by John Huber | Jun 6, 2016 | Education, Investment Philosophy
“Leaving the question of price aside, the best business to own is one that over an extended period can employ large amounts of incremental capital at very high rates of return.” – Warren Buffett, 1992 Shareholder Letter I received a lot of feedback, comments and a few...
by John Huber | Apr 5, 2016 | General Thoughts, Investment Philosophy, Investment Quotes, Walter Schloss
“Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return. Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.” –Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 Investors have always discussed and debated the merits of...
by John Huber | Jan 20, 2016 | Case Studies, Investment Ideas & Company Research
I wrote a post a few months ago on Fastenal’s quarterly results. As I mentioned then, it’s one of the few companies that puts out an earnings press release that is more like a quarterly investor letter than a typical corporate press release. As I did last...
by John Huber | Jan 6, 2016 | Case Studies, Education, General Thoughts
“It is the basics. It is focusing on selection, low prices, and reliable, convenient, fast delivery. It’s the cumulative effect of having this approach for 14 years. I always tell people, if we have a good quarter it’s because of the work we did three,...
by John Huber | Dec 11, 2015 | Books, General Thoughts
“I’ve never said, ‘If you go to a mall, see a Starbucks and say it’s good coffee, you should call Fidelity brokerage and buy the stock.'” – Peter Lynch I saw an article in Monday’s Wall Street Journal on Peter Lynch....
