Money and Finance
- Charlie Munger On Cnnmoney
Links to videos: Charlie Munger: 'I'm not the only wise ass in the world' Munger on politicians: 'They're all flawed' Charlie Munger defends Clayton Homes Charlie Munger on what's going on in Baltimore ...
- A 13% Hurdle...
Just an interesting couple of comments mentioning the 13% hurdle number which I hadn’t noticed together until recently. In Poor Charlie's Almanack, I think there was also a comment from Munger along the lines that Berkshire's one big, 'hedgehog'...
- Harvey Firestone Quote
"The test of a business man is not whether he can make money in one or two boom years, or can make money through the luck of getting into the field first, but whether in a highly competitive field, without having any initial advantage over his competitors,...
- Competitive Advantages
These quotes are from the book The Investment Checklist by Michael Shearn. "Competitive advantages are less sustainable when they are affected by changes in technology or if they are in rapidly emerging industries. Changes in technology threaten...
- Seth Klarman On The Painful Decision To Hold Cash
Excerpt from Seth Klarman’s 2004 letter, but words that I think ring very true today as well. It wouldn’t be overstating the case to say that investors face a crisis of low returns: less than they want or expect, and less than many of them need. Investors...
Money and Finance
Charlie Munger quote
“The number one idea is to view a stock as an ownership of the business and to judge the staying quality of the business in terms of its competitive advantage. Look for more value in terms of discounted future cash-flow than you are paying for. Move only when you have an advantage.” –Charlie Munger
- Charlie Munger On Cnnmoney
Links to videos: Charlie Munger: 'I'm not the only wise ass in the world' Munger on politicians: 'They're all flawed' Charlie Munger defends Clayton Homes Charlie Munger on what's going on in Baltimore ...
- A 13% Hurdle...
Just an interesting couple of comments mentioning the 13% hurdle number which I hadn’t noticed together until recently. In Poor Charlie's Almanack, I think there was also a comment from Munger along the lines that Berkshire's one big, 'hedgehog'...
- Harvey Firestone Quote
"The test of a business man is not whether he can make money in one or two boom years, or can make money through the luck of getting into the field first, but whether in a highly competitive field, without having any initial advantage over his competitors,...
- Competitive Advantages
These quotes are from the book The Investment Checklist by Michael Shearn. "Competitive advantages are less sustainable when they are affected by changes in technology or if they are in rapidly emerging industries. Changes in technology threaten...
- Seth Klarman On The Painful Decision To Hold Cash
Excerpt from Seth Klarman’s 2004 letter, but words that I think ring very true today as well. It wouldn’t be overstating the case to say that investors face a crisis of low returns: less than they want or expect, and less than many of them need. Investors...