Warren Buffett was taught how to invest by Benjamin Graham, who is considered to be the Godfather of value investing. In the early years of his career, Buffett followed Graham’s style of investing closely. He
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The Best Investors Only Act On Their Best Ideas
According to Investopedia, 630,000 companies are traded publically on stock exchanges around the world. Of these, less than 5,000 trade on US exchanges and 2,080 are listed on the London Stock Exchange, which claims to
Continue ReadingLessons From The Charlie Munger Partnership
Before he became Warren Buffett’s right-hand man at Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger ran his own investment partnership where he established an impressive track record for himself. In fact, the Munger partnership performance earned him a
Continue ReadingProperty Investing And The Advantages of an Illiquid Asset
Real estate is a great way to build wealth, and owning property has made a lot of people a lot of money over the years. However, equity investing has yielded similar, if not better results
Continue ReadingMohnish Pabrai: The Most Common Mistake Investors Make
Mohnish Pabrai is widely considered to be one of the best value investors managing money today. He runs the Pabrai Investment Funds, a group of hedge funds modelled on Buffett’s original partnerships. Returns since inception
Continue ReadingExtract From The Upcoming Hidden Value Stocks Q1 2019 Issue
An extract from the Q1 2019 issue of Hidden Value Stocks. The issue features two interviews with emerging hedge fund managers, Gate City Capital Management and Breach Inlet. This is an extract from the interview
Continue ReadingLessons From The Collapse of Flybe
There are only two things investors can control when it comes to investing in the public equity markets. Firstly, the price paid for the security you have decided to include in your portfolio and secondly,
Continue ReadingUsing The Kelly Criterion In Investing
The Kelly Criterion is a tool you can use to help decide how much weight you should give each position in a portfolio. Invented by John Kelly, who was originally employed at Bell Labs, the
Continue ReadingHow To Construct A Personal Budget
Have you been struggling with the design of your personal budget? People today seem to use such complicated budgets to stay ahead of their finances. Some of these look like the plans for a mission
Continue ReadingHow to Avoid Those Nasty Credit Card Bills
So, you just got yourself a new credit card. You’ve probably heard the horror stories that accompany the word. The word on the streets is if you own and use a credit card, you’re going
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