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We call ourselves 'opportunistic value investors.'

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We like to say we pray in the church of Graham, Dodd, Buffett, and Munger.

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Investing is a probabilistic business. Every once in a while, it's sort of like you're throwing six-sided dice, and anything except a one or a two, you're doing well. Statistically speaking, you throw the dice enough times, you're going to throw a one or a two five times in a row, and you're going to look pretty foolish, right?

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Humans are hard-wired to be irrational when it comes to financial decisions. We must understand that so we don't become the sucker at the poker table.

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It's human nature: for most investors, the pain of stocks going down is more tangible than the joy of when they go up. The common impulse is to do something - anything - to minimise the pain.

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One of the best places to look for value is what I call 'babies thrown out with the bathwater' - in other words, scour the most out-of-favour sectors for good companies whose stocks have been crushed due to overblown concerns about the industry that do not, in fact, have an impact on the company.

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Even the greatest companies encounter problems or otherwise fall out of favour.

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It's difficult to fix a truly broken business, but when it happens, the returns can be extraordinary.

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When high-growth companies slow down, growth and momentum junkies often sell indiscriminately, which can create great opportunities for value investors. Just be careful not to anchor on the stock's previous price or earnings multiple, which are no longer relevant.

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Many significant stock-price inefficiencies can occur when a company is spun off.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: Unknown

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