by John Huber | Oct 23, 2013 | General Thoughts, Think Differently, Warren Buffett
I received this interesting comment from a reader and thought I might write a post or two on this topic: “…There is one very important writer/thinker you do not mention in your site but whom you might want to pay attention to–the Nobel prize winner Daniel...
by John Huber | Oct 2, 2013 | Case Studies, General Thoughts, How to Improve Results, Investment Philosophy, Superinvestors, Think Differently, Warren Buffett
“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” – Wayne Gretzky One of the most important skills that you can develop as an investor is the ability to think differently. This is a broad topic with many interpretations. I often...
by John Huber | Sep 5, 2013 | General Thoughts, Investment Philosophy, Investment Quotes, Superinvestors
I received this comment on one of my recent posts. The George Soros question got me thinking about how interesting the different philosophies are. Soros had an incredible career, but is it possible to replicate his general strategy? Here is the basic comment from the...
by John Huber | Apr 7, 2013 | General Thoughts, How to Improve Results, Investment Quotes, Think Differently
A few years ago at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Warren Buffett said something very interesting. He said that he personally knows of a half dozen or so people who could make 50% per year managing a relatively small amount of money. I came across a reference...
by John Huber | Feb 28, 2013 | General Thoughts, Investment Philosophy, Investment Quotes
One of the things I’ve been thinking about over the past few days is how important it is as an investor to engage in patient, long-term thinking. Most of us are either individual investors managing our own portfolios or maybe small professional managers like...
by John Huber | Dec 10, 2012 | General Thoughts
I love history and I love stocks, so naturally I’m always interested when I come across something interesting on stock market history. Over the weekend I happened to stumble across an excel file I have saved in my archives that I labeled “NYSE Yearly Data...
