Summary In this episode of The Acquirer’s Podcast Tobias chats with Bill Brewster, who runs Sullimar Capital Group. During the interview Bill provided some great business analysis into a number of companies including AB InBev, GE, Netflix, and Ubiquiti. He also discusses: – How He Went From The Flooring Business … 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: Criteria For Liquidations Where Money Is Held By A Company
Following is a May 1952 memo written by Walter Schloss which outlines his criteria for liquidations where money is held by a company: You can find the original document here: Walter Schloss: Criteria For Liquidations Where Money Is Held By Company
(Ep.14) The Acquirers Podcast: Perth Tolle – Freedom Weight, Life + Liberty In Emerging Markets
Summary In this episode of The Acquirer’s Podcast Tobias chats with Perth Tolle, who is the Founder of Life + Liberty Indexes and the Freedom 100 Emerging Markets Index. Perth provides some great insights into how investors can find opportunities in emerging markets utilizing the human freedom index. Other topics … Read More
Seth Klarman: “Value Investing Is At Its Core The Marriage Of A Contrarian Streak And A Calculator.”
We’ve just been re-reading Michael Mauboussin’s book – The Success Equation. There’s a great passage in the book with discusses investor psychology, and some of the findings of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. There’s also an great explanation of one of Seth Klarman’s most famous investing quotes: “Value investing is … Read More
Investors Must Continue To Challenge Their Long Held Beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUGIb1SfpvU?start=2518 During his recent interview with Tobias chats with Jim O’Shaughnessy, best selling author and Co-Chief Investment Officer at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM), discusses why investors must continue to challenge their long held beliefs. Here’s an except from the interview: Jim O’Shaughnessy: This is a classic example of a practice … Read More
Mohnish Pabrai – Investors Can Take Advantage When Markets Get Confused Between Risk And Uncertainty
At his recent presentation at Trinity College in Dublin, Mohnish Pabrai explained how investors can take advantage when markets get confused between risk and uncertainty, saying: If you have a business which exhibits very high uncertainty then that business generally will get very extreme kind of valuations in a auction … Read More
Investors Should Beware When They Start To See ‘Information Cascades’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUGIb1SfpvU?start=2056 During his recent interview with Tobias chats with Jim O’Shaughnessy, best selling author and Co-Chief Investment Officer at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM), discusses why investors should beware when they start to see ‘information cascades’. Here’s an except from the interview: Jim O’Shaughnessy: The stock market is a complex adaptive … Read More
As Long As Human Beings Price Securities, There Will Always Be Investment Opportunities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUGIb1SfpvU?start=3796 During his recent interview with Tobias chats with Jim O’Shaughnessy, best selling author and Co-Chief Investment Officer at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM), discusses why there will always be investment opportunities as long as human beings price securities. Here’s an except from the interview: Jim O’Shaughnessy: People used to say … Read More
The SMID-Cap Universe Provides Greater Opportunities Over Large And Small Caps – Here’s Why
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx47JRpbWaw?start=2508 During his recent interview with Tobias, Ben Claremon, the Principal and Portfolio Manager at Cove Street Capital outlines the reasons why he believes the SMID-Cap Universe provides greater opportunities over Large and Small Caps. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias Carlisle: You and I were at a conference … Read More
Investors Should Spend More Time Focusing On The Culture Of The Business Behind The Stock
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