While a lot has been written about the importance of going against the herd in order to be a successful investor, it’s important to remember what a couple of very successful investors and one finance professor had to say on the subject. A long time ago, famous value investor Philip … Read More
Stanley Druckenmiller – If You Invest In Conventional Wisdom You’re Going To Lose Your Butt
Here’s a great interview with Stanley Druckenmiller at the USC Marshall School of Business where he speaks about the importance of unconventional investing. During the interview he makes two great points. First, he’s not a fan of diversification, and secondly investors need to focus on the longer term saying, “The present is … Read More
Seth Klarman – It Is Crucial To Have, And Maintain, A Sound Process
Here’s a great article at the The Outstanding Investor Digest that includes comments and answers from Seth Klarman at a symposium entitled “Celebrating 75 Years of Security Analysis”. During the symposium Klarman provided a number of valuable investing insights and honored the legacy of Graham and Dodd saying, “Graham and Dodd teach … Read More
Returns to The Acquirer’s Multiple® Screeners and The Best Value Stocks
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Tobias’ Interview With KYR Radio – Chatting About His New Book – The Acquirer’s Multiple
Earlier this month Tobias did a great interview with Zach Abraham at KYR Radio to chat about his new book – The Acquirer’s Multiple. Simply click on the play button below to listen to the interview: The Acquirer’s Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market provides … Read More
This Week’s Best Investing Reads
Here is a list of this week’s best investing reads: Expert Judgment Or Lack Thereof (A Wealth of Common Sense) This is Not Normal (The Irrelevant Investor) It just got real (The Reformed Broker) Great Products vs. Great Businesses (Collaborative Fund) Tobias Carlisle Chats About His New Book – The Acquirer’s Multiple (KYR Radio) The Code of Hammurabi: The … Read More
Acquirer’s Multiple Screens – Updated Backtest Results – November 2017
We’ve just completed the updates to our backtest results for all of our Acquirer’s Multiple screens. Following is a summary of the results for our three major U.S. Stock Screens – The Large Cap, The All Investable, and The Small & Micro-Cap Screen. Since the last update in July 26, … Read More
Returns to The Acquirer’s Multiple® Screeners and The Best Value Stocks
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Pitching Gilead $GILD from the large cap screen on The Investor’s Podcast
Back-to-back on The Investor’s Podcast with Stig and Preston talking about large cap screener stock Gilead GILD and my new book, The Acquirer’s Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market out now on Kindle and paperback.
This Week’s Best Investing Reads
Here is a list of this week’s best investing reads: Being in Control of Your Own Time (A Wealth of Common Sense) Q&A with Tom Jacobs editor of Fortunes in Special Situations in the Stock Market: The Authorized Edition (Abnormal Returns) A Little Knowledge is Dangerous (Of Dollars And Data) Spin Gold From Spinoffs: A … Read More
George Soros – I Would Rather Call Myself An Insecurity Analyst
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is George Soros and one of my favorite Soros books is Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of The Curve. The book interweaves financial theory and personal reminiscence, political analysis and moral reflection to offer a compelling portrait of the world (and its … Read More
Interview with Stig and Preston on The Investor’s Podcast
It was great to be back on The Investor’s Podcast with Stig and Preston talking about the market and my new book, The Acquirer’s Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market out now on Kindle and paperback.
Returns to The Acquirer’s Multiple® Screeners and The Best Value Stocks
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This Week’s Best Investing Reads
Here’s a list of this week’s best investing reads: The Next Bear Market (A Wealth of Common Sense) Power Laws: How Nonlinear Relationships Amplify Results (Farnam Street) The Biggest Killer of Investment Returns (Safal Niveshak) Isaac Newton Learned About Financial Gravity the Hard Way (Jason Zweig) Findings from our Research on Applying Deep Learning to Long-Term Investing (Euclidean) … Read More
Robert Cialdini – Just How Do Uncertain Investors Pick Their Stocks
The simple truth is that a lot of investors don’t have the time or won’t make the time to research the companies in which they’re going to invest. So how do uncertain investors pick their stocks? One answer can be found in the book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini. … Read More
Lynch & Munger – Becoming A Better Investor Requires Thinking Outside Of Investing
A lot of investors believe that the more you can learn about investing and investing techniques the better you will be as an investor. A typical value investor might spend time studying the fundamental assumptions and approaches to value investing, techniques for assessing fundamental value – balance sheet and earnings … Read More
Carl Icahn: His Most Bizarre Acquisition Story
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Carl Icahn, and one of my favorite Icahn interviews is one he did with Dealbook. In this interview he shares his most bizarre acquisition story. It’s a story about ACF. Following is an excerpt which I have edited for … Read More
Returns to The Acquirer’s Multiple® Screeners and The Best Value Stocks
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Marks on Taleb And The Self Inflicted Anxiety That Investors Create For Themselves
One of the best books ever written on investing is – Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, by Nassim Taleb. Howard Marks recommended the book in this interview with 5 Good Questions, saying: “I like the book Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. … Read More
This Week’s Best Investing Reads
Here is a list of this week’s best investing reads: Considerations for Cashing Out of the Stock Market (A Wealth of Common Sense) Is This How The ‘Winner-Take-All’ Era Comes To An End? (The Felder Report) Bill Miller: What’s luck got to do with it? (Jason Zweig) Q&A with Tobias Carlisle Author of The Acquirer’s Multiple … Read More