by John Huber | Nov 7, 2017 | Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett
I recently came across a letter that Buffett sent to Chuck Huggins, the CEO of See’s Candies in 1972 (thanks to Marcelo Lima at Heller House for posting it). See’s is a case study that has been dissected from every angle, but this was a letter I hadn’t...
by John Huber | Oct 30, 2017 | Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett
“I’ve never heard an intelligent discussion about ‘cost of capital’.” – Charlie Munger I read something a few weeks back that referenced some comments that Charlie Munger once made on the topic of cost of capital. Maybe these comments will be yet another...
by John Huber | Aug 16, 2017 | Investment Ideas & Company Research, Saber Capital Management
A year ago today, I wrote a short post on a company called Tencent Holdings (TCEHY), a dominant internet company in China and its ubiquitous crown jewel of an app platform called WeChat. I began studying that company for a few months, and last fall I bought some...
by John Huber | Jul 10, 2017 | General Thoughts, Investment Philosophy, Investor Letters, Saber Capital Management
I recently wrote an investor note on some thoughts I have on customer value, and why I think it’s important when analyzing businesses. I thought I’d share that letter here: Saber Capital Investor Note: “Most Important Moat” (6/13/2017) In the note, I outline why I...
by John Huber | May 11, 2017 | Charlie Munger, Investment Philosophy, Saber Capital Management, Think Differently, Warren Buffett
Last week I headed to Omaha to attend Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting. Nowadays, there is less of a reason to attend the meeting in person because it is available to watch online, but I love attending the event for all of the peripheral meetings that occur. It was...
