by John Huber | Dec 19, 2019 | Investment Ideas & Company Research, Warren Buffett
I recently came across an interesting email exchange from a time when email was still in its infancy. The exchange was between Warren Buffett and a 39-year old Jeff Raikes, a high-level Microsoft employee. The email references “Bill G”, and after some small talk, it...
by John Huber | Dec 5, 2018 | Investment Ideas & Company Research, Investment Philosophy, Investor Letters, Saber Capital Management
As I mentioned in a note to my investors earlier this week, the spirit of the Holiday shopping season has been extended to certain parts of the stock market, with a number of bargains to be found. In terms of interesting ideas to be excited about, my watchlist is...
by John Huber | May 2, 2018 | Case Studies, Investment Ideas & Company Research, Investment Philosophy
I sent this to Saber Capital clients last week, and I wanted to post it here on the site as well. Last month, I had the great privilege to visit Markel and speak with Tom Gayner and a few of his colleagues at Markel in Richmond, Virginia. Markel has always been a...
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 25, 2016 | Case Studies, Investment Ideas & Company Research, Scratch Notes, Shareholder Letters & Reports
I recently made a list of a few shareholder letters I want to read, and one that I completed a few days ago was Credit Acceptance Corp (CACC). This post is not a comprehensive review of the business, as I just started reading about the company. But I thought some...
by John Huber | Mar 23, 2016 | Investment Ideas & Company Research, Warren Buffett
I own Berkshire Hathaway stock. In fact, it’s a stock I bought recently for the first time ever, despite following it for years. I think earlier this year it became (and to a large extent still is) far too cheap. It’s not a stock that I think has huge upside, but it...
