by John Huber | Jul 1, 2014 | Ben Graham, Case Studies, Investment Philosophy, Superinvestors, Warren Buffett
“The highest rates of return I’ve ever achieved were in the 1950’s. I killed the Dow. You ought to see the numbers. But I was investing peanuts then. It’s a huge structural advantage not to have a lot of money. I think I could make you 50% a year on $1 million....
by John Huber | Jun 25, 2014 | Ben Graham, Case Studies, Investment Philosophy, Superinvestors, Warren Buffett
I received a couple questions/comments from readers lately regarding Buffett and some previous comments I made on strategy before and after the Berkshire annual meeting. I always enjoy interacting with readers. The vast majority of my days are spent researching new...
by John Huber | Jun 4, 2014 | Case Studies, Investment Philosophy
Update: For those interested, I wrote a 5-part series about the concept of return on incremental invested capital and also a few other writings that discuss ROIC. This is part 2 of my follow up thoughts on compounders, cheap stocks, and the importance of returns on...
by John Huber | Mar 20, 2014 | Case Studies, General Thoughts
“The single most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power. If you’ve got the power to raise prices without losing business to a competitor, you’ve got a very good business. And if you have to have a prayer session before raising the price by 10...
by John Huber | Feb 25, 2014 | Case Studies, Investment Ideas & Company Research, Think Differently
I came across an excellent presentation that I wanted to share because it sparked some thoughts. It is not about a current—or even prospective—investment, but one that exemplifies the art of thinking differently. I spend a fair amount of time reading annual reports...
by John Huber | Dec 13, 2013 | Case Studies, General Thoughts, Industry-Banks, Superinvestors, Think Differently, Warren Buffett
I wrote a post about screening for quality bank stocks and another one here about Wells Fargo vs Cheap Community Banks and thought I’d post on some other comments I have here. Some of these thought might sound contradictory (everyone wants to separate stocks...
