In The Oakmark Funds’ latest Q218 market commentary Bill Nygren says that value investors need to adapt their value investing strategies for today’s companies because book value is no longer a definitive indicator of economic value: “For companies in the S&P 500 today, the correlation between stock price and tangible … Read More
Is David Einhorn’s Underperformance A Sign That Value Investing Is Set to Return
Here’s a great article at CNBC which discusses the similarities between David Einhorn’s current performance and that of Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management back in 1999/2000. In terms of what Einhorn’s current performance means for the future of value investing, the article makes the following point: “The down-on-his-luck investor [Einhorn] may … Read More
Stanley Druckenmiller: My Biggest Mistake And What I Learned From It
Here’s a great interview with Stanley Druckenmiller at the Lost Tree Club in 2015. While the entire interview is a must read for all investors, there’s one answer from Druckenmiller that requires closer attention. Ken Langone asks Druckenmiller: KL: You mentioned some of your biggest winners in your career. What is … Read More
How Does Seth Klarman Implement His Value Investing Strategy Differently To Many Other Value Investors
Last week @NeckarValue tweeted a link to a great interview with Seth Klarman at Barron’s titled – “Value Hunter in a Sky-High Market”. The article provided a number of great value investing insights by Klarman and how he implements his value investing strategy differently to a lot of other value investors. Here’s … Read More
This Week’s Best Investing Reads 07/06/2018
Here is a list of this week’s best investing reads: Sustaining Wealth is Harder Than Getting Rich (A Wealth of Common Sense) Markets Go Up and Down; Shorting Stocks (csinvesting) If You Say Something Is “Likely,” How Likely Do People Think It Is? (Michael Mauboussin) The Broker Who Saved America (The Reformed … Read More
TAM Stock Screener – Stocks Appearing in Marks, Greenblatt, Simons Portfolios
One of the new weekly additions here at The Acquirer’s Multiple features some of the top picks from our Stock Screeners and some top investors who are holding these same picks in their portfolios. Investors such as Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth Klarman, Ray … Read More
TAM Stock Screener – Undervalued Foot Locker Inc (NYSE: FL)
One of the cheapest stocks in our Large Cap 1000 Stock Screener is Foot Locker Inc (NYSE: FL). Foot Locker operates thousands of retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. It also has one franchisee in the Middle East and one in South Korea, each of which … Read More
Aswath Damodaran: 10 Rules For Analyzing Investments and Assessing Value
One of our favorite investing books here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is The Little Book of Valuation, by Aswath Damodaran. There’s a great passage in the book in which he discusses the importance of being able to value stocks before buying them: “Oscar Wilde defined a cynic as one who … Read More
Charles Munger: The Secret Ingredients That Make Berkshire, And The Daily Journal, So Successful
We’ve just been watching the 2017 Daily Journal Annual Meeting in which Charlie Munger, at 12:18 on the video below, discloses some of the secret ingredients that have made Berkshire and The Daily Journal successful. Here’s an excerpt from the meeting where Munger is speaking about DJCO’s software business: When … Read More
Mohnish Pabrai’s Advice For Value Investors – Forbes
Here’s a great recent interview with Mohnish Pabrai and Kevin Harris at SumZero in which Pabrai provides some valuable investing insights: Kevin Harris: What or who have been your most important investing influences? Mohnish Pabrai: That’s an easy one. My important influences have been Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger. I … Read More
Michael Mauboussin: ‘Procyclicality’- How It Drives Market Cycles To Extremes
Michael Mauboussin recently released a great paper called – Procyclicality And Its Extremes in which he discusses ‘Procyclicality’ and how it drives market cycles to extremes. He also provides indicators of procyclicality and methods for coping with, and profiting from it. Here is an excerpt from that paper: In economics, procyclical … Read More
George Soros: How Investors Can Stay Ahead Of The Game
One of our favorite investing books here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Soros on Soros by George Soros, It’s written in an interview-style narrative with Byron Wien, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, and with German journalist Krisztina Koenen. There’s a great passage in the book in which Soros discusses his approach … Read More
This Week’s Best Investing Reads 06/29/2018
Here is a list of this week’s best investing reads: 36 Obvious Investment Truths (A Wealth of Common Sense) Double Loop Learning: Download New Skills and Information into Your Brain (Farnam Street) Cliff Asness Sets The Quant and Hedge Fund Record Straight (video) (WealthTrack) Same Old Greed In A Shiny New Wrapper (The Felder Report) It’s a … Read More
AM Stock Screener – Undervalued Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE: BTU)
One of the cheapest stocks in our Large Cap 1000 Stock Screener is Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE: BTU). Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody) mines and sells coal though 26 coal mines in the United States and Australia. Peabody also markets and brokers coal, both as principal and agent, and trades coal and freight-related … Read More
AM Stock Screener – Stocks Appearing in Buffett, Miller, Tepper Portfolios
One of the new weekly additions here at The Acquirer’s Multiple features some of the top picks from our Stock Screeners and some top investors who are holding these same picks in their portfolios. Investors such as Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth Klarman, Ray … Read More
Tobias Carlisle: Thinking Like An Acquirer (Podcast)
Here’s a great interview with our Commander-in-Chief here at The Acquirer’s Multiple Tobias Carlisle speaking to Corey Hoffstein at Flirting With Models: This episode I chat with Toby Carlisle, a managing member at Carbon Beach Asset Management and author of popular value investing books such as Deep Value and The … Read More
Daniel Kahneman: Investors Should Consider A “Regret Proof” Policy To Overcome Loss-Aversion
Here’s a great article from Morningstar in which Daniel Kahneman provides financial advisors with advice on how to better steer clients towards their investment goals using a “regret proof” policy. The policy could also be adapted by individual investors in managing their own portfolios. Here’s an excerpt from that article: Finding … Read More
Schroders: Why Value Investing May Be Primed To Bounce Back
Schroders have just released a great report on the future of value investing saying value investing may now be primed for a comeback. Here’s an excerpt from that report: It has been a miserable decade for the value style of investing, whose performance has languished behind its rival growth style. The … Read More
Mohnish Pabrai: The Yellowstone Factor In Investing
Some years ago Mohnish Pabrai wrote a great piece about valuing investments called – The Yellowstone Factor. In the article Pabrai provided some great insights on the importance of not relying on absolute and precise mathematics in investing saying: “Investing is not a discipline based on absolutes or precise mathematics. There simply … Read More
Bill Miller Reveals The Biggest Mistake Value Investors Are Making Now
Here’s a interesting article about value investing legend Bill Miller at CNBC which discusses how Miller has modified his value investing approach over the years. It also highlights the biggest mistake that value investors are making today by excluding FAANG stocks: It happens late in nearly every bull market: Complaints … Read More