SUMMITThe biggest impediment to long-term wealth creation is your desire to get rich as quickly as possible. You are going to run into people that got rich quickly by taking …
All it Takes is One
It is incredibly humbling, inspiring, and a bit scary when you realize that one great investment can make your year, decade, and even career. In 1980, Stewart Horejsi was having …
Presentation – Investing is Hard
I gave this presentation at the Smallcap Discoveries Conference on October 18th, 2018. The audience seemed to really enjoy it. I hope you enjoy it as well. Investing is Hard. …
Winning It Back
It’s human nature when you lose money quickly you want to make it back twice as quick. During these times it’s important to slow down, keep focused, and stick to …
You Aren’t Going To Be Right All The Time
When you are trying to find great businesses early, intelligent fanatics early, before it’s obvious in the financials, there are a lot of moving parts and imperfect information. These companies …
A Tribute to Chuck Allmon
“Ben Graham called me on the phone, as I recall in 1969, maybe 1970. He said, ‘I’ve got a copy of your Growth Stock Outlook and I’ve been very intrigued …
The Best Defense is a Quality Business
The luckiest part of my investing career is that I’ve been old enough (37) to have emotionally invested through two bear markets (1999-2001 and 2008-2009) but still young enough to …
Invest in Owner Management
I’m a full time private microcap investor. The smaller the company the greater the emphasis investors should place on selecting the right founders and CEO’s. I try to find and …
Oh the Stocks You Will Buy
We are entering the graduation season which of course is the time of commencement speeches. It makes me reflect on what I want my children to know about investing particularly …