The five-year test: Lev Margolin’s four-step process for finding structural winners

2025-10-30

It’s hard to know what markets will do next week, let alone next year. But what if you could identify companies that will be in a stronger position five years from now? That’s the approach taken by Lev Margolin, founder of System Capital, a Melbourne-based long/short strategy that’s delivered more than 22% per annum since inception. In this episode of The Rules of Investing, we unpack the four-step framework that guides his process, where he’s finding opportunities in a hot market, and the businesses he believe...

It’s hard to know what markets will do next week, let alone next year. But what if you could identify companies that will be in a stronger position five years from now?

That’s the approach taken by Lev Margolin, founder of System Capital, a Melbourne-based long/short strategy that’s delivered more than 22% per annum since inception. In this episode of The Rules of Investing, we unpack the four-step framework that guides his process, where he’s finding opportunities in a hot market, and the businesses he believes are quietly building long-term strength.

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