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Darryl Daté-Shappard

I started investing after finding a copy of Peter Lynch's "Beating the Street" in the English book section of a library in Japan, where I was living at the time in 1997. Seeing that regular people can find investment ideas just as easily as professionals, I used the philosophy of that book to invest in stocks in Japan, and later in Australia after moving in 2001. I also have experience in property investing, and went on to complete my masters degree in Applied Finance at QUT in Brisbane. I follow the investment style of Peter Lynch, Phillip Fisher and Warren Buffett-- knowing what you invest in, doing your homework to keep up with a stock's story and holding a healthy skepticism of what the stock market calls "value".

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Roles switch as Fortescue denies rail access to Brockman Mining

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The one-time underdog now plays the big miner role in rail dispute.

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Lynas reports first production and heavy losses

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Rare earths materials maker takes first step, but with big costs.

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Abbott government needs to deliver, says Qube Holdings

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Port operator depending on infrastructure development election promise.

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ACCC slaps AP&G for consumer protection violations

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More court cases filed following recent stricter legislation.

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New CEO at Rio's Oyu Tolgoi mine

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Mongolian government replaces its representative to get mine back online.

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Dow trades out three companies from index

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Low share prices and changing economic mix bring changes.

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Aristocrat Leisure expanding its US online gaming business

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Smartphone and social media gaming growth opportunities make the math easy.

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Ingenia makes a sea change with $61 million rights issue

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First of eight planned NSW senior living development sites purchased.

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Weaker Aussie dollar pumps up exports

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WA iron ore shipments up 33% for year.

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Myer comes in flat, looks toward developing more online sales

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Store upgrades and IT business expansion cost take a bite out of profit.

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Sinclair Knight Merz to merge with California engineering firm

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It may be time to pick up good companies at good or great prices -- for companies and individual investors…

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Housing market needs to improve before retail takes off

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Deloitte’s June quarter retail report says key is more housing.

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Domino's Pizza buys 75% stake in Domino's Pizza Japan

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Acquisition will add 259 Japanese stores immediately.

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WorleyParsons tapped for Mozambique rail project

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584 km railway will link up Vale’s coal mine to port.

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Retail earnings season tells where shoppers are going

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Strong profits in auto accessories overtakes electronics and food.

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Aussie dollar relief stymied by exchange rate hike

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Exchange markets think we’re at bottom of rate cycle.

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Labor is out, but McMillan Shakespeare is back in

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Fears of potential earnings loss fade away with new government.

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Miclyn Express Offshore gets private equity buyout offer

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Bermuda corporation laws change the takeover game.

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Australian economy ticks up 2.6%, exports improve

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Consumers still lack confidence and reduce spending.

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Australia's fifth uranium mine gets the go-ahead

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The Four Mile project gives South Australia four of the five.

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Macquarie Group's Mexican REIT scores two new acquisitions

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Mexico is growing about two times faster than the US and Brazil.

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Majority shareholder wants to buy out Perilya

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Chinese mining company offers $0.35 a share.

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Retailers trying to keep up with online demand

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Harvey Norman wins online retail award; David Jones increases online sales.

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Retail Adventures' creditors approve arrangement, but challenges appear

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Jan Cameron tries to recover $77 million owed to her.

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Property market may be coming out of hibernation

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Low interest rates, higher rents may bring on warm spring.

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Energy World needs to squeeze out more juice

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Lower profits from lower power demand.

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Online movie streaming Quickflix hit with $6.4 million loss

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Establishing itself as the premier service provider may take more money than it makes.

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Spark Infrastructure's profits take a dip down

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Capital spending for the future reduces present earnings.

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Abacus Property Group profits up, but prospects are sedate

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Real estate investment trusts holding the line for property upturn.

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Qantas still experiencing turbulence, but turns small profit

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International business losses continue, and carbon tax bites into earnings.

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Monadelphous hits all-time revenue and earnings high

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Diversification keeps work and earnings flowing.

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Homeloans flounders until real housing growth appears

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Other lenders and brokers are in the same boat.

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Market takes its toll on Tamawood

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Watch out for statistics and look for the profits.

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Value and growth investors should look at McMillan Shakespeare now

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A one-off bad news story may be your door of opportunity.

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Maca is an oasis in the mining services desert

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How is this company different?

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AP Eagers cruises along with higher profits

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Reasonable sales increases and property sales lift the company.

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Country Road expands business with a little Witchery

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Acquisition leads to huge profit growth.

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Retail Food Group keeps making the dough

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Franchise growth and facility expansion help it grow nationwide.

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Can Billabong ride out this wave of loss?

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Is the worst really out of the way?

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Watpac sells property assets, east coast civil works to trim down to new size

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This infrastructure company sees the writing on the wall.

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