What I like in the childcare space
Childcare operators have been among the more disappointing small-cap stocks over the past decade but after heavy falls, some look more attractive.
Tony is a former managing editor of BRW, Shares, Personal Investor, Asset and CFO magazines. He specialises in small listed companies, IPOs, entrepreneurship and innovation and writes a weekly blog for The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age on small companies and entrepreneurs.
Childcare operators have been among the more disappointing small-cap stocks over the past decade but after heavy falls, some look more attractive.
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