How To Cut Weeds & Water Flowers w/ Christian Ryther
“The Ideal Investment over the past 60-70 years has been to buy a piece-of-crap net-net company that got acquired by a young man named Warren Buffett. And then to hold that piece-of-crap net-net as Warren Buffett did his thing. Yet that wasn’t on anyone’s Bingo Card.” Christian Ryther is the founder and portfolio manager at […]
Time To Buy Bonds?
Today we’ve got a guest post from Srivatsan “Sri” Prakash. Sri is an analyst at Simplify Asset Management and hosts the Market Champions podcast dedicated to interviewing the best and the brightest in finance and economics. Check him out on Twitter @SrivatsPrakash. There are two things everyone’s talking about today: Is the US in a […]
Everything You Need To Know About The Carvana (CVNA) Saga
“Never forget the 6-foot-tall man who drowned crossing the stream that was 5 feet deep on average.” – Howard Marks If Donald Trump were a stock, he would be Carvana (CVNA). Bulls believe the stock is worth >$600/share. The bears think it’s a zero. Somewhere in between lies the truth about the company, its value, […]
The Evolution of Emerging Markets: A Framework
Today we’ve got a guest post from Srivatsan “Sri” Prakash. Sri is the host of the Market Champions podcast dedicated to interviewing the best and the brightest in finance and economics. His thoughts can be found on Twitter @SrivatsPrakash. The stories coming out of Sri Lanka and Pakistan are absolutely devastating. Yet, it may provide […]
Why I’ve Changed My Mind on POWW
POWW reported earnings on June 29, and there’s a lot to unpack. In my last note, I explained what I wanted to see from the company’s upcoming earnings: GunBroker Marketplace Growth Improved Inventory Control Improved Accounts Receivable Collections And a cursory glimpse at the company’s ER would have you believe things are going exceptionally well. […]
Dance Like It’s 1970, Baby
Today we’ve got a guest post from Srivatsan “Sri” Prakash. Sri is the 18-year-old host of the Market Champions podcast dedicated to interviewing the best and the brightest in finance and economics. His thoughts can be found on Twitter @SrivatsPrakash. Please enjoy … Everyone’s comparing today’s inflation to the type experienced in the 1970s. The […]
3 Complexity, Chaos and Markets
Brandon here. Today we’ve got a guest post from Srivatsan “Sri” Prakash. Sri is the 18-year-old Host of the Market Champions podcast dedicated to interviewing the best and the brightest in finance and economics, His thoughts can be found on Twitter @SrivatsPrakash. Anyways, before dive into Sri’s piece, I want to let you know about […]
3 Big Things: Short Selling 101 w/ Robert Prather
“It’s amazing how many long-only investors fail to actually read things like the footnotes, disclosures, etc. This is stuff that reveals important things about the business that go mostly unnoticed. And that’s our opportunity.” Robert Prather is an Investment Analyst and the founder of Vision Research. Vision Research is a Fundamental Research shop dedicated to […]
3 Big Things: How To Evaluate Management w/ Ben Claremon
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned from interviewing 25+ CEOs and operators, it’s this: culture, incentives, and management teams really matter.” Ben Claremon is the portfolio manager at Cove Street Capital and hosts one of my favorite investing podcasts, The Compounders Podcast (listen here). Ben spends his time reading, thinking, interviewing, and investing in the […]
Value Hive: 3 Big Things with Alex Morris (TSOH_Investing)
“The reason I love studying retail businesses is because it’s so graspable. If you understand very basic business concepts, you can wrap your mind around how these companies can build very strong, very profitable businesses over time. And it all starts with simple unit economics.” Alex Morris is one of my favorite writers and Twitterers […]
