile. Cameron runs through the full QAV numbers, which come out strong despite a company history packed with bankruptcies, pilot shortages, disk-wiping CFOs, and a former CEO who is now running the FAA. The portfolios took a knock this week too, so we recap what's going on and run through some of the better performers from past Pulled Pork episodes.

This week Cameron (with guest co-host Phil Muscatello from [Shares For Beginners](https://www.sharesforbeginners.com/)) runs a full QAV deep dive on Magna International (MGA), the Canadian-born automotive giant that quietly makes everything from your car door to the entire vehicle itself. They cover the wild founder story of Frank "Straw Mattress" Stronach, the EV overreach that cost the company over a billion dollars in writedowns, the tariff headache courtesy of Trump, and why the numbers are now looking good enough to add to the portfolio. Plus a quick look back at how previous stock picks from the show have performed, with NBR up 31% leading the charge.

This week we do a full deep dive on BWLPG (ticker: BWLP), one of the world's biggest LPG shippers, and why the Strait of Hormuz closure is sending their spot charter rates into the stratosphere. We also cover the bond market's grim verdict on Trump's economic record, oil heading toward $140 a barrel, and the fascinating story of Y.K. Pao, the banking clerk who built the largest privately held shipping fleet in history.

This week we run through a stack of Pulled Pork results that are absolutely cooking — Pitney Bowes up 40%, Eastman Kodak up 81%, and the US dummy portfolio now sitting at 110% since inception versus the S&P's 62%. Then Cam does a deep dive on Deutsche Bank — 156 years old, scandal-ridden, and somehow posting their best year ever. Plus Spirit Airlines collapses, the Iran War drags into its ninth week, and Ford beats estimates by three times but still slides.

With our portfolio nearly double the S&P 500, we are diving deep into Millrose Properties (MRP) — a brand new REIT spun out of home builder Lennar that we decided did not pass the QAV sniff test. We dig into the weird world of land banking, shadow banking, private credit, and why a company can show $3.6 billion in operating cash flow while only pulling in $600 million in revenue.

On this episode we run through our latest portfolio numbers — the QAV dummy portfolio is up 115% since inception versus the S&P's 60%, and some individual picks like Kodak and Scripps are going absolutely bananas. We dig into the week's big news including the Iran war's economic ripple effects, the tariff refund mess, and the Cal-Maine antitrust saga. Then Cameron does a full Pulled Pork on Oportun Financial (OPRT) — a subprime FinTech lender to underserved Latino communities that's dirt cheap, freshly activist-investor-cleaned, and either a turnaround gem or a cautionary tale.

On this episode we dig into Trump's claim that America doesn't need the Strait of Hormuz — and why it's complete nonsense once you look at where US refineries actually get their oil. We also run through the QAV America portfolio, which is up 113% since inception and 30% year-to-date, before Cameron does a deep dive on PagSeguro Digital (PAGS) — a Brazilian FinTech that's basically PayPal meets Square meets a full digital bank, navigating 14.75% interest rates and 34 million customers in the favelas of Brazil.

On this episode we do a deep dive on Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI) — a boring-as-batsh*t truck cab outfitter that somehow jumped 20% the day after Cameron added it to the QAV Light portfolio. We also run through some big portfolio wins (Kodak up 47%, Zep up 326%, CEMEX up 100%), and Tony shares his takes on horse racing, Jeff Beck, and Moby's new ambient record.

On this episode we dig into a week of market chaos, with our main US portfolio down 12% over 30 days but still up a healthy 83% since inception in September 2023 versus the S&P's 42%. Then we get into a few stories, the US government insolvency (liabilities nearly 8x assets), the mysterious $500 million oil futures trade placed 15 minutes before Trump's Iran announcement, and the aluminum supply chain crisis triggered by Iranian strikes on Middle East smelters. Then Cameron does a Pulled Pork deep dive on Pitney Bowes (PBI) — the century-old postage meter pioneer turned digital shipping play. After Hours wraps things up with Tony's ChatGPT horse-racing automation breakthrough, Cameron's AI-powered one-click podcast publishing workflow, and recommendations for Apple TV's *Your Friends & Neighbors*, Seth Rogen's *Future Man*, and Flea's new jazz album featuring Nick Cave.

In Episode 45 of QAV America, recorded on March 24, 2026, Cameron and Tony open with a geopolitical check-in on the ongoing US-Iran conflict and its impact on oil prices and market volatility, before diving into portfolio performance updates on the QAV dummy portfolio. The main segment is Cameron's deep-dive on Eastman Kodak (KODK) — a fascinating turnaround story covering the company's reinvention from film giant to chemical manufacturer, pharmaceutical ingredient producer, and unlikely streetwear licensor in South Korea, complete with a Trump-era insider trading scandal and a billion-dollar pension reversion windfall. In After Hours, Tony recommends juggler-comedian Michael Rayner ("The Broken Juggler") and the James Carville/Mary Matalin book *All's Fair*, while Cameron evangelises for Jackie Chan's *Police Story*, David Lynch's obscure 1993 HBO miniseries *Hotel Room*, the 1944 film *Gaslight*, and the upcoming Martin McDonagh film *Wild Horse Nine*.

In Episode 44 of QAV America, Cameron and Tony open with a geopolitical tour of the Strait of Hormuz crisis — still very much closed — unpacking what a prolonged shutdown could mean for global oil supply, economies, and living standards, including Australia's precarious one-month oil reserve. From there, Cameron pivots to his deep dive on Geo Park Limited (GPRK), a Latin American oil and gas explorer and producer with operations in Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil — and one of the most fascinating boardroom sagas in recent oil-patch history. Cameron walks through the company's founding by two American oil veterans, James Park and Gerald O'Shaughnessy (who turns out to be a cousin of value investing legend James O'Shaughnessy of What Works on Wall Street), their bitter governance war in 2021, the failed Parex Resources takeover bid, and the dramatic "white knight" entry of Colombian billionaire Jaime Gilinski, who injected $107 million for a 20% stake just days before the episode. Tony and Cameron then analyse the QAV checklist numbers, discuss why the light portfolio is outperforming the S&P even in a down market, and review the current US portfolio performance. After hours covers Nassim Taleb's book The Bed of Procrustes, Mel Brooks' documentary The 99-Year-Old Man (featuring David Lynch's last filmed interview), and Cameron's soggy-but-memorable school camping trip with his son Fox.

In this episode of QAV America, recorded on March 12, 2026, Cameron and Tony navigate a market defined by "Trump Chaos," exploring how a rules-based system provides a psychological anchor during periods of high volatility. The duo discusses the fallout from trade tensions with Spain and the impact of attacks on Qatari LNG infrastructure on global energy prices. The "Pulled Pork" deep dive features **Murphy Oil (MUR)**, a 120-year-old company undergoing a radical transformation from a sprawling integrated petroleum giant into a streamlined, high-margin exploration and production play. Despite a "complexity discount" from the market, the hosts analyze Murphy’s aggressive shareholder return policy—dubbed "Viagra for Value Investors"—and its pivot toward deep-water assets in the "Gulf of Trump" and Vietnam.

In this episode, recorded on March 3, 2026, Cameron and Tony navigate a "punch-drunk" week for the markets following the escalation of war in the Middle East. They discuss how the QAV system provides a stress-free mechanical roadmap—buy, sell, or hold—regardless of geopolitical chaos. The duo reviews the US portfolio’s impressive 106% gain since late 2023 and examines why shipping stocks like Euroseas (ESEA) and Danaos (DAC) are surprisingly resilient despite maritime blockades. The centerpiece is a "Pulled Pork" deep dive into **Nabors Industries (NBR)**, tracing its lineage from the legendary Guggenheim family’s Chilean nitrate empire to its modern status as a debt-laden, asset-rich "zombie" drilling for the Saudis. Finally, they touch on the "Maga My Man" PolyMarket scandal and the importance of letting a value portfolio "churn" through its duds to find the long-term winners.

In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony navigate the "completely bonkers" landscape of 2026, where a Supreme Court reversal on Trump’s previous tariffs and the looming shadow of AI bubbles have left investors guessing. The duo breaks down the hidden "gotchas" of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), specifically examining the tax hurdles and custody fees associated with South Korean plays like Shinhan Financial Group (SHG) and Korea Electric Power (KEP). The centerpiece of the episode is a "Pulled Pork" deep dive into **Bread Financial (BFH)**—a high-yielding, unloved credit card "stub" that has spent years amputating its legacy loyalty businesses to emerge as a pure-play lender. Despite the "Trump Slump" threat of capped interest rates and a "stinky" past involving a bankrupt spin-off, BFH boasts a massive QAV quality score and looks dirt cheap on a price-to-cash-flow basis.

In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony navigate the "completely bonkers" landscape of 2026, where a Supreme Court reversal on Trump’s previous tariffs and the looming shadow of AI bubbles have left investors guessing. The duo breaks down the hidden "gotchas" of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), specifically examining the tax hurdles and custody fees associated with South Korean plays like Shinhan Financial Group (SHG) and Korea Electric Power (KEP). The centerpiece of the episode is a "Pulled Pork" deep dive into **Bread Financial (BFH)**—a high-yielding, unloved credit card "stub" that has spent years amputating its legacy loyalty businesses to emerge as a pure-play lender. Despite the "Trump Slump" threat of capped interest rates and a "stinky" past involving a bankrupt spin-off, BFH boasts a massive QAV quality score and looks dirt cheap on a price-to-cash-flow basis.

In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony navigate a volatile week in the US markets, lead by Ford’s staggering $8.2 billion loss for 2025 and their strategic retreat from full electrification. The duo reviews the impressive performance of their "deep dive" portfolio, noting that many previously analyzed stocks have seen triple-digit or high double-digit gains. The centerpiece of the episode is a "Pulled Pork" deep dive into **Shinhan Financial Group ($SHG)**, a South Korean banking giant. Despite a litany of scandals involving cartel-like collusion, fraud, and political instability in Korea, the hosts weigh the risks against the "Value Up" government catalyst that may finally unlock the company’s depressed valuation.

In this high-stakes episode, Cameron and Tony celebrate a "bonkers" run for the QAV America portfolio, which is currently outperforming the S&P 500 by nearly double. After reviewing news on Seneca Foods (SENEA) and the curious 15% share price drop for Regional Management (RM) following record earnings, the duo dives into the murky waters of Mammoth Energy Services (TUSK). What begins as a look at an energy services "roll-up" quickly transforms into a true-crime corporate thriller involving a $1.8 billion contract, a FEMA bribery scandal, and a forfeited 40-foot luxury catamaran. They analyze whether TUSK is a "mammoth in the making" or a "wild pig," weighing its current status as a cash-heavy "stub" with zero debt against its history of "dirty stories" and its new pivot into aviation rentals and fiber optics. --- Episode Timestamps [00:00:00] Intro: Market "conniptions" and the US sneezing on Australia. [00:00:50] Portfolio Performance: The dummy portfolio hits 103% since inception (Highlights: WLFC, BLX, ESCA, GASS). [00:05:40] Stock News: SENEA (Seneca Foods) Q3 results show improving margins. [00:06:20] Stock News: RM (Regional Management) beats expectations but the share price craters. [00:07:50] Deep Dive: TUSK (Mammoth Energy Services)

In this episode, Cameron and Tony navigate a turbulent week in the American markets, touching on the downturn of Bitcoin, gold, and the "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks. Despite the macro-volatility, they celebrate the continued outperformance of their US dummy portfolio, which has nearly doubled its value since September 2023. The conversation shifts to a critical look at "stores of value" like Bitcoin and gold, with Tony arguing that without an inherent way to calculate intrinsic value, these assets remain speculative "pump and dump" cycles. The centerpiece of the show is a deep dive into the Colombian oil giant, **Ecopetrol (EC)**. The duo explores its unique monopoly on Colombian pipelines and its strategic pivot into high-voltage electricity transmission, all while navigating the "magical realism" of Colombian politics, executive scandals involving "cost-plus" prostitution, and a president who hates the very oil industry his government owns.

In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony navigate the extremes of global weather and market volatility. After discussing the impact of recent geopolitical "deals" on their US portfolios, they dive into a success story from the Bakken formation: **Chord Energy (CHRD)**. The conversation explores the "Shale 2.0" era, detailing how modern horizontal drilling and leaner capital structures have transformed former bankruptcy stories into cash-generating powerhouses. Tony provides a technical breakdown of Chord's recent $11 billion acquisition of Enerplus and their shareholder-friendly policy of returning free cash flow through buybacks and dividends.

In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony navigate the complex intersections of the 2026 US economy, where the AI boom is currently offsetting the drag of ongoing tariffs. The duo explores the shifting AI landscape, notably Apple’s decision to build the next Siri on Google Gemini rather than homegrown technology, leaving significant questions about the future of OpenAI. The heart of the show is a "Pulled Pork" deep dive into **AMTD Idea Group (AMTD)**, a company with a fascinating Australian origin story involving the Commonwealth Bank. Despite trading at an unbelievable discount to book value (P/B 0.04), AMTD remains a polarizing prospect due to its controversial leadership under Calvin Choi, a bizarre "Spider Net" ecosystem, and a recent shift from Big Four auditors to a small regional firm in Singapore.

In this episode, Cameron and Tony range from bushfires in Australia to political pressure on the US Federal Reserve, before digging into portfolio performance and a detailed QAV-style teardown of Mexican ultra-low-cost airline Volaris (VLRS). They unpack why airlines keep showing up on the QAV America buy list, how VLRS built a Ryanair-style model aimed at converting long-haul bus travellers into flyers, and why the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine recall temporarily derailed the business. The discussion balances strong operating cash flow and a seasoned low-cost airline playbook against razor-thin margins, fuel price sensitivity, and the ever-present risks of airline investing.

In the first QAV America episode of 2026, Cameron and Tony reset the framework for the year ahead. With geopolitical shocks rattling oil markets, bullish Wall Street forecasts predicting another US equity rally, and political noise everywhere, the hosts reiterate the core QAV philosophy: ignore predictions, stick to the rules, and let disciplined process do the work. The episode’s deep dive focuses on XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR), a former income darling left for dead after cutting its dividend. Cameron unpacks the wreckage, tracing XIFR’s origins as a NextEra Energy yieldco, the collapse of its “cheap capital forever” model when interest rates rose, and why the market may now be pricing the stock as if its long-dated contracted cash flows don’t exist. The discussion weighs political risk, debt complexity, asset quality, and valuation extremes, before explaining why XIFR sits at the top of the current US QAV buy list and is being added to the live QAV Light portfolio. ⸻ Timestamps & Topics (QAV episode) 00:00 – 03:00 Geopolitics, crude oil volatility, and why QAV tracks commodities as signals rather than predictions. 03:00 – 06:30 Wall Street forecasts for a 2026 rally. Why QAV ignores predictions and doubles down on rules-based discipline. 06:30 – 09:00 “Year of sticking to the rules.” Behavioural discipline as the real edge in investing. 09:00 – 11:00 Introducing the deep dive stock: XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) and why it tops the US buy list. 11:00 – 16:30 XIFR’s origin story as a NextEra Energy yieldco. The “infinite money glitch” and how cheap capital powered growth. 16:30 – 21:30 What broke: rising interest rates, dividend suspension, investor revolt, and the stock price collapse. 21:30 – 26:30 Business model breakdown. Long-dated power purchase agreements, wind and solar assets, and why the cash flows didn’t disappear. 26:30 – 30:30 Trump, renewables, and political risk. Why sentiment may be a headwind but revenues are largely locked in. 30:30 – 34:30 Balance sheet repair. Asset sales, debt reduction, and why no dividend can be good news for value investors. 34:30 – 39:30 Key valuation metrics: price to operating cash flow, book value discount, dilution history, and QAV checklist scores. 39:30 – 42:30 Red flags and risks: complex financing, management execution, and why the stock still qualifies under QAV rules. 42:30 – 45:00 Portfolio update, recent performance versus the S&P 500, and adding XIFR to the QAV Light portfolio.

In the final QAV America episode of 2025, Cameron and Tony reflect on a turbulent but revealing year for markets, value investing, and the QAV system. The conversation opens with a recap of US market conditions and the launch of QAV Light US, designed to give American listeners a live, transparent way to learn the QAV process through real weekly trades. Cameron then reviews the long-term performance of the US dummy portfolio, highlighting strong multi-year outperformance despite a difficult 2025 relative to the S&P 500. The episode’s deep dive focuses on AMC Networks (AMCX)—a former prestige-TV powerhouse now trading at distressed valuations. The discussion traces AMC’s origins in the Dolan family’s cable empire, its golden era producing Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and The Walking Dead, and the brutal impact of cord-cutting on its business model. Cameron and Tony unpack why AMC is bleeding on earnings but still generating real cash, why the market hates it, and why it nonetheless tops the QAV buy list. The episode closes with a broader discussion of cycles in investing, the importance of selling discipline, Tony’s emerging “Growth over PE” insight from Australian markets, and why patience with a rules-based system matters more than short-term performance.

In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony open with reflections on the tragic Bondi attack and Australia’s long-standing gun laws before turning to the week’s U.S. stock market action. They discuss recent market jitters, AI-driven volatility in tech stocks, and the ongoing rotation into “value” names. Cameron then delivers a deep dive on Ziff Davis (ZD) — a little-known but highly profitable owner of the internet’s comparison-shopping and review infrastructure. The conversation explores ZD’s long history, its reinvention after the dot-com crash, its heavy reliance on SEO and affiliate monetisation, and the existential question hanging over the business: will AI replace human-driven product reviews? Rather than forecasting the future, the episode frames ZD through the QAV lens — cash flow, valuation, optionality, and downside protection — and examines why a business that looks structurally threatened may still offer attractive value today.

In this episode, Cam and Tony dig into the strange, noisy twilight zone of the current US market: rate-cut expectations, mega-cap fatigue, and a broadening rally that’s finally throwing some love toward the small and mid-caps that QAV thrives on. They walk through the performance of the US portfolio, poke at the rotation narrative, and then Cam takes everyone deep into the iron-ore jungles of Brazil with a pulled-pork deep dive on Vale — “the FMG of Brazil”, complete with dam failures, lawsuits, ESG fallout, and fat cashflows. Along the way they contrast Brazil vs Australia, FMG vs Vale, talk iron ore cycles, passive-investing distortions, and the macro-agnostic stubbornness that keeps QAV on the rails. It’s part markets, part commodity history lesson, and part true-crime mining documentary.

In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony take a tour through the strange split-brain mood of the US markets, where weak economic data is somehow bullish because investors are convinced the Fed will cut rates in December. They break down the odd macro setup, check in on the portfolio, and walk through fresh results from star performer **Willis Lease Finance (WLFC)** and a big buyback from **Enova (ENVA)**. From there, Cameron recaps the performance of the 27 US stocks they've analysed this year, before diving into a full deep-dive on **AerCap (AER)** — the world’s largest aircraft lessor. The conversation covers why airlines lease instead of own, how aircraft leasing actually works, why Ireland is the global nexus for the industry, the wild origin story of Guinness Peat Aviation, and the massive headache AerCap faced when Russia and Ukraine seized more than 150 of its aircraft in 2022. They wrap with QAV scoring, book-value checks, revenue and profit trends, and a broader conversation about how the leasing model fits into cyclical markets, AI, mobility, and long-term capital allocation. Everything from the Fed to kung-fu neural adaptation shows up along the way.

This week we dive into Korea Electric Power (KEP), a deep-value, government-linked Korean utility that has quietly swung from crisis-level losses to massive operating cash flow. We explore the company’s unusual history stretching back to a royal electrification project in the 1890s, its modern political entanglement with tariff controls, its nuclear-heavy energy mix, and why the market may be mispricing a regulated monopoly with a price-to-operating-cash-flow ratio of 1.5. We also cover the recent sell of VSAT on a 3PTL rule, the psychology of Reddit outrage at PCG, and the broader role utilities play in an AI-powered future where electricity becomes the new picks and shovels.

This episode dives into Pacific Gas & Electric (NYSE: PCG) and its strange mix of monopoly power, criminal convictions, billions in liabilities, climate exposure, and a CEO who says she’s “leading with love.” Cameron takes us through PG&E’s century-old origins, deadly infrastructure failures like the Camp Fire manslaughter convictions, the bizarre history of repeat explosions and corruption, and the unusual financial structure that keeps the company alive despite $58B in debt. Tony questions whether a guaranteed utility should even be privately owned, compares it to safer options like Berkshire Hathaway’s utilities, and wonders why we’d touch a business known for burning down half a state. Despite the horrors, PG&E lands on the QAV buy list due to cheap cashflow valuation, a protected regulated monopoly, and a massive turnaround driven by mandated wildfire-prevention spending and government-backed debt.

In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony dig into the state of the U.S. market, exploring how AI investment is distorting capital flows, weakening job markets, and reshaping traditional sectors. They discuss how “the Great Freeze” in hiring and the surge in data-centre spending are reshaping the economy. Then Cameron serves up a Pulled Pork deep dive on MODG (Topgolf Callaway Brands)—a company blending golf, entertainment, and retail that’s now splitting itself apart to “unlock value.” Tony reflects on golf’s pandemic-era revival, the engineering of the Big Bertha, and why Callaway’s merger with Topgolf sent its share price into the rough. They unpack tariffs, impairments, and the business logic behind spinning off Topgolf, ending with a lively riff on humanoid robots, golf robots, and even robot jockeys.

In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony dive into a deep analysis of American Airlines (AAL) — exploring its towering debt, its loyalty program goldmine, and its future prospects. They unpack how AAL’s Advantage points system, underpinned by a major new 10-year co-branded card deal with Citi, might serve as both ballast and buoy for a company flying through turbulence. Along the way, they riff on the airline industry’s cyclic nature, the debt-leverage paradox, and the Piotroski F-Score quirks that make AAL intriguing. Climate change, loyalty economics, Pratt & Whitney’s cursed engines, and the Buffett-era lessons on airline KPIs all make an appearance. After the financial deep-dive, the conversation drifts into lighter territory—Scorsese films, Gravity’s Rainbow, and Cameron’s bruising Kung Fu grading.

In this episode of *QAV America* (Ep. 25), Cameron and Tony unpack a wild few weeks in the U.S. markets following Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats on China and the subsequent “birthday crash.” They discuss Australia’s surprising role in rare earths, portfolio moves including DAC and GTN, and new additions VSAT and RNR. The main feature is a deep dive into Cal-Maine Foods (ticker: CALM), America’s largest egg producer, exploring its scandal-ridden history, DOJ investigations, and surprising fundamentals. From “egg cartels” to F-scores, the duo balance analysis and absurdity, topping it off with film talk (Scorsese, Lynch) and kung fu bruises.

In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony review the US portfolio’s performance in 2025, which—despite lagging this year—is still well ahead of the S&P 500 since inception. They reflect on past stock picks, showing a mixed bag of winners and losers, before diving into this week’s “Pulled Pork”: Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH). The discussion ranges from the messiness of America’s healthcare system to the company’s staggering debt load, CEO transition, scandals, and surprisingly strong cashflow. They weigh the risks (reimbursement uncertainty, capital raises, softening acuity mix) against the opportunities (deep undervaluation, strong operating cash generation, potential turnaround with new leadership). Along the way, they also touch on cultural differences in healthcare, Reddit debates about value investing, and how profit is often a “management decision,” while cashflow is the truer measure of resilience.

In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony review the US portfolio’s performance in 2025, which—despite lagging this year—is still well ahead of the S&P 500 since inception. They reflect on past stock picks, showing a mixed bag of winners and losers, before diving into this week’s “Pulled Pork”: Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH). The discussion ranges from the messiness of America’s healthcare system to the company’s staggering debt load, CEO transition, scandals, and surprisingly strong cashflow. They weigh the risks (reimbursement uncertainty, capital raises, softening acuity mix) against the opportunities (deep undervaluation, strong operating cash generation, potential turnaround with new leadership). Along the way, they also touch on cultural differences in healthcare, Reddit debates about value investing, and how profit is often a “management decision,” while cashflow is the truer measure of resilience.

We discuss the latest U.S. economic slowdown, then pivot to a detailed portfolio update (US portfolio vs S&P 500). After a rapid recap of recent stock picks — from ZEPP to ZIM — we dive into a comprehensive analysis of Methanex (MEOH): its global footprint, methanol market dynamics, e-methanol shipping prospects, the Geismar 3 outage governance risk, and key valuation metrics.

In this episode, Cameron and Tony dive into the turbulent world of tariffs, the performance of the QAV US portfolio, and Cameron’s “Pulled Pork” deep dive on Brazilian pulp and paper giant Suzano (SUZ). The discussion ranges from Trump’s tariffs being declared illegal, to the surprising success of companies like Zep (the smartwatch maker), Gray Media, and others. Cameron traces Suzano’s roots back to its immigrant founder, explores its dominance in eucalyptus pulp production, highlights both its financial strengths and ESG controversies, and weighs up risks like Brazil’s economic volatility and cyclical pulp prices. It’s a mix of global politics, investing fundamentals, and a surprising education in “fluff pulp.”

In this episode, Cameron and Tony dive deep into the US market’s latest moves following Jerome Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole, the surprising resilience of investor sentiment, and a look at how the QAV US portfolio continues to beat the S&P 500. They track the extraordinary rise of ZEPP (up 1,200% since Cameron’s July deep dive) and review other stocks they’ve covered, from Titan Machinery to Sasol. Cameron then takes us through a fascinating pulled pork on Kimball Electronics (KE), tracing its history from pianos and pipe organs to becoming a global contract electronics manufacturer. Along the way, Tony and Cameron unpack value investing lessons, the quirks of US versus Australian markets, and finish with a colourful chat about The Who, Leonard Cohen, Rip Torn, and China’s unique economic model.