Newsletter - December 10th, 2023

Dear Reader,

Attached is our latest list of stocks passing value screens (low EV/ebit, high returns on invested capital, etc.), which don’t meet our investment criteria - and our reasoning.

This may help you avoid some ‘value traps’, and stocks that aren’t sufficiently attractive compared to opportunities available today.

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Charlie Munger - extended interview

Last week's interview was apparently an excerpt. Few notes from Munger's last full interview below:

13:00 British Empire

The principles of Property rights and Rule of law created immense prosperity - we couldn't safely invest in common stocks as outside passive minority shareholders without them.

21:00 The Great Depression/Medicine

Financial impact on Munger's family; and how fragile life was - 26:45 Munger could've easily died instead of his childhood friend. Count your blessings.

52:00/1:06:30 Never stretch for yield

"It's not written in the stars" that investors should earn 7-8% a year. Lots of money has been lost reaching for yield. Sometimes you just have to limit yourself: "Earn your own grain by farming your own farm."

1:01:00 "Lever up" when you're right

It's possible to be too cautious to get prosperous.

1:23:00 Lee Kuan Yew

"Figure out what works and do it"; and Munger's version: Figure out what doesn't work and avoid it.

1:29:00 Staying sane is harder than staying rich

Worth remembering.

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Wish you an excellent week ahead.