Value Investing Reimagined: How Buffett Moved Beyond Cigar Butt Stocks

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Warren Buffett’s approach to investing has evolved significantly over the decades, and his remarks during the 2003 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting offer a glimpse into that transformation. What began as a strict adherence to Benjamin Graham’s quantitative approach to investing eventually shifted toward a more nuanced understanding of business quality—largely … Read More

David Einhorn’s Take on Why Low-ROE Stocks Deserve Your Attention

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In the world of investing, conventional wisdom often tells us to chase high return-on-equity (ROE) businesses. Investors are naturally drawn to companies that boast impressive profit margins and efficient capital allocation. However, as legendary value investor David Einhorn highlighted in his 2006 speech at the Value Investing Congress, there’s a … Read More

Li Lu: Enormous Opportunities For Value Investing in a Globalized Future

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During his recent keynote speech at the Columbia University Global Center (Beijing), Li Lu reflected on the evolution of value investing, emphasizing its roots in Graham’s principles during tumultuous times, including the Great Depression and World War II. Graham’s key ideas were: stocks represent ownership, the market serves investors, and … Read More

Why Value Investing Struggles in Manias

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During their recent episode, Taylor, Carlisle, and Jason Buck discussed Why Value Investing Struggles in Manias. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Tobias: The S&P500 value has had this record setting nosedive while everything else has been taking off. I don’t understand. Why can’t value participate in one of these … Read More

Value Investing Masterclass: Greenblatt & Pzena – Excess Financial Leverage And Value Investing are Not Good Bedfellows

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In their recent Value Investing Masterclass, Rich Pzena and Joel Greenblatt discuss all things value investing including their days spent worked together on a Ben Graham paper in college. During the interview Rich Pzena also discusses his thoughts on why value investing and excess financial leverage are not good bedfellows. … Read More

Pzena Investment Management: Webinar EM Value: How Trade Wars Create Opportunities in Emerging Markets

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Here’s a great little webinar from value investing firm – Pzena Investment Management which discusses how trade wars create opportunities in emerging markets saying: “This is a particularly interesting time to invest in emerging markets. Global trade wars have created opportunities where companies with strong competitive positions are caught in … Read More

FT: Has The Value Investing Fightback Begun?

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Here’s a great article from The Financial Times titled – Has the value investing fightback begun?, which discusses whether value investing is making a fightback as US value stocks have gained almost 10 per cent since the beginning of September. Here’s an excerpt from that article: Like an ageing, unfancied … Read More