In a world obsessed with originality, there’s a widely misunderstood yet powerful tool that many overlook: cloning. While innovation is celebrated, cloning—replicating a successful model and executing it well—has built some of the greatest businesses in history. Yet, for some reason, many people resist it. As Mohnish Pabrai put it … Read More
How Warren Buffett Found 50% Returns – And Why You Still Can
Warren Buffett’s investment track record is legendary, but what’s even more remarkable is how consistent his core philosophy has remained over the decades. At a University of Kansas Q&A in 2005, Buffett shared insights that are as relevant today as they were in his early investing days. Reflecting on his … Read More
Warren Buffett: The Cinderella Syndrome in Investing
In his 2000 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter, Warren Buffett warned investors about the dangers of speculation and irrational exuberance. Reflecting on the market mania of the late 1990s, he wrote: “The line separating investment and speculation, which is never bright and clear, becomes blurred still further when most market participants … Read More
Apple: Buffett’s Greatest Trade?
During their recent episode, Taylor, Carlisle, and Alex Morris discussed Apple: Buffett’s Greatest Trade? Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Alex: Yeah. I think the kicker on top of that too is to your point, it was only a handful of years after IBM, which was I think it was … Read More
Invest Like Howard Marks: Don’t Chase Investments
In his book – The Most Important Thing, Howard Marks discusses the importance of patience and opportunism in investing. Instead of chasing investments, he advises waiting for bargains to come to you, as motivated sellers often offer better deals. At Oaktree, their strategy is reactive—they avoid initiating transactions and prefer … Read More
Bill Nygren: How To Increase Your Odds Of Success
In this interview with Value Investing With Legends, Bill Nygren explains his investing strategy in simple terms. His team typically invests around 2% in each stock and avoids buying if the stock exceeds 3%. If a stock grows beyond 4%, they trim their holdings. They focus on managing risks sensibly … Read More
The Casino Mentality in Modern Markets
During their recent episode, Taylor, Carlisle, and Dan Rasmussen discussed The Casino Mentality in Modern Markets. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Dan: I wonder too if it’s not like so many things in life, the presence of cell phones, that it’s just fun to trade. Check out 카지노사이트 today. … Read More
Warren Buffett: The Price Of A Stock Doesn’t Tell Me Anything About A Business
In this television interview, Warren Buffett explained that most professional investors focus on short-term stock price movements rather than viewing stocks as ownership in a business. True value investing means not being concerned about whether the stock market is open tomorrow. A good investment should hold its worth even if … Read More
Warren Buffett: When Economic Downpours Rain Gold: Be Ready with a Washtub
In his 2016 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter, Warren Buffett discusses Berkshire Hathaway’s commitment to long-term growth in earning power per share, acknowledging that actual earnings may occasionally decline due to economic downturns or industry-specific events. Berkshire retains all earnings, reinvesting significantly more than competitors, to achieve sustainable growth. While gains … Read More
Warren Buffett: Just One Company Can Deliver Unmatched Wealth
In his 2023 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter, Warren Buffett highlights Berkshire Hathaway’s strategy of acquiring businesses with strong, enduring economics and capable management. He emphasizes the challenge of predicting winners and the importance of rare companies that can reinvest capital at high returns. Buffett reflects on past acquisition opportunities and … Read More
Warren Buffett: Focus On The Spots Where You Have An Edge
During the 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger discussed some valuable lessons for investors. First, thorough research and knowledge give a competitive edge, as Buffett demonstrated by seeking obscure information in insurance. Second, expertise in a specific area is crucial; focusing on what you understand best … Read More
David Einhorn – Ignoring Macro Risks Cost Me Big-Time
During this speech at the Value Investing Conference 2009, David Einhorn reflects on a costly investment mistake during the housing bubble, attributing it not to bad luck but to flawed analysis. He dismissed warnings from Stanley Druckenmiller about the risks of a housing and debt bubble, believing timing such macroeconomic … Read More
OSAM: The Momentum Factor Will Continue To Deliver Outperformance – Here’s Why
Jamie Catherwood at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management recently wrote a comprehensive piece on why the momentum factor will continue to deliver outperformance saying: There are no certainties in investing, but one can be very confident that human nature will not be changing any time soon. Since shares first traded on the … Read More
Stanley Druckenmiller: Never, Ever Invest In The Present
Here’s a great except from Stanley Druckenmiller’s 2015 Speech at the Lost Tree Club. Druckenmiller provides some great insights into why investors should never, ever invest in the present, saying: Now, I told you it was kind of dumb luck how I fell into this. Ken Langone knows my first … Read More
Joel Greenblatt: Investors Should Search For Companies That Achieve A High Return On Capital
Here’s a great excerpt from Joel Greenblatt’s book – The Little Book That Beats The Market, in which he discusses the importance of finding businesses that can achieve a high return on capital, saying: But here’s the thing. If capitalism is such a tough system, how does the magic formula … Read More
Warren Buffett: The Investor’s Misery Index
Here’s a great excerpt from Warren Buffett’s 1979 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter in which he illustrates the impact that inflation can have on an investor’s returns, using what he calls – “the investor’s misery index”, saying: To better understand the implications of digital asset management, I recently explored the use … Read More
Warren Buffett: Investing Is Much Like Reporting – Writing The Right Story
Here’s a great excerpt from an interview that Warren Buffett did with BizNews in 2017 in which he illustrates how investing is much like reporting. Buffett was asked the following question: When you’re doing these analyses, then and now, do you have computers that help you, or how did you … Read More
Seth Klarman Protégé – David Abrams – Investors Need To Use A Multi-Path Approach To Business Valuation And Analysis
We’ve just been listening to a great interview with Seth Klarman’s protégé David Abrams on the Value Investing With Legends podcast in which Abrams discusses why investors need to use a multi-path approach to business valuation and analysis. Here’s an extract from the interview: David Abrams: The first question we … Read More
Michael Burry: Don’t Try To Dig Your Way Out
Following is an excerpt from Michael Burry’s MSN Case Studies in which he provides some great advice for investors who are tempted to take increased risks in order to dig themselves out of a hole. A key phenomenon driving the recent stock market advance is the need for so many fund … Read More
Walter Schloss: When You Find Great Stocks, Keep Them A Secret
We’ve just been reading through a great interview that Walter and Edwin Schloss did with OID back in 1989. During the interview Walter Schloss explains one of the reasons why he always kept the holdings in his portfolio a secret, saying: Walter Schloss: Apropos of that, while I was at … Read More