Tom Millner is a Director and Portfolio Manager at Contact Asset Management. Tom has 17 years experience in markets, was CEO of BKI Investment Company between 2008 and 2016. In that time he grew total assets from $440m to $1 billion. As well as his work at Contact Asset Management, Tom is also a director of Washington H Soul Pattinson and New Hope Corporation.

Bryce and Alec ask Tom about his first investment, his personal investing philosophy, and his journey from BKI, where he was CEO in 2008. During the chat, Tom also elaborates on why he’s not concerned about missing out on Afterpay, and expands on the 5 step framework for assessing companies and finding a quality investment: Principal Activity, Income, Financial Strength, Management, Valuation.




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$50-$200 OFF some amazing investing courses by our friend-of-the-show, Owen
Track your investment portfolio with Sharesight.
Get a free stock when you sign-up to Stake, using the code EQUITYMATES
Get exclusive access to our favourite data and insights platform, TIKR
Take the emotion out of investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold and Silver with micro-investing app, Bamboo. Use EQUITY MATES for $10 when you sign-up
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Tom Millner is a Director and Portfolio Manager at Contact Asset Management. Tom has 17 years experience in markets, was CEO of BKI Investment Company between 2008 and 2016. In that time he grew total assets from $440m to $1 billion. As well as his work at Contact Asset Management, Tom is also a director of Washington H Soul Pattinson and New Hope Corporation.Bryce and Alec ask Tom about his first investment, his personal investing philosophy, and his journey from BKI, where he was CEO in 2008. During the chat, Tom also elaborates on why he’s not concerned about missing out on Afterpay, and expands on the 5 step framework for assessing companies and finding a quality investment: Principal Activity, Income, Financial Strength, Management, Valuation. Some of our favourite resources and offers to help you during your journey:<ul>
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<li>Take the emotion out of investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold and Silver with <a href="https://www.getbamboo.io/">micro-investing app, Bamboo</a>. Use EQUITY MATES for $10 when you sign-up</li>
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