The Rules of Investing: Peter Cooper’s next big idea

Peter Cooper is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Cooper Investors, one of Australia’s leading boutique investment firms. His success is probably best conveyed by the incredible performance of the CI Brunswick fund, which he manages personally. This fund has outperformed the ASX200 Accumulation Index by a cumulative 537%, or 8.3% p.a. since inception in 2004. In this week’s podcast, we discuss: •Two exciting ‘clusters’ of investment opportunities that have him excited today, including his ‘big idea’ for the next 30 years •The two different types of value (value creators and reversionary value) and why you need to think about them differently •Two ASX small caps floats that he’s participated in over the last year, and why he likes the companies so much •A personal story of some of the philanthropic work that CI have undertaken •Which ASX stock he’d want to own if the market were to close for five years.