by John Huber | Aug 1, 2016 | Education, Investment Philosophy
This post is the second guest post by my friend Connor Leonard, in what I hope to be a somewhat regular “column” here at BHI (by regular, I mean as often as Connor decides to put the proverbial pen to paper and share his insights with us). Based on the...
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 | May 23, 2016 | Investment Philosophy
I’ve talked a lot about the importance of the concept of return on invested capital (ROIC), and how it is a key driver of value in a business. Feel free to go back and read some of those posts here. In this particular post, the discussion is continued. This post...
by John Huber | May 9, 2016 | General Thoughts, Investment Philosophy, Investment Quotes, Superinvestors, Warren Buffett
I spent some time traveling in the car last week. Whenever I am driving by myself, I always listen to something—usually related to business or investing. I keep a long list of videos of interviews or talks that I can pick from whenever I am in the car. On this...
by John Huber | Apr 19, 2016 | Case Studies
“The boom is drawn out and accelerates gradually; the bust is sudden and often catastrophic.” – George Soros, Alchemy of Finance There was a very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal a few days ago on the story of “the swift rise and calamitous fall”...