Here’s some of this week’s best investing reads: Markets Are Hard: Seth Klarman Edition (A Wealth of Common Sense) A Few Charts and a Few Thoughts at All-Time Highs (The Irrelevant Investor) Ray Dalio, The Steve Jobs of Investing (Tim Ferriss) Delivering Alpha Conference Notes 2017: Robertson, Dalio, Chanos, Cooperman & More (Market Folly) Overvalued Stocks are Ruining the … Read More
What Should You Do With Under-Performing Stocks That You’ve Held For A Long Time? – Daniel Kahneman
One of the greatest challenges facing all investors is what to do with those under-performing stocks that have been sitting in your portfolio for a long time. Most investors prefer to wait until the under-performing stock gets back to its original purchase price, then they’ll sell it. The problem is … Read More
Dividend Yield – Investors May Be The Victims Of Pathetic Manipulation – Seth Klarman
Recently I had a conversation with a close friend of mine regarding one of his stocks. He told me that one particular stock was performing so badly that if he sold his current position he would stand to lose $20,000. I asked him why he initially bought the stock and … Read More
What’s An Investor Supposed To Do Today? Trennert & Zweig – WealthTrack
It’s not surprising that some investors are finding it very difficult in today’s market with the number of index funds surging, fewer publicly traded stocks available, and computer dominated trading. One of the most staggering statistics (below) reflecting current market conditions is that there are now more benchmark indexes than … Read More
Value Investing Woes Reflect Anxiety Among Equity Buyers
A recent article at the Financial Times attempts to explain the present level of anxiety amongst equity buyers using the current value investing environment as an example: Here’s an excerpt from that article: It has become commonplace to ask how stock markets can be rallying when the world is confronted … Read More
Here’s A Couple Of ‘Tricks’ Greenblatt Teaches His MBA Students To Assess Potential Investments
One of the biggest problems facing investors is trying to figure out a good starting point for assessing potential investments. Additionally, another problem we face is trying to make comparisons between potential investments to figure out which one is the better investment. Some of the best answers to these challenges … Read More
Here’s What Great Fund Managers Do When There Are Few Opportunities – Seth Klarman
According to a recent article at Bloomberg, Seth Klarman the head of Baupost is returning capital to his investors because he can’t find sufficient opportunities in the market today. This is not the first time Baupost has returned capital to its investors. The hedge fund did the same thing in … Read More
Great Investors Create Their Own Version Of Omaha – Buffett, Munger, Klarman, Pabrai
One of the biggest problems facing investors is the amount of ‘noise’ that we get from the financial media and commentators. Financial news sections, the internet, and podcasts are continually bombarding us with the latest ‘hot stock’ or miracle investing strategy. Meanwhile investors get caught up in the noise checking … Read More
25 Timeless Investing Lessons From Charles Munger
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Charles Munger. Over the years Munger has provided us with a number of investing gems and one of the best sources of Munger’s quotes can be found in the book – Poor Charlie’s Almanack. While there are hundreds of Mungerisms … Read More
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This Week’s Best Investing Reads
Here’s some of this week’s best investing reads: A Dozen Lessons about Investing and Money from Dan Ariely (25iq) The Wrong Side of Right (Farnam Street) The Unintended Consequences of Innovation (A Wealth of Common Sense) A Chat With Daniel Kahneman (Collaborative Fund) Markets don’t care who is President (Bloomberg) The Myth of Stock Market Tops (wsj.com) … Read More
Is Value Investing Broken? – Morningstar
Just finished reading a great article titled – Is Value Investing Broken? – at Morningstar. The article demonstrates that while a value investing strategy can be difficult to stick to at times, it’s still a commonsense strategy that outperforms over time, based on the principle: cheap stuff outperforms expensive stuff … Read More
Howard Marks Latest Memo: Yet Again?
Howard Marks has recently released his latest memo titled – Yet Again? In this memo Marks reflects on the response he received to his previous memo titled – There They Go Again…Again. Marks wrote the following about the response he received to his last memo: “There They Go Again . … Read More
inTEST Corporation Still Undervalued Despite 100% Gain – Small & Micro Cap Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our Small & Micro Cap Stock Screener is inTEST Corporation (NYSEMKT:INTT). inTest Corp (inTest) is an independent designer, manufacturer and marketer of thermal, mechanical and electrical products that are used by semiconductor manufacturers in conjunction with ATE, in the testing of ICs. A quick look at inTest’s … Read More
How Can We Learn To Follow In The Footsteps of Buffett and Munger? – Mohnish Pabrai
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Mohnish Pabrai. Pabrai is the Founder and Managing Partner of the Pabrai Investments Funds, the Founder and CEO of Dhandho Funds, and the author of The Dhandho Investor and Mosaic: Perspectives on Investing. One of the best Pabrai interviews … Read More
The Definitive Guide On Identifying Companies With An Economic Moat – Warren Buffett
With so much talk about a company’s economic moat it’s important to recognize how to clearly identify a moat, understand how wide it is, and figure out how long it will remain in place. One of the best papers ever written on the subject is Michael Mauboussin’s – Measuring the … Read More
Even The Most Intelligent Investors Succumb To Human Frailty – Including Ben Graham
I’ve just finished a great little book called – Benjamin Graham: The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street. It’s a fantastic read about the father of value investing, Ben Graham. While a lot has been written about the investing insights of Graham it was interesting to read the following passage … Read More
The Three Most Important Investing Lessons For Young Investors – Bill Miller
Back in 2015, legendary investor and LMM Chairman and CIO Bill Miller, shared his three most important investing lessons for student investors at the Engage conference. The lessons are applicable to all investors, not just the young.
How To Build A Successful Investment Firm – 210 Guiding Principles – Ray Dalio
One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Ray Dalio. Dalio is the Chairman of the largest hedge fund in the world, Bridgewater Associates. One of the best papers ever written by Dalio is the abbreviated version of what he calls his “Principles”, which provides 210 guiding principles … Read More
How Does Warren Buffett Stay At The Top Of His Game
So it appears that if you want to best investor in the world you have to have a few quirks. As you can see from this video on CNBC: However, while he may be a little quirky that’s not the main reason that sets him apart from other great investors … Read More