I am codifying a 7-step process that I have mentally followed for the last fifteen years to help me think in a structured fashion to
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Asset Allocation has been shown to be the dominant (90%+) driver of portfolio returns, with stock selection playing a smaller role. Asset Allocation represents a
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Stock Prices can be linked to business fundamentals through one or more Valuation Metrics. When a given valuation metric is found to track (i.e. correlate
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SYNA stock is down ~25% YTD, trading at EV/S of ~1x (vs. peer group at ~3x+), a valuation discount worth exploring. Synaptics was affected by
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FCAU (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) appears to be attracting attention recently, with the stock up ~27% over the last 3 months vs. S&P 500 index up
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Earlier this week Micron increased its earnings guidance for the quarter ending Nov-16, to be reported later this month. Revised guidance is for revenues and
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You and I use the word “risk” frequently in our lives, without really thinking about its definition or knowing whether others around us think of
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Many thanks to Jake Taylor at 5GQ for creating this interview with me. Jake certainly does ask 5 Good Questions. Hope you enjoy it.
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Many of you have asked for my book recommendations, so I decided to publish book reviews after first introducing a reading list for value investors.
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Here are some of my takeaways from this wonderful talk given by superinvestor (value investor) Mohnish Pabrai last month (October 2016) to a classroom