GMO recently released a white paper titled The S&P 500: Just Say No, by Matt Kadnar and James Montier. The paper questions the validity of throwing in the towel and simply indexing all of our equity exposure to the S&P 500. Of particular interest to us here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Montier’s … Read More
Find A Simple Strategy With An Acceptable Level Of Risk And Stick With It – What Works On Wall Street
One of the best investing books ever written is What Works On Wall Street by James O’ Shaughnessy. The book is full of a number of investing gems but one which struck a chord with me was O’ Shaughnessy’s advice on finding a simple evidence based strategy, with an acceptable … Read More
Undervalued SSR Mining FCF/EV Yield 16%, ROIC 20% – All Investable Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our All Investable Stock Screener is SSR Mining Inc (NASDAQ:SSRM). SSR Mining Inc (SSR), is a Vancouver-based mining company focused on the operation, development, exploration and acquisition of precious metal projects. A quick look at SSR’s share price history over the past twelve months shows that the price … Read More
Howard Marks – Eleven Ways To Avoid Pitfalls That Will Crush Your Performance
One of our favorite Superinvestors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Howard Marks. In his book, The Most Important Thing, Marks provides eleven lessons for avoiding pitfalls that will crush your portfolio’s performance. Here’s an excerpt from the book: The essential first step in avoiding pitfalls consists of being on the … Read More
Seth Klarman – The Real Secret To Investing Is That There Is No Secret To Investing
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Seth Klarman and one of the best articles ever written by Klarman is the comprehensive preface that he wrote in the 6th Edition of the value investing bible, Security Analysis. In his closing thoughts Klarman explains that as long … Read More
Returns to The Acquirer’s Multiple® Screeners and The Best Value Stocks
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This Week’s Best Investing Reads – Curated Links
Here’s some of this week’s best investing reads: Hot Stock Rally Tests The Patience Of A Choosy Lot: Value Investors (WSJ) Business vs. Investing, w/ Jason Zweig and Morgan Housel – [Invest Like the Best, EP.50] (The Investor’s Fieldguide) The Canadian Housing Market is Bananas (A Wealth of Common Sense) Risks Are Rising While Low … Read More
Undervalued Canfor Pulp FCF/EV Yield 13%, ROE 15% – Canada All TSX Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our Canada All TSX Stock Screener is Canfor Pulp Products Inc (TSE:CFX). Canfor Pulp Products Inc (Canfor) produces and supplies pulp and paper products in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The Company’s operations consist of Northern Bleach Softwood Kraft pulp mills (NBSK) and NBSK pulp and … Read More
The 13 Commandments of Successful Value Investing – The Art of Value Investing
One of the best books ever written on value investing is, The Art of Value Investing, by John Heins and Whitney Tilson. Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management said the following about The Art of Value Investing: “I learned the investment business largely from the work and thinking of other investors. The … Read More
Undervalued AU Optronics FCF/EV Yield 17%, ROE 18% – All Investable Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our All Investable Stock Screener is AU Optronics Corp (ADR) (NYSE:AUO). AU Optronics Corp. (AU Optronics) is a thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel provider. The company operates in two business segments: display business and solar business. Through its display business segment, the company designs, develops, manufactures, … Read More
Charles Munger – It Is Ridiculous That Investors Cling On To Failed Ideas
In 2003 Charles Munger gave a great talk to the students in the Economics Department at The University of California. While his talk focused on the strengths and weaknesses in teaching academic economics he also provided a number of great lessons for investors including the importance of being able to destroy your own wrong … Read More
Undervalued Avadel Pharmaceuticals FCF/EV Yield 21%, ROE 59% – All Investable Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our All Investable Stock Screener is Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ:AVDL). Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC (Avadel) is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing pharmaceutical products. The company’s products include Bloxiverz, Vazculep, Akovaz, Karbinal ER, AcipHex Sprinkle, Cefaclor and Flexichamber. A quick look at Avadel’s share price history over … Read More
Mohnish Pabrai – If Your Investment Thesis Requires You To Fire Up Excel, It Should Be A Big Red Flag
I just finished re-reading one of my favorite investing books, The Dhando Investor, by Mohnish Pabrai. One of my favorite parts of the book covers Pabrai’s methodology when it comes to putting together an investment thesis. His thesis is in accordance with Buffett and Munger’s age old adage of keeping … Read More
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator – “Men Who Can Both Be Right And Sit Tight Are Uncommon.”
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is a classic investing book that focuses on the character Larry Livingston, which is really a depiction of Jesse Livermore, one of the most highly regarded traders of all time. The book provides a first person account of Livingston’s journey which started in the stock … Read More
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Undervalued Gilead Sciences FCF/EV Yield 13%, ROE 57%, ROIC 40% – All Investable Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our All Investable Stock Screener is Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD). Gilead Sciences Inc (Gilead) is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes new medicines in areas of unmet medical need. Its products target a number of areas, such as HIV, liver diseases, cardiovascular and other … Read More
This Week’s Best Investing Reads – Curated Links
Here’s a list of this week’s best investing reads: The Biggest Common Investment Errors (A Wealth of Common Sense) The Market Really Is Different This Time (Jason Zweig) Stock Picking vs. Portfolio Construction The Role of Checklists (Fundoo Professor) If This is 1929… (The Irrelevant Investor) Bull Trap? (The Felder Report) A Dozen Lessons about Business and Investing from Poker (25iq) Inverting the … Read More
Walter Schloss – The Key To Purchasing An Undervalued Stock Is Its Price COMPARED To Its Intrinsic Worth
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Walter Schloss. Schloss averaged a 16% total return after fees during five decades as a stand-alone investment manager, versus 10% for the S&P 500. Warren Buffet said the following about Schloss is his famous article, The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville: “He … Read More
Undervalued LyondellBasell FCF/EV Yield 9%, ROE 55%, ROIC 30% – Large Cap 1000 Stock Screener
One of the cheapest stocks in our Large Cap 1000 Stock Screener is LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB). LyondellBasell Industries NV (LyondellBasell) is a petrochemical producer operating in US and Europe. It produces polyethylene and propylene oxide used in various consumer and industrial end products. A quick look at LyondellBasell’s share price history over … Read More
Buffett Nears a Milestone He Doesn’t Want: $100 Billion in Cash
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is of course Warren Buffett. This week Bloomberg reported that Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on $100 Billion at the end of its second quarter. The question is, what he is going to do with it? Here’s an excerpt from … Read More