One of our favorite investing books here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks. There’s one passage in particular in which Marks discusses how keeping ones ego in check is the greatest formula for long-term wealth creation. Here’s an excerpt from the book: The sixth … Read More
This Week’s Best Investing Reads 05/18/2018
Here is a list of this week’s best investing reads: Stanley Druckenmiller’s Big Mistake (The Irrelevant Investor) Just Half a Percent (A Wealth of Common Sense) Push and Pull (The Reformed Broker) Spies, Crime, and Lightning Strikes: The Value of Probabilistic Thinking (Farnam Street) The Art of Contrary Thinking (csinvesting) If Collaborative Fund Invested in Public Stocks (Collaborative Fund) Notes From Sohn … Read More
Joel Greenblatt Says Opportunity Is There If You Know How to Value Businesses
Here’s a great interview with Joel Greenblatt speaking to Erik Schatzker at Bloomberg Markets. Greenblatt discusses active versus passive investing and some of the reasons why he still believes active investing is the better option saying: “I was asked to give a speech at Google last year and I started it … Read More
Acquirer’s Multiple Stocks Appearing in Greenblatt, Gabelli, Grantham 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 Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth Klarman, Ray Dalio, and … Read More
Is It Time For Value Investing to Return to the Limelight?
Here’s a great article from Peter Langerman at Franklin Templeton Investments where he discusses an optimistic outlook for value investing. Here’s an excerpt from that article: We believe macroeconomic developments in the United States and elsewhere could prove a fillip to value investing after several years of underperformance. The combination … Read More
Jim O’Shaughnessy: 25 Timeless Lessons From 30 Years Of Value Investing
One of our favorite value investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Jim O’Shaughnessy. O’Shaughnessy recently wrote an awesome series of tweets detailing twenty five investment lessons that he’s learned over thirty years of value investing. They’re a must read for all investors. With Jim’s permission here are his twenty … Read More
Chart showing Median Acquirer’s Multiple (EV / EBIT Operating Income) and Rolling 12-Month Returns in the Large Cap 1000 Universe (1999 to 2018)
The chart above shows the median acquirer’s multiple (LHS) in the largest 1000 US-listed stocks and ADRs each quarter since 1999 versus the subsequent 12-month returns for the universe (RHS, inverted). The relationship isn’t particularly predictive (R-squared is 0.12). The median acquirer’s multiple right now is 20.11. That sits at the … Read More
George Soros: “I Believe That Market Prices Are Always Wrong In The Sense That They Present A Biased View Of The Future”
One of our favorite investing books here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is The Alchemy of Finance by George Soros. There’s one passage in particular which encapsulates Soros’ successful approach to investing and what makes him different to most other investors. Soros writes: In the first ten years of my business … Read More
Tobias Carlisle: Interview With ‘The Sure Investing Podcast’ On The Acquirer’s Multiple & Deep Value Investing
Here’s a great interview at The Sure Investing Podcast with our Chief here at The Acquirer’s Multiple – Tobias Carlisle. During the interview Tobias discusses his book – The Acquirer’s Multiple and how he developed his deep value investing strategy. To listen to the interview click on the ‘play’ button below: Please take … Read More
Rich Pzena: The Best Way To Protect Yourself Against Value Traps
One of our favorite value investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Rich Pzena. One of the best Pzena interviews is one he did with the Graham & Doddsville Newsletter some years ago in which he provided some great insights into how to protect yourself against value traps. Here’s an … Read More
This Week’s Best Investing Reads
Here is a list of this week’s best investing reads: Full Collection Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meetings (Videos) (Warren Buffett Archive) The Nerds Were Right. Math Makes Life Beautiful. (Farnam Street) You Are What You Read (The Reformed Broker) Bad Advice Can Be Expensive (A Wealth of Common Sense) Should I Time the Market? (The Irrelevant Investor) Nobody Planned This, … Read More
Acquirer’s Multiple Stocks Appearing in Einhorn, Dalio, Greenblatt 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 Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth Klarman, Ray Dalio, and … Read More
Michael Mauboussin: What Separates Great Investors From Average Investors
Here’s a great interview with Michael Mauboussin in the latest Graham & Doddsville newsletter in which he discusses his insights on his value investing strategy and process. Also included in the interview are his thoughts on what separates great investors from average investors and how much of being a successful value … Read More
Charlie Munger: The First Rule Of Value Investing
Here’s a great interview with Charlie Munger and Yahoo Finance Editor-In-Chief Andy Serwer. During the interview Munger discusses the first rule of value investing: Value investing has changed over the years, but the fundamental way its disciples think about it hasn’t, according to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) vice chair Charlie Munger. … Read More
Bruce Greenwald: “You Are Who You Are. That’s Why I’m Not Really A Professional Investor!”
We’ve just been reading through the latest issue of the Graham & Doddsville newsletter featuring a great interview with Mark Cooper and Bruce Greenwald. Mark Cooper is a co-portfolio manager of the International Small Cap Value strategy at First Eagle Investment Management. He’s also one of Greenwald’s former students and current collaborators. During the interview, … Read More
Warren Buffett’s Three Best Investing Tips — Including ‘Margin of Safety’ — Explained
Here’s a great article at CNBC discussing Warren Buffett’s three best investing tips, including margin of safety: Warren Buffett believes investors should buy stocks within their “circle of competence” and at attractive values to succeed in the stock market. Buffett’s track record is unparalleled. From 1965 to 2017, Berkshire Hathaway’s … Read More
Seth Klarman: Successful Value Investing Requires A Multi-Strategy Approach
Back in 2008 Columbia Business School celebrated the 75th anniversary of the publication of Benjamin Graham and David Dodd’s Security Analysis. The anniversary celebration, hosted by the Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing, consisted of a symposium featuring contributors to the sixth edition of Security Analysis, including David Abrams, Bruce … Read More
This Week’s Best Investing Reads
Here is a list of this week’s best investing reads: Is Book Value as Relevant as it used to be? (Part 1) (csinvesting) Inertia: The Force That Holds the Universe Together (Farnam Street) The Cost of Waiting (The Irrelevant Investor) BANG: Why The Gold Miners Could Soon Make FANG Look Tame (The Felder Report) 50 Shades of Warren Buffett (Vitaliy … Read More
TIP Mastermind Group Discussion (Including Tobias Carlisle) 2nd Qtr 2018
Every quarter the Mastermind Group from The Investor’s Podcast gets together to discuss their latest investment ideas. In this episode, each member of the group recommends a stock pick that might outperform the S&P 500. After each stock pick, the remaining members of the group pick-apart the idea. In this … Read More
Acquirer’s Multiple Stocks Appearing in Marks, Simons, Grantham 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 Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth Klarman, Ray Dalio, and … Read More