Charlie Munger early life

Much is written about Warren Buffett but less on his long time business partner Charlie Munger.

Here is an interesting post on Munger:

http://www.joshuakennon.com/if-charlie-munger-didnt-quit-when-he-was-divorced-broke-and-burying-his-9-year-old-son-you-have-no-excuse/

Great article from Base Hit Investing

A great blog post by Base Hit Investing.

Explains the relationships between key points such as: having a great business with reinvestment opportunity, 'cheap' valuation, time horizon.

Link here:

http://basehitinvesting.com/importance-of-roic-part-1-compounders-and-cheap-stocks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=importance-of-roic-part-1-compounders-and-cheap-stocks

Value thoughts from Lauren Templeton, Jesse Livermore, Wilbur Ross

Some good quotes' from Lauren Templeton Capital Management March 2014 letter to shareholders. Lauren Templeton is John Templeton's granddaughter who also manages funds.

The letter paraphase Jesse Livermore:

"Before we begin however, we are reminded of a quote from the famed trader of the 1920s and 1930s, Jesse Livermore (paraphrasing from his book How to Trade in Stocks) to provide context.

Over a long period of years I have rarely attended a dinner party including strangers that someone did not sit down beside me and after the usual pleasantries inquire:

"How can I make some money in the market?"

It is difficult to exercise patience with such people. In the first place, the inquiry is not a compliment to the man who has made a scientific study of investment and speculation. It would be as fair for the layman to ask an attorney or a surgeon:

"How can I make some quick money in law or surgery?"

Futher in the letter there are quotes from Wilbur Ross:

In Mr. Ross’s words, “Implementation is the sine qua non” and that he would rather back a “mediocre idea that is brilliantly executed versus a brilliant idea with mediocre execution.” Wilbur Ross stressed that in turnaround scenarios it is better in his experience to pay slightly more and not be too early, citing that the additional data points are valuable. In sum, he mentioned that he maintains two plaques in his office, with one stating, “Duration is the Natural Enemy of Return” and the second that “Time Equals Risk.” 

 

Old article about notable value investors

Interesting article about some famous investors when they were younger: Michael Price, Seth Klarman, Jim Chanos

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/30/72667/

Amazon on 60 Minutes

An interesting look at the various divisions of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, and flying drones:

http://youtu.be/gcXoj_UBXv8

Many are divided over the valuation of Amazon. Amazon bulls commonly add back part of the expenses from CAPEX to get an adjusted earnings.

 

Jeff Matthews on Carl Icahn & Ebay

Wow, nice post here about the recent headlines generated by Carl Icahn over EBay & Paypal

http://jeffmatthewsisnotmakingthisup.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/ebays-got-guy-who-helped-pioneer-world.html?m=1

Taleb & Warren Buffett

Being a fan of both Nassim Taleb and Warren Buffett I was pleasantly surprised when watching this interview.

I know Taleb has commented before that George Soros is a better investor than Warren Buffett. In my mind I thought the exact same thing mentioned by Jeff Matthews.

Link to video here:

http://youtu.be/PQsnrzSW6rA

By the way, Jeff Matthews has a good blog also:

http://jeffmatthewsisnotmakingthisup.blogspot.com.au/?m=1