QAV America (free feed)

This week we dig into why our US portfolios have taken a hit over the past month, with oil and shipping stocks giving back their war-premium gains as Middle East ceasefire hopes bleed the disruption out of the market. We also take a hard look at the US economy, the AI bubble eating 45% of the S&P’s market cap, and the arrival of Kevin Warsh at the Fed. Then Cameron does a Pulled Pork on...

This week Cameron (with guest co-host Phil Muscatello from Shares For Beginners) 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. He covers the wild founder story of Frank “Straw Mattress” Stronach, the EV overreach that cost the company over a billion dollars in writedowns,...

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...

On this episode we run through the dummy portfolio , which is crushing the S&P at 125% time-weighted return, and dig into this week’s Pulled Pork: TriMas (TRS), a Michigan-based maker of hand pumps, dispensers, and packaging components that’s been quietly dumping divisions and sitting on a billion dollars in cash. The numbers look great on paper until Cameron and Tony notice the operating...

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...

On this episode we hit episode 50 and celebrate with a portfolio update showing we’re nearly double the S&P 500 all-time, before diving deep into Millrose Properties (MRP) — a brand new REIT spun out of home builder Lennar that had the AIs screaming “stay away.” We dig into the weird world of land banking, shadow banking, private credit, and why a company can show $3.6 billion in operating...

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...

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...

On the club 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. This week’s full episode is...

Episode 46 of QAV America opens on Tony Kynaston’s birthday — complete with a QAV cap gift — before Cameron and Tony dig into a week of market chaos, with their main US portfolio down 12% over 30 days but still up an extraordinary 83% since inception in September 2023 versus the S&P’s 42%. The guys tackle the big macro picture, riffing on a Fortune article declaring US government insolvency...