https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx47JRpbWaw?start=1724 During his recent interview with Tobias, Ben Claremon, the Principal and Portfolio Manager at Cove Street Capital provided some great insights into how investors can better understand the culture of the business behind the stock. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias Carlisle: It sounds like a great process, … Read More
Successful Investors Need A Devil’s Advocate To Try To Kill Potential Investment Ideas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx47JRpbWaw?start=1116 During his recent interview with Tobias, Ben Claremon, a Principal and Portfolio Manager at Cove Street Capital provided some great insights into why successful investors need a devil’s advocate to try to kill potential investment ideas. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Ben Claremon: And the proxy statement is … Read More
(Ep.12) The Acquirers Podcast: Ben Claremon – SMID Value, Opportunities In Small And SMID Cap Value
Summary In this episode of The Acquirer’s Podcast Tobias chats with Ben Claremon, a Principal and Portfolio Manager at Cove Street Capital. Ben’s focus is on the SMID-Cap Universe, where he believes the best opportunities exist for investors. Ben provides some great insights into: – How To Identify Buffett Style … Read More
Howard Marks: The Great Investors Are Unemotional People
Here’s a great excerpt from an interview that Howard Marks recently did with themarket.ch. During the interview Marks talks about the psychological aspects that make successful investors great saying, “Most of the great investors I know are unemotional people”. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: What about psychological aspects? The higher … Read More
How Smart Investors Use ‘Good’ Leverage To Magnify Returns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT5DXNB3KKY?start=243 In his recent interview with Tobias, Dan Rasmussen, who is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Verdad Advisors provides some great insights into how investors can use ‘good’ leverage to magnify returns. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias Carlisle: Well, I think I’m agnostic to the leverage in … Read More
Investing Decisions Should Be Based On Empirical Data – Not Stories And Emotions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT5DXNB3KKY?start=3120 In his recent interview with Tobias, Dan Rasmussen, who is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Verdad Advisors provides some great insights into why investment decisions should be based on empirical data and not stories and emotions. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Dan Rasmussen: I talk to respective … Read More
How Can Investors Implement A Successful Private Equity Strategy Into The Public Markets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT5DXNB3KKY?start=70 In his recent interview with Tobias, Dan Rasmussen, who is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Verdad Advisors provides some great insights into how investors can implement a successful private equity strategy in the public markets. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias Carlisle: So, just so we can … Read More
(Ep.11) The Acquirers Podcast: Dan Rasmussen – Private Equity, Replicating PE In Public Markets
Summary In this episode of The Acquirer’s Podcast Tobias chats with Dan Rasmussen, who is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Verdad Advisors. During the interview Dan talks about his replication of private equity investing in the public markets using levered small cap stocks. He also provides some great insights … Read More
Value Investing Will Turn Around But No-One Can Say When
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ZZx44J4So?start=2862 During his recent interview with Tobias, Justin Carbonneau, a Partner at Validea Capital discusses how value investing will turn around but no-one can say when. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias Carlisle: We’ve seen this really difficult time for value. I get the feeling that you’re not necessarily a … Read More
Charlie Munger: I’m Ashamed On Missing Out On Google and, Beware of IPO Unicorns
Here’s a great recent interview with Charles Munger and Andy Serwer at Yahoo Finance – Influencers. There’s one passage in particular in which Munger admits to being ashamed that he missed out on Google, and has the following to say about loss-making Unicorn IPO’s: “Well, there are a whole lot … Read More
How Do You Generate A Performance Record Better Than Mohnish Pabrai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ZZx44J4So?start=1423 During his recent interview with Tobias, Justin Carbonneau, a Partner at Validea Capital discusses the performance of some of the greatest investors of all time, and how one investor in particular managed to out-perform Mohnish Pabrai. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias Carlisle: Robo. When folks come to the … Read More
The Time When Your Strategy Is Really About To Start Working Is Right At The Time You’re Going To Fold Your Hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ZZx44J4So?start=1686 During his recent interview with Tobias, Justin Carbonneau, a Partner at Validea Capital discusses how often the time when your investment strategy is really about to start working is right at the time you’re going to fold your hand. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias Carlisle: I think … Read More
(Ep.10) The Acquirers Podcast: Justin Carbonneau – Guru Stocks, How To Replicate The Strategies Of Value Gurus
Summary In this episode of The Acquirer’s Podcast Tobias chats with Justin Carbonneau, a Partner at Validea Capital Management. Validea replicate guru strategies and track some other strategies. They have a money management firm, and an ETF. During the interview Justin provides some great insights into: – How Can Investors … Read More
Breadth And Risk Appetites Provide Investors With Great Timing Tools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxW1iASwzxQ?start=2995 During his recent interview with Tobias, Jesse Felder, hedge fund manager and Founder of The Felder Report Newsletter discusses how breadth and risk appetites provide investors with great timing tools. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Jesse Felder: You’re absolutely right. It’s become a mantra of the bulls, which … 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
There’s A Philosophical Problem With Passive Investing That A Lot Of Investors Don’t Appreciate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxW1iASwzxQ?start=1371 During his recent interview with Tobias, Jesse Felder, hedge fund manager and Founder of The Felder Report Newsletter discusses the philosophical problem with passive investing whereby indexes systematically underweight owner-operated companies and systematically overweight companies. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Jesse Felder: It’s interesting to me that these … Read More
The Most Important Thing For Investors To Focus On Right Now Is Not Earnings – It’s Margins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxW1iASwzxQ?start=485 During his recent interview with Tobias, Jesse Felder, hedge fund manager and Founder of The Felder Report Newsletter discusses why ‘Margins’ are the most important thing for investors to focus on right now – not earnings. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias Carlisle: This market seems to be, … Read More
(Ep.9) The Acquirers Podcast: Jesse Felder – Bear Sh*tting, The Hidden Risks For U.S Equities
Summary In this episode of The Acquirer’s Podcast Tobias chats with Jesse Felder, who is the Founder of the popular U.S newsletter – The Felder Report, and is the co-founder of a multi-billion dollar hedge fund. During the interview Jesse provides some great insights into: – The Current Market Environment – … Read More
Why Is It So Difficult For Companies To Adopt A Value Investing Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry_HO9V4xHI?start=1645 During his recent interview with Tobias. Joseph Calandro Jnr provides some great insights into the difficulty associated with companies trying to adopt a corporate value investing strategy. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias Carlisle: Your practice area and your area of interest in research has been the application … Read More
Warren Buffett: Sometimes Buying A Basket Of Stocks In An Industry Is Better Than Picking Individual Stocks
During the 2002 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Warren Buffett provided some great insights into why buying a basket of stocks in an industry is better than picking individual stocks. Here’s an excerpt from the meeting: AUDIENCE MEMBER: Hi, my name is Jennifer Pearlman from Toronto, Canada. Mr. Buffett, in 1998, … Read More