Rules-based value investing for grown-ups.
30+ years refining a rules-based process. Podcast + Starter Kit + members’ tools. Educational, not advice.
US PORTFOLIO
AU DUMMY PORTFOLIO
QAV (Quality At Value) is a methodology for value investing, developed by Australian investor Tony Kynaston over 30+ years.
We teach the system on our podcast and provide members with buy lists for the U.S. and Australian markets.
AU LIGHT PORTFOLIO
Transparent Portfolios. Outsized Returns.
Our QAV portfolios have consistently outperformed the index over the long term. Backed by data, driven by discipline.
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Two Ways to Get Started
QAV Light is for beginner DIY investors.
QAV Club gives you full access so you can master the QAV checklist system.
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RECENT PODCASTS
Vale – The World’s Largest Iron Ore Producer – QAV America #31
In this episode, Cam and Tony dig into the strange, noisy twilight zone of the current US market: rate-cut expectations, mega-cap fatigue, and a broadening rally that’s finally throwing some love toward the small and mid-caps that QAV thrives on. They walk through the performance of the US portfolio, poke at the rotation narrative, and then Cam takes everyone deep into the iron-ore jungles of Brazil with a pulled-pork deep dive on Vale — “the FMG of Brazil”, complete with dam failures, lawsuits, ESG fallout, and fat cashflows. Along the way they contrast Brazil vs Australia, FMG vs Vale, talk iron ore cycles, passive-investing distortions, and the macro-agnostic stubbornness that keeps QAV on the rails. It’s part markets, part commodity history lesson, and part true-crime mining documentary.
Leasing the Sky: AER – QAV America #30 (fixed)
In this episode of QAV America, Cameron and Tony take a tour through the strange split-brain mood of the US markets, where weak economic data is somehow bullish because investors are convinced the Fed will cut rates in December. They break down the odd macro setup, check in on the portfolio, and walk through fresh results from star performer **Willis Lease Finance (WLFC)** and a big buyback from **Enova (ENVA)**. From there, Cameron recaps the performance of the 27 US stocks they’ve analysed this year, before diving into a full deep-dive on **AerCap (AER)** — the world’s largest aircraft lessor. The conversation covers why airlines lease instead of own, how aircraft leasing actually works, why Ireland is the global nexus for the industry, the wild origin story of Guinness Peat Aviation, and the massive headache AerCap faced when Russia and Ukraine seized more than 150 of its aircraft in 2022. They wrap with QAV scoring, book-value checks, revenue and profit trends, and a broader conversation about how the leasing model fits into cyclical markets, AI, mobility, and long-term capital allocation. Everything from the Fed to kung-fu neural adaptation shows up along the way.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
QAV Weekly Update 2025-12-11
Portfolio updates, myth killer, buy list, and last week’s episode notes.
QAV Weekly Update 2025-12-05
Hi folks Here's my weekly update and some thoughts on how we "buy low, sell high". As we're nearly...
THE HOSTS
TK (on the right): The nicest rich guy you’ll ever meet, Tony Kynaston is a multi-millionaire professional value investor who lives in Sydney. Thanks to the QAV investing checklist system he developed, the average return on his portfolio over the last 30 years has been double market (after tax and costs have been deducted). When he’s not investing, he’s obsessed with playing golf, breeding horses, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
CR (the other one): Cameron Reilly is Tony’s 50+ year old student and the producer of the show. He was Australia’s first podcaster, has made a documentary, and has written a few books. He lives in Brisbane. When not training to become a value investing black belt, he spends his time making history podcasts, playing chess, practising Wing Chun, learning Italian, and spending time with his family.
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