- Jun 30, 2018
Circle Of Competence Issue #18
Mohnish Pabrai, Visionary vs. Optimizer CEOs, Yield Curve, Tax Cuts, Carl Icahn's SandRidge Activism, and more.
- Jun 29, 2018
Notes on Wesco Financial (Charlie Munger) Letters to Shareholders (1987-2009)
These are my own scratch notes on what I found interesting and noteworthy as I read through Munger's letters.
- Jun 29, 2018
Notes on Fairfax Financial Holdings' Shareholder Letters (1998-2017)
These are my own scratch notes on what I found interesting and noteworthy as I read through Prem Watsa's Shareholder Letters.
- Jun 23, 2018
Circle Of Competence Issue #17
Seth Klarman Bio, Howard Mark's New Memo, AT&T TWX Merger, Carl Icahn's SandRidge Battle, Appaloosa Activism, and more.
- Jun 15, 2018
Circle Of Competence Issue #16
Michael Burry Deep Dive, Microsoft's GitHub Purchase, Mary Meeker's Internet Trends, The Real Frank Abignale, Carl Icahn vs. SandRid
- Jun 10, 2018
Circle Of Competence Issue #15
Prem Watsa Deep Dive, Warren Buffett & Jamie Dimon on Short-Termism, Tech Monopolies, End of The Tech Superstar Era, Icahn's SandRid
- Jun 10, 2018
Prem Watsa Deep Dive
I finally finished going through Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial shareholder letters this week and wanted to write a small summary on his rise to investing fame. He is the current Chairman and CEO of Fairfax Financial and controls 42% of share votes via his ownership. He is often referred to as the 'Canadian Warren Buffett' due to his long track record of compounding shareholders' capital in the insurance industry. Later this week, I will publish my scratch notes in a separate
- Jun 9, 2018
Michael Burry Deep Dive
MICHAEL BURRY INVESTMENT LETTERS (SCION CAPITAL) This week, I read through the compendium (link above) of Michael Burry's quarterly letters, testimonies, interviews, and articles so wonderfully compiled by the gentlemen at Austin Value Capital (www.austinvaluecapital.com). I had previously heard of Burry's wonderful record and interesting approach to value investing, but after reading the document, I had a newfound respect for his uncanny ability to perform DEEP research. So,
- Jun 4, 2018
Circle Of Competence Issue #14
Charlie Munger Deep Dive, Ballooning Student Debt, Goverment Backed Mortgages Repeat, "Quantitative Value" Book Review, Buffett-Ub
- Jun 3, 2018
Charlie Munger Deep Dive
This week I decided to finish Charlie Munger's letters to his shareholders at Wesco Financial from 1983-2009 and take notes with this question in mind: What makes Charlie Munger such a brilliant businessman? Let's start with a little history. Before his days as Wesco's Chairman and Berkshire's Vice Chairman, Charlie developed commercial real estate in California successfully in joint partnerships and was also a successful corporate attorney at Munger, Tolles, & Olsen. He also