I believe long-term investing is the best approach for ASX shares. It gives our investments more time to compound into a pleasing number.

If $1,000 rises 10%, it becomes $1,100. But if an investment grows at 10% each year for eight years, it’ll grow to $2,143. Simply achieving a solid rate of return over a long time period can lead to good results.

I’m optimistic that the following two investments can compound for a long time to come at a good pace.

Guzman Y Gomez Ltd (ASX: GYG)

Guzman Y Gomez is a Mexican food business with restaurants in Australia, Singapore and Japan. Some of the Australian locations are corporate-owned, while the rest across Australia and Asia are franchise operations.

In terms of its compounding growth, the ASX share is delivering impressive results.

Network sales have grown at an impressive rate year after year. In FY26, Australian network sales grew 17.9% to $1.29 billion and Asian network sales rose 17.9% to $87.1 million. Total network sales grew 17.9% to $1.38 billion.

When a company’s top line is growing in the teens, it looks like an appealing investment to me. Within that, comparable sales growth is an important driver of network sales because it means the existing network is growing. In FY26, comparable sales growth was 5.3%.

I’m optimistic the company’s restaurant network can keep growing. In FY26, it added 32 Australian locations to bring the total to 255. Singapore saw three more restaurants added to 24 locations. Japan maintained five locations during the period.

It expects both the Singapore and Japan networks to grow in FY27. In Australia, it expects to open 35 new restaurants, three more than it opened in FY26.

GYG wants to reach 1,000 Australian restaurants within the next 20 years, which means a lot of compounding.

Net profit could grow even faster. FY26 underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) rose 29.7%. The company expects its operating profit margin to increase in FY27. As it grows, I expect the ASX share’s margins to increase significantly.

Global X S&P World Ex Australia GARP ETF (ASX: GARP)

The other investment I want to highlight is this exchange-traded fund (ETF), which aims to give investors exposure to some of the most attractive global stock ideas.

These 250 stocks in the portfolio have strong earnings growth, solid financial strength and trade at reasonable valuations. The idea of ‘GARP’ stands for growth at a reasonable price. It can be a powerful combination.

To measure growth, the GARP ETF looks at a company’s sales and earnings growth.

Value is measured with the price/earnings (P/E) ratio.

Quality is measured by financial leverage (meaning debt levels) and return on equity (ROE).

Since inception in September 2024, the GARP ETF has returned an average of 15.4% per year. I think virtually any ASX share would be happy to generate a return of that size.

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Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has positions in Guzman Y Gomez. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares have slipped into the red for 2026, down 1% in the calendar year-to-date (YTD).

Let’s check out some new ratings from the experts.

Regal Partners Ltd (ASX: RPL) 

The Regal Partners share price has plummeted 29% over the YTD.

Ord Minnett has a buy rating on this specialist alternative investment manager.

In a new note, the broker said:

Regal Partners (RPL) delivered a strong first-half FY26 result (1H26), although the attention was mainly on the announced transition to retirement of founder and portfolio manager Philip King.

Mr King is responsible for approximately 16% of RPL’s funds under management (FUM), or $3.4 billion, and will remain in his current roles until at least 30 June 2027.

Financially, the result was robust. Normalised net profit after tax reached $93 million (guidance was for at least $90 million), more than double the prior corresponding period, and 3% ahead of consensus.

RPL ended FY26 with approximately $289 million of balance sheet capital and access to a further $130 million of undrawn debt facilities. 

Despite the leadership transition risk, RPL is trading on an attractive FY27 price to earnings multiple of circa 8x, and on our numbers, offers around 14% per annum growth in EPS over FY26–29.

APA Group Ltd (ASX: APA)

The APA Group share price is up 20% over the YTD.

Andrew Wielandt from DP Wealth Advisory has a hold rating on this ASX 200 utilities share. 

Wielandt said (courtesy The Bull): 

APA owns an extensive portfolio of energy infrastructure assets across Australia and benefits from long term contracts and inflation-linked tariff increases, which the company negotiates directly with its customers.

APA delivered a strong performance in full year 2026. Underlying EBITDA of $2.183 billion was up 8.3 per cent on the prior corresponding period. Underling EBITDA margins increased to 77.9 per cent.

APA remains a reliable income focused investment, but with more capital to be invested, we retain a hold recommendation.

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT (ASX: HDN)

The HomeCo Daily Needs REIT share price has fallen 20% over the YTD.

This ASX ETF is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that holds properties in the retail, health, and services sectors.

Wielandt has a sell rating on this ASX REIT.

He explains:

Occupancy was 99 per cent in full year 2026. The underlying properties continue to perform well, with a steady increase in rental income.

However, like a number of other REITs, I believe the prospect of higher interest rates, finance costs amid struggling consumers may pressure HDN’s performance numbers in full year 2027 in what is a challenging retail sector.

HDN shares have fallen from $1.38 on September 18, 2025 to trade at $1.105 on September 17, 2026.

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Motley Fool contributor Bronwyn Allen has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended Apa Group. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended HomeCo Daily Needs REIT. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

On Tuesday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was on form and pushed higher. The benchmark index rose 0.3% to 8,757.8 points.

Will the market be able to build on this on Wednesday? Here are five things to watch:

ASX 200 to rise

The Australian share market looks set for a decent session on Wednesday despite a mixed night on Wall Street. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is expected to open the day 18 points or 0.2% higher. In the United States, the Dow Jones fell 0.35%, the S&P 500 was flat, and the Nasdaq was 0.45% higher.

Oil prices fall

ASX 200 energy shares Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) and Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) could have a subdued session on Wednesday after oil prices fell overnight. According to Bloomberg, the WTI crude oil price is down 0.6% to US$95.21 a barrel and the Brent crude oil price is down 1.8% to US$98.52 a barrel. Traders were selling oil on US-Iran peace hopes.

ASX shares going ex-dividend

A number of ASX shares are going ex-dividend this morning and could trade lower. This includes gold miner St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM), energy company Genesis Energy Ltd (ASX: GNE), and toll road operator Atlas Arteria Group (ASX: ALX). The latter will be rewarding its shareholders with an unfranked 20 cents per share dividend next month on 7 October.

Gold price rises

ASX 200 gold shares Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX: WGX) and Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) could have a good session on Wednesday after the gold price pushed higher. According to CNBC, the gold futures price is up 0.3% to US$4,396.4 an ounce. Falling oil prices have eased rate hike bets.

Hold Seek shares

Bell Potter thinks Seek Ltd (ASX: SEK) shares are around fair value at current prices. This morning, the broker has retained its hold rating on the job listings company’s shares with a trimmed price target of $13.00 (from $13.80). It said: “We await a positive shift in sentiment or visibility on jobs volumes recovery; potential near term Growth Fund monetisation remains an asymmetric upside risk, though the rising interest rate backdrop may also be an additional headwind in seeking a desired exit price for nominated assets. SEK appears to be improving operations to sustainably target 10% yield growth on top of strong cost controls, however, despite trading at deep value ex. Growth Fund, macro-based headwinds suggest difficult sentiment near-term for the stock. Maintain Hold.”

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Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.