Last month, Fidelity marked the 20 year anniversary of its Australian Equities Fund. The fund has consistently outperformed its benchmark, the ASX 200 Accumulation Index, netting over 11% per annum.

Paul Taylor, Head of Investments at Fidelity International, has captained that ship from inception to now.

The fund's generated 11% per annum over the two decades, through some of the worst crises markets have dealt with. The Global Financial Crisis, the European sovereign debt crisis, COVID-19, and the Russo-Ukrainian war. The list goes on.

How's he done it? Well, he turns down the noise. When I speak to fund managers, I often get a general response about how to do that. Usually something about focusing on fundamentals.

In today’s episode of The Rules of Investing, Paul gives an actionable step by step process that all investors can follow to turn down that noise.

He also goes deep explaining his process for finding what he terms the “holy grail” of investing – long-term compounders, identifies the market’s next buying window, the need to view stocks and their upside potential within the context of portfolio construction, and the next thing to break if rates keep rising.

And as a little kicker at the end, he provides a [hypothetical] 3-stock portfolio for the bottom drawer.

Note: This interview was recorded on July 11, 2023.

Timestamps

0:00 - START 2:00 - 20 years of volatile markets 4:00 - 4-step process for blocking out noise 8:00 - Making moves during the GFC 16:00 - Second order affects 18:50 - The next buying window 20:30 - Banks in the firing line 22:50 - Preserving capital 25:40 - Don't pick stocks in isolation 28:50 - Finding long-term compounders 32:50 - The secular tech rally 36:30 - Glass half full 39:40 - Buying WiseTech Global (ASX: WTC) early 42:50 - A 3-stock portfolio for the bottom drawer

Paul Taylor’s guide to long term compounding on the ASX (plus a 3-stock portfolio for the bottom drawer)

The Rules of Investing

Paul Taylor’s guide to long term compounding on the ASX (plus a 3-stock portfolio for the bottom drawer)