One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More
Charles Munger: Classical Moats Are Rapidly Disappearing
During the recent Daily Journal annual meeting (2/12/2020), Charles Munger was asked about the impact that technology is having on traditional moats. Here’s the question and his response: Question: I have a question for you related to technology. There is this common sentiment that technology is both accelerating the pace … Read More
Charles Munger: Daily Journal Annual Meeting 2020: Fish Where The Fish Are, And That’s Not The U.S!
This week Charles Munger spoke at the Daily Journal Annual Meeting 2020. During the meeting Munger was asked a question from our very own Bill Brewster, co-host on the VALUE: After Hours Podcast with Tobias Carlisle, and Jake Taylor. Here’s Bill’s question: (50:37) Bill Brewster: Mr Munger, Bill Brewster here … Read More
Charles Munger: The Overarching Problem With The Money Management Industry
During the 2003 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Munger and Buffett discussed the overarching problem with the money management industry, and why it’s impossible for most money managers to succeed. Here’s an excerpt from the meeting: CHARLIE MUNGER: Yeah. We have this simple, old-fashioned discipline, which Warren likens to Ted Williams … Read More
Charlie Munger: “I Don’t Like Even Looking For Exits. I’m Looking For Holds”
During the 2019 Daily Journal Annual Meeting Charlie Munger made some great admissions about his inability to successfully exit stock positions saying: “I don’t like even looking for exits. I’m looking for holds.” He was asked the question: Question: How do you think about downside protection and how do you know … Read More
Charles Munger: Q4 2019 Top 10 Holdings
One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More
Charles Munger: Q3 2019 Top 10 Holdings
One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More
Charles Munger – Top 10 Holdings Q12019
One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More
Charles Munger: Here’s Why Investing Is So Much Tougher Today
Here’s a great recent interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick and Charles Munger discussing the difficulty of being an investor today, compared to when he and Warren started. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Becky Quick: Charlie thank you very much for taking the time to sit down with us today. … Read More
Charles Munger: The Most Important Investing Trick I Learnt From My Grandfather
We’ve just been watching Charlie Munger at the latest Daily Journal meeting in which he recounts the most important investing trick he learnt from his grandfather, saying: I had a grandfather who was very useful to me. My mother’s grandfather. He was a pioneer. He came out to Iowa with … Read More
Charles Munger: EMT – The Stock Market Ain’t Like Physics, It’s Like A Mob At A Football Game
Here’s a great short video with Charles Munger talking about The Efficient Market Theory saying: “Well I think we’ve had some effect, but they’re still teaching The Efficient Market Theory. Remember the old ideas die hard. And by the way it’s roughly right. It’s just the very hard form which … Read More
Charles Munger: Munger’s Rule!
Every time we listen to Charles Mungers’ famous speech titled – The Psychology of Human Misjudgement, we learn something new. One example is Munger’s example of the problem with having a ‘Board of Directors’ in American companies, saying: Finally the institution of the board of directors of a major human … Read More
Charles Munger: If Mozart Can’t Get By With This Kind Of Asinine Conduct I Don’t Think You Should Try
Here’s some more classic Munger. During his USC Law Commencement Speech, Munger provides some insights into counteracting the self serving bias, which includes overspending ones income, saying: (6:38) “Another thing of course that does one in is the self-serving bias to which we’re all subject.” “You think that your ‘little me’ is entitled … Read More
Charles Munger: One Filter That’s Very Useful For Investors
During the 1997 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger were asked their thoughts on calculating intrinsic value. Here’s Munger’s response: I would argue that one filter that’s useful in investing is the simple idea of opportunity cost. If you have one opportunity that you already have available … Read More
Charles Munger: Civilized People Don’t Buy Gold
Here’s some classic Munger wisdom on ‘gold’ as an investment: “I think gold is a great thing to sow into your garments if you’re a Jewish family in Vienna in 1939 but, I think civilized people don’t buy gold, they invest in productive businesses.” (Source: YouTube)
Charles Munger – I Frequently Sit In A Room And Converse With Dead People While The People Around Me Are Irritated
Here’s a great compilation on reading habits and books by Warren Buffett and Charles Munger. Our favorite quote from the video is when Munger is asked how he was able to concentrate and balance his reading with so many children around when his family was younger. His response is: “I … Read More
Charles Munger: Investing In Shares Is Much Easier Than Investing In Real Estate, Here’s Why
Here’s a great little video in which Charles Munger is discussing why investing in shares is better than investing in real estate. Munger says: “The trouble with real estate is that everybody else understands it, and the people who you’re dealing with and competed with, they’ve specialized in a little … Read More
Charles Munger: Why Did Ben Graham’s Net Nets Disappear
Just been re-reading Charles Mungers’ classic speech – A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom As It Relates To Investment Management & Business. In it Munger provides some great insights into what happened to the net nets stocks popularized by Ben Graham. Here’s an excerpt from that speech: The second basic … Read More
Charles Munger: A Parody About The Great Recession
One of the best articles ever written about the ‘Great Recession’ is Charles Munger’s – Parody Describing The Contributions of Wantmore, Tweakmore, Totalscum, Countwrong, and Obvilious To The Tragic ‘Great Recession’ in Boneheadia and The Thoughts of Some People Relating To The Disaster. While the entire article is six pages … Read More
Charles Munger: The Trouble With Economists & Economics
Some years ago Shane Parrish at Farnam Street did a podcast in which he read the full text of Charlie Munger’s presentation – Academic Economics: Strengths and Weaknesses, after Considering Interdisciplinary Needs. It’s a must listen to for all investors. Here’s an excerpt from Munger’s presentation: 3) Physics Envy The third … Read More