Before beginning today’s post, I have a brief announcement to make.
I am organising in-person workshops on Value Investing in –
- Bengaluru: Sunday, 7th April
- Mumbai: Sunday, 14th April
- Dallas (US): Saturday, 27th April
- New York (US): Saturday, 11th May
If you are in or around these cities and wish to attend, kindly register here.
The Most Powerful Mental Model for Identifying Stocks
“It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” ~ W. Somerset Maugham – English dramatist & novelist (1874-1965)
As I’ve seen in the past 20+ years of investing in the stock market, Maugham’s thought holds a great relevance when it comes to picking up businesses for investment.
Pick up a business with good economics and with good margin of safety, and the probability of making money in the long run is high. Pick up a business with poor economics with any margin of safety, and the probability of losing your shirt, and entire wardrobe, in the long run is very high.
Understanding a business also adds significantly to your margin of safety, which is a great tool to protect yourself against losing a lot of money.
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