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May 16, 2026

16/05/2026

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CSL was supposed to be a "set and forget" core holding. Twelve brokers still rate it BUY. The average price target is $195. The stock is at $120. That is the gap between what the experts say and what the market is actually telling you, and it is the heart of why we built the Risk Hierarchy.

Here is what is inside:

The Members Message: the Risk Hierarchy in action, the CSL timeline ($270 to $183 to $120), and why ETFs beat fund managers
The CSL Story: full broker consensus table from July 2024 to May 2026, custom price chart showing the three crash points, plus the Bessembinder data on why 96% of stocks return nothing more than Treasury bills
Steve's Review: Geopolitics, the Trump-Xi summit, Putin concedes, the Galbraith quote on financial innovation, and the GfKV Global Systemic Rupture report linked in full
Steve's Review: The Oz Economy, NAB business confidence at -24.4 (recession-level sentiment), the Buffett warning on tax-driven investment decisions
The ASX: CAPE at 40.3, sector dispersion widening, CSL the canary
Special Topic 1: Dr Copper, the 700M vs 1.4B tonne supply gap, Grasberg's delayed restart to 2028, JP Morgan and Goldman forecasting 3-4% deficit (with Mining.com article)
Special Topic 2: Rare Earths, the Lynas Malaysia story, China-backed protests, and the Australia-US deal sparking backlash (with The Diplomat article)
Special Topic 3: CAPE Update at 40.3, sitting just below the all-time dot-com high of 44.2
Monthly Coaching Call reminder: live with Steve, Tom and Jacob
This week's members video
TMM Podcast: latest episode

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