Episode
ASX small caps: Seneca’s playbook for finding alpha
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- Australian Investors Podcast
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- May 31, 2026
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- 3068
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Summary
In this first Small Cap Playbook episode, Owen Rask sits down with Luke Laretive and Ben Richards from Seneca Financial Solutions to unpack how professional investors think about ASX small caps when the market is noisy, ETF flows dominate and AI tools promise easy answers. The pair argue that volatility is not the same as business risk, that so-called blue chips are not automatically safer, and that smaller companies can offer genuine opportunities when pricing is inefficient and research is thin. The bigger lesson is process. Luke and Ben explain why there is no money in consensus, why AI can help with synthesis but not conviction, and why a repeatable edge still comes from hard work: reading announcements, tracking management behaviour, weighing probabilities and building a portfolio one decision at a time. They also unpack why good small-cap managers can persistently outperform, how they separate speculation from real business quality, and what listeners should watch for when a stock looks cheap for the wrong reasons. If you want a grounded framework for researching ASX small caps without falling for hype, false precision or shortcut thinking, this episode is a sharp place to start. It is the first of a four-part series with Seneca and Good Research, and it also offers a rare look at what professional investors actually do each day, from scanning overnight moves and broker notes to reading ASX announcements line by line before a capital raise ever lands in the inbox. Episode resources – Speak with the Rask Advice team – Ask a question (select the Investors podcast) Show partner resources – ETF investor? Go beyond ordinary with Global X: View all funds – Visit TermPlus to learn more Rask Resources – All services – Financial Planning – Invest with us – Access Show Not…