In case you haven’t heard. Earlier this month a Kindle version of Seth Klarman’s bible – Margin on Safety, which sells for around $1500, appeared for sale on Amazon for $9.99. Here’s how Bloomberg reported it: Baupost Group said the version of Seth Klarman’s 1991 investment book, “Margin of Safety,” … Read More
How Does Seth Klarman Implement His Value Investing Strategy Differently To Many Other Value Investors
Last week @NeckarValue tweeted a link to a great interview with Seth Klarman at Barron’s titled – “Value Hunter in a Sky-High Market”. The article provided a number of great value investing insights by Klarman and how he implements his value investing strategy differently to a lot of other value investors. Here’s … Read More
Seth Klarman Protege David Abrams Says “Value Investing Is The E = mc² Of Money And Investing”
One of our favorite investors to follow here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Seth Klarman’s protege David Abrams. Abrams typically shuns the public limelight so it’s difficult to find interviews where he shares his investing strategy. The WSJ did a great story on him back in 2014 titled – Hedge-Fund World’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
Seth Klarman: Interplanetary Visitors Would Question Our Intelligence If They Examined The Behavior Of Financial Market Participants
One of the best book’s ever written on investing is Margin of Safety, by Seth Klarman. In one passage in particular Klarman illustrates how interplanetary visitors would question the intelligence of human beings if they examined the behavior of financial market participants. Here is an excerpt from that book: If interplanetary visitors … Read More
Seth Klarman: “Most Investments Are Dependent On Outcomes That Cannot Be Accurately Foreseen”
Much has been written about the best way to calculate the present and future values of a business for investment. But as Seth Klarman points out in his book – Margin of Safety, the reality is: “Even if the present could somehow be perfectly understood, most investments are dependent on outcomes … Read More
Seth Klarman: Mainstream Investing Has It Backwards
Some years ago Seth Klarman gave a fantastic speech at the MIT Sloan Investment Management Club. During his speech Klarman suggested that the mainstream approach to investing has is backwards saying: “Right at the core, the mainstream has it backwards. Warren Buffett often quips that the first rule of investing is … Read More
Seth Klarman: Investing Requires A Degree Of Arrogance Tempered With The Humility Of Knowing We Could Be Wrong
Several years ago Jason Zweig did a great interview with Seth Klarman titled – Opportunities for Patient Investors, which was published by the CFA Institute. While the entire interview provides a number of value investing insights, one answer in particular provides a unique insight into Klarman’s psychology towards investing saying: “In … Read More
Seth Klarman: What Is An Appropriate Margin of Safety Before Making An Investment
Margin of Safety, by Seth Klarman is one of the best books ever written on investing and a must read for all investors. One of the most important investing concepts discussed in the book is the ‘margin of safety’, popularized by Ben Graham. Seth Klarman describes the ‘margin of safety’ … Read More
Seth Klarman: “A Margin Of Safety Is Necessary As Investors Are Human And Do Make Mistakes”
Seth Klarman wrote an investing classic called – Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor. There’s one passage in particular in which Klarman encapsulates his entire value investing strategy saying, “A margin of safety is necessary because valuation is an imprecise art, the future is unpredictable, … Read More
Seth Klarman – Value Opportunities Still Exist In Firms Being Attacked By The Likes Of Amazon
Good news for value investors as the WSJ reports that Seth Klarman at Baupost is still finding value opportunities in firms being attacked by the likes of Amazon, saying: “Increasing technological disruption is already pushing some securities well below our assessment of underlying value,” writes Mr. Klarman, “as legitimate concerns … 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
Klarman And Pabrai – Just How Important Are Catalysts To Investing Success
One topic that gets a lot of discussion in the world of investing is the importance of catalysts. A catalyst in investing terms is an event that triggers a change to a stock price. Catalysts can include things like a latest earnings release, a positive or negative result in a … Read More
Seth Klarman – Value Investing Is A Large-Scale Arbitrage Between Security Prices And Underlying Business Value
The one book that all investors should read is Margin of Safety, by Seth Klarman. A new copy of Klarman’s book is going to set you back around $1000 on Amazon and used copies can be bought for around $750. But it’s money well spent if you wish to be … Read More
Seth Klarman – 20 Investment Lessons From 2008
As we’re currently in the midst of a sustained bull market it seems like a good time to reflect on the 2008 financial crisis and some of the lessons we should remember when everything appears to be rosy in the stock market. Back in 2010, Value Investors Insight printed a great article, … Read More
Great Investors Focus On Absolute-Performance Rather Than Relative-Performance – Seth Klarman
Earlier this month The Washington Post published an article titled – Warren Buffett’s $100 Billion Problem. The article was reporting on the $100 Billion that Berkshire has accumulated in cash over the years, stating: Warren Buffett celebrated his 87th birthday a few days ago, but the bigger number in his life … Read More
Dividend Yield – Investors May Be The Victims Of Pathetic Manipulation – Seth Klarman
Recently I had a conversation with a close friend of mine regarding one of his stocks. He told me that one particular stock was performing so badly that if he sold his current position he would stand to lose $20,000. I asked him why he initially bought the stock and … Read More
Here’s What Great Fund Managers Do When There Are Few Opportunities – Seth Klarman
According to a recent article at Bloomberg, Seth Klarman the head of Baupost is returning capital to his investors because he can’t find sufficient opportunities in the market today. This is not the first time Baupost has returned capital to its investors. The hedge fund did the same thing in … Read More
Great Investors Create Their Own Version Of Omaha – Buffett, Munger, Klarman, Pabrai
One of the biggest problems facing investors is the amount of ‘noise’ that we get from the financial media and commentators. Financial news sections, the internet, and podcasts are continually bombarding us with the latest ‘hot stock’ or miracle investing strategy. Meanwhile investors get caught up in the noise checking … Read More
25 Timeless Investing Lessons From Seth Klarman
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is of course Seth Klarman. Klarman is one of the smartest investors on the planet and he’s always been very open in sharing his insights with other investors. While Klarman has provided dozens of investing lessons over the years via … Read More