Worst Performing Large-Caps Last 12 Months

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Over the past twelve months ten Large-Cap stocks have underperformed all others. Here’s this week’s top 10 worst performing Large-Caps in the last twelve months: Name 1 Year Price Returns (Daily) Intel (INTC) -53.95% Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) -50.99% Celanese (CE) -50.10% Moderna (MRNA) -48.90% Dollar Tree (DLTR) -42.49% Humana … Read More

Market Insights on Regional Banks

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During their recent episode, Taylor, Carlisle, and Gwen Hofmeyr discussed Market Insights on Regional Banks. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Gwen: So, there’s, of course, a lot less than there were in the 1980s, the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. I don’t know if a lot of … Read More

Warren Buffett: We Prefer Businesses That Are Drowning In Cash

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In the 2008 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Warren Buffett explained that investment involves assessing an asset’s potential to generate future returns, focusing on its fundamentals rather than market speculation. He highlights the importance of understanding a business’s nature and financial statements to predict its future performance. Buffett shares his approach … Read More

Jeremy Grantham: System-Wide Financial Pain Ahead

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In this interview with Rosenberg, Jeremy Grantham discusses the severe financial risks stemming from unprecedented debt levels and rising interest rates. He highlights $600 billion in unrealized banking losses and trillions of dollars in system-wide pain, with more likely to come. Grantham warns that devaluing multiple asset classes, such as … Read More

Lack of Institutional Coverage Creates Opportunities

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During their recent episode, Taylor, Carlisle, and Gwen Hofmeyr discussed Lack of Institutional Coverage Creates Opportunities. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Gwen: Yeah. And so, there’s an extremely valuable asset there, but there’s no institutional coverage of the company. And so, the market has never that I’ve observed– I … Read More

Warren Buffett’s Mindset – Would You Hold This Stock if the Market Closed for 5 Years?

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During the 1997 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Warren Buffett explained why he focuses more on the intrinsic value of businesses rather than market trends or capital flows. He dismisses the significance of who is buying or selling securities or macroeconomic indicators, such as market signals or Federal Reserve actions, as … Read More

Cyclical Compounders and Market Opportunities

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During their recent episode, Taylor, Carlisle, and Gwen Hofmeyr discussed Cyclical Compounders and Market Opportunities. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Gwen: So, I really love cyclical compounders, just because in the course of business, you’re just going to have these periods where there’s some broad uncertainty related that’s impacting … Read More

Warren Buffett: Why Acquisition Departments Don’t Work

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During the 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Warren Buffett discusses Berkshire Hathaway’s approach to acquisitions, particularly in Europe, inspired by Eitan Wertheimer after the ISCAR purchase. Buffett emphasizes targeting sizable, well-established businesses, ideally family-owned for decades, that align with Berkshire’s philosophy. He avoids auctions or deals driven solely by maximizing … Read More

Howard Marks: When Investors Are Practicing Suspension Of Disbelief, It’s Dangerous

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During this interview with Real Vision, Howard Marks discusses the risks of excessive optimism in financial markets, emphasizing how imprudent behavior drives prices too high based on overly favorable expectations, creating a risky environment. He recounts the distressed debt opportunities in 2002 following the telecom meltdown and scandals, which presented … Read More

VALUE: After Hours (S06 E45): Luxury Fashion, Conference Swag and Supermarket Land Value with Gwen Hofmeyr, Maiden

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In their latest episode of the VALUE: After Hours Podcast, Tobias Carlisle, Jake Taylor, and Gwen Hofmeyr discuss: Cyclical Compounders and Market Opportunities Lack of Institutional Coverage Creates Opportunities Insights on Regional Banks Historical Analogies: The Hunt Brothers and Silver vs. Michael Saylor and Bitcoin Untangling Cyclical versus Secular Tiny’s … Read More

Value Opportunities in Emerging Markets

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During their recent episode, Taylor, Carlisle, and Juan Torres Rodriguez discussed Value Opportunities in Emerging Markets. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Tobias: So, how do you characterize what you’re looking for? You’re looking for undervaluation, but you’ve maybe got the advantage that you can look– because you’re already looking … Read More