“Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with the 130 IQ… Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing.” — Warren Buffett In the stock market, a small percentage of investors consistently […]
5 Essentials Of Value Investing
“Value investing is the discipline of buying securities at a significant discount from their current underlying values and holding them until more of their value is realized” – Seth Klarman, legendary investor and Chief Executive of Baupost Group As said by Klarman, Value investing at its core, is simple but not easy… There are many […]
How To Identify Companies With Pricing Power
Investors often speak of economic moats and its importance for spotting high-quality companies . One key feature of a company having an economic moat is pricing power. The best companies to invest your money in are companies with pricing power. So let’s dive in and learn about one of the most important factors in evaluating […]
Diversification vs Concentration: Why Buffett HATES Diversification.
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger HATES diversification… Watch the video and understand why… According to Buffett, “Diversification is a protection against ignorance,” and it makes very little sense for those who know what they’re doing. Many big name investors such as Buffett, Munger and Soros in the past voiced against diversification. On the other hand, conventional […]
Alibaba vs Amazon – How does their business models differ?
2018 was a good year for Amazon, who ended the year with share price up 25%. Its Asian rival, however, Alibaba had a year to forget — its share price was down 25% for 2018. At the time of this writing, Amazon is the world’s biggest e-commerce company by market cap at USD800 bil, while […]
If Benjamin Graham is alive today, which SGX-listed stock would he buy?
The Intelligent Investor is one of the most recommended books to read for prospective investors. In this book, Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing describes how he would invest in stocks by two different profiles of investors – defensive and enterprising. The “defensive” investor is an approach for investors who are unable to dedicate […]