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Graduates, not gambles: How Australia’s best small caps ‘grow up’ - Jovana Gagic | Paradice

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Show Notes

What if the most reliable out-performers in the Australian market aren’t the blue chips, but the companies graduating quietly through the mid-cap ranks?

Advisors often focus on small-cap potential or large-cap stability. But Jovana Gagic, Portfolio Manager and Analyst at Paradise Investment Management believes Australia’s mid-caps are where earnings growth, diversification and structural tailwinds collide.

Ren sat down with Jovana to unpack the signals that can help advisors distinguish graduates from gambles in today’s market.

In this episode: How to spot the true graduation signals as companies move from speculative to scalable What makes the mid-cap index a structurally appealing investment Risk-management frameworks that help avoid the blow-ups while capturing long-term compounders

Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Opening Thoughts 00:03:00 – Small Caps That Grow Up 00:06:10 – Why Mid Caps Outperform 00:10:20 – Diversifying Beyond Banks 00:14:30 – Finding Structural Winners 00:18:40 – Red Flags and Risk Control 00:23:00 – Graduation Stories 00:27:20 – Mid Caps in Portfolios 00:31:10 – Survival of the Fittest

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Head to the Cboe website to learn more about their Cboe-listed ETF Paradice Australian Mid Cap Fund Active ETF

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