We think about finance differently

Most financial education focuses on quick trades and market timing. We don't. aviontharex started because we saw too many people making investment decisions based on rumours and price charts alone.

Since 2021, we've been teaching fundamental analysis the way it should be taught—through real company financials, actual business models, and the kind of research that takes time but makes sense. Our approach won't promise overnight returns, but it will teach you how to read a balance sheet, spot value where others miss it, and make decisions you can explain to yourself five years later.

Financial analysis workspace with research materials

How we got here

Back in early 2021, during one of those market runs where everyone suddenly becomes an expert, a group of us kept having the same conversation. Friends would ask about stocks, but they'd only want to know if the price would go up next week. Nobody wanted to talk about what the company actually did or whether the numbers made sense.

That's when Dragan, who'd spent twelve years doing equity research for institutional investors, decided someone needed to bridge this gap. Not with another platform promising easy money, but with actual education about how financial professionals evaluate companies.

We started small—just a handful of evening workshops in Sydney where people could learn to read financial statements without falling asleep. Turns out, when you explain things clearly and skip the jargon, people really do want to understand this stuff.

By mid-2024, we'd taught over 800 students. More importantly, they were making smarter decisions—asking better questions, doing their own research, and not panicking every time the market dipped.

Our teaching methodology

We've refined our approach over hundreds of sessions. These four principles guide everything we teach.

Real company financials

We don't use simplified examples or made-up scenarios. Every lesson works with actual annual reports from ASX and international companies. You'll learn to spot what matters in the same documents professional analysts use daily.

Industry context first

Numbers alone don't tell you much. Before we dig into ratios and metrics, we spend time understanding the industry—how companies make money, what their competitive advantages look like, and which metrics actually matter for that sector.

Small group discussions

Our programs cap at 18 students per session. This isn't about watching videos—it's about working through actual analysis together, asking questions when things don't make sense, and learning how different people interpret the same data.

Ongoing practice support

Learning fundamental analysis takes time. After completing our core program, students get access to monthly review sessions through 2026 where we analyse new companies together and discuss how to apply techniques to emerging situations.

The people behind aviontharex

We're a small team, but everyone here has spent years doing the actual work of financial analysis. We're not just teaching theory—we're sharing the methods we've used professionally to evaluate companies worth millions.

Elspeth Nordgren

Senior Financial Analyst

Elspeth spent nine years at a mid-sized fund evaluating mining and resources companies. She got tired of seeing retail investors lose money on mining stocks they didn't understand, so she joined us in 2023 to teach people how to actually read a geology report and assess capital requirements.

Dragan Kesić

Research Director

Dragan founded aviontharex after twelve years in institutional equity research. He built financial models for some of the largest funds in Australia and realised most people could learn these same skills if someone just explained them properly. He handles our curriculum design and leads most of our advanced workshops.

What we believe about financial education

The finance industry has made fundamental analysis seem more complicated than it needs to be. Yes, there's complexity when you dig deep, but the core principles—understanding what a company does, how it makes money, and whether the price makes sense—those aren't mysteries.

We think anyone willing to put in consistent effort can learn to analyse companies competently. Not everyone will become a professional analyst, but most people can learn enough to make informed decisions about their own investments.

We teach the same analysis frameworks used by professional equity researchers

Our courses work with real financial statements, not simplified textbook examples

We focus on understanding businesses, not predicting short-term price movements

Our next comprehensive program begins July 2026 with limited spots available

Students reviewing financial documents in workshop

Interactive fundamental analysis session

Collaborative learning environment for financial education