One of my favorite investing books is The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor, by Howard Marks. The book includes passages from Marks’ memos to illustrate his investment philosophy. In Chapter 15 Marks provides a very simple example of how to identify the current state of any market … Read More
Howard Marks – The Performance of Stocks With P/E Ratios In The Twenties Is Likely To Be Single Digit
Here’s a great piece by Howard Marks from his 2000 memo where he asks the bulls one question: What’s been the average performance of stocks bought at p/e ratios in the twenties? I don’t think the return has been in double digits. I’m not even sure it’s been positive! Here’s … Read More
Howard Marks Says You Can Invest In The Worst Companies In America And Have A Good Experience
As a value investor it’s important that you always assess the downside risk of your investments, prior to purchase. Famed investors Buffett and Klarman are always speaking about the ‘margin of safety’ espoused by the grandfather of value investing, Benjamin Graham. One of the best articles on assessing the risk … Read More
Howard Marks – Anticipate – And Avoid – Pitfalls That Others Will Rue After The Fact
With the stock market reaching all time highs, maybe it’s a good time to revisit Howard Marks’ memo of 2005 in which he discusses market trends being taken to excess – and the painful consequences that become clear in hindsight. Here’s an except from that memo: “The farther backward you … Read More
Howard Marks Investor Series with Bruce Karsh
The Howard Marks Investor Series at The Wharton School brings high-profile investors to campus to share their real-world, practical investment perspectives. In this installment, Howard Marks speaks with Bruce Karsh. Both are co-founders of Oaktree Capital Management. Here’s the interview:
Howard Marks: 7 Principles For Identifying Investment Opportunites
Howard Marks is a modern day Superinvestor like Seth Klarman and Mohnish Pabrai. His memos provide investors with a great deal of insight on investing strategy. One of our favorites memos was an Addendum he added to his third quarter client letter in 1994 in which he provides seven principles … Read More
Howard Marks And Joel Greenblatt: “I Think You And I Would Agree That People Are Nuts.” Time Favors The Rational.
Earlier this year, Howard Marks and Joel Greenblatt came face to face at the inaugural Forbes and Shook Research Top Financial Advisor Summit in Las Vegas where it became apparent that their worldview is nearly identical. When speaking about the current market conditions the pair said, “Most people, including most people … Read More
Howard Marks – The Truth About Investing
Oaktree Chairman Howard Marks did a great presentation earlier this month for the CFA Society in India called – The Truth About Investing. While the presentation was fantastic, the audio quality is not 100%, nevertheless it’s a must watch for all investors. Most interesting was the awesome slideshow that Marks used … Read More
Howard Marks – Warns Investors to Invest When Optimism Is Low, Not High
One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple – Stock Screener is Howard Marks. Howard Marks is Chairman and Co-Founder of Oaktree Capital Management, the world’s biggest distressed-debt investor. He’s known in the investment community for his “Oaktree memos” to clients which detail investment strategies and insight into the … Read More
Howard Marks – Don’t Abandon Time-Honored Disciplines, Here’s Why
One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple – Stock Screener is Howard Marks. Howard Marks is Chairman and Co-Founder of Oaktree Capital Management, the world’s biggest distressed-debt investor. He’s known in the investment community for his “Oaktree memos” to clients which detail investment strategies and insight into the … Read More
Howard Marks – Investors Develop Amnesia In The Sharemarket – Here’s Why
One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple – Stock Screener is Howard Marks. Howard Marks is Chairman and Co-Founder of Oaktree Capital Management, the world’s biggest distressed-debt investor. He’s known in the investment community for his “Oaktree memos” to clients which detail investment strategies and insight into the … Read More
Howard Marks – Random Thoughts on the Identification of Investment Opportunities
(Image Source, CNBC, http://www.cnbc.com/2014/12/19/howard-marks-oil-prices-expose-debts-weaknesses.html. [Accessed 27 Feb. 2017]) One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Howard Marks. Howard Marks is Chairman and Co-Founder of Oaktree Capital Management, the world’s biggest distressed-debt investor. He’s known in the investment community for his “Oaktree memos” to clients which detail investment … Read More
Howard Marks – The One Thing You Need To Be A Superior Investor
One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Howard Marks. Howard Marks is Chairman and Co-Founder of Oaktree Capital Management, the world’s biggest distressed-debt investor. He’s known in the investment community for his “Oaktree memos” to clients which detail investment strategies and insight into the economy, and in 2011 … Read More
Howard Marks – The Most Important Thing In Investing Is…
One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Howard Marks. Howard Marks is Chairman and Co-Founder of Oaktree Capital Management, the world’s biggest distressed-debt investor. He’s known in the investment community for his “Oaktree memos” to clients which detail investment strategies and insight into the economy, and in 2011 … Read More
Howard Marks – Psychology Is The Most Important Discipline In Investing
One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Howard Marks. Howard Marks is Chairman and Co-Founder of Oaktree Capital Management, the world’s biggest distressed-debt investor. He’s known in the investment community for his “Oaktree memos” to clients which detail investment strategies and insight into the economy, and in 2011 … Read More
Howard Marks – The Broad Consensus of Investors is Almost Always Wrong
In September of 2015, Howard Marks wrote a memo where he discussed one of the most important concepts in investing. It’s the paradox that exists because most investors think quality, as opposed to price, is the determinant of whether something’s risky. But high-quality assets can be risky, and low-quality assets can … Read More
To Be Exceptional You Have To Be Different – Joel Greenblatt with Howard Marks (Video)
For me, this is investing nirvana! Joel Greenblatt, the Managing Partner and Co-CIO of Gotham Asset Management being interviewed by Howard Marks, Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management L.P. Marks spends thirty two minutes interviewing Joel Greenblatt, the creator of the “Magic Formula”, an investing strategy that could be used by average investors to make money in the stock … Read More
Oaktree’s Howard Marks Warns: Invest, But With Caution
Last month I read a great article on Howard Marks where he warned investors about the current investing climate saying, “For the past five years my mantra with Oaktree has been move forward, but with caution”. He believes that the world is still suffering from the post traumatic stress of the global financial … Read More
What Howard Marks taught me about macro-economics
(Image Credit, cnbc.com) Why is it that every time you pick up a newspaper or switch on the finance channel, some talking head is making a prediction on what’s likely to occur with macro-economic events like interest rates, currency rates, or movements in the stock market. The simple truth is, … Read More