Seven Sins of Fund Management
Over a decade ago, James Montier penned a white paper titled Seven Sins of Fund Management. It covers the most common behavioural biases among investors and makes for a timeless, enlightening…
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Investing 101
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Ways to Prevent Losses When Investing
Most financial articles out there focus on methods of generating profits and discuss upside potentials of companies. They talk about how you can make tons of money but never on…
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Common Investing Mistakes To Note
Very often, we come up with a solid plan ready to conquer the world and dive head in eager to grow our portfolios. No matter how ready we are, we…
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3 Criteria When Buffett Looks For Companies
Investors face tough decisions when it comes to finding investable companies. Analysing the huge amount of data available out there is crucial when trying to find investment ideas that is…
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4 Key Pillars of Deep Value Investing
As deep value investors, we seek out low-risk investments that have great upside potential. Such ideal investments do not exist in the eyes of the academics. Since the advent of…
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Brief Introduction to Capital Cycles
There are many ways to search for deep value opportunities in the financial market. Some wait for financial events that affects several companies temporarily. Often, such cases may surface stocks…
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Thinking About Operating Leverage
We, as retail investors, tend to extrapolate financial performance into the future. It’s a simple and useful technique of gauging normalised earnings power, provided it is done in the right…
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How Behavioural Biasness Affects Investment Performance [Part 2]
This article is the second part of a two-part series on aspects of behavioural biasness that are important in our daily lives as a value investor. If you have not…
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How Behavioural Biasness Affects Investment Performance [Part 1]
We often believe that we know what is best for us and that we have the full control over our thoughts, our actions and our lives. That may still be…
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Common Mistakes To Avoid When Investing
Before reading this article, it may help to know that most ‘seasoned’ investors still do make these rookie mistakes. These mistakes are simple but lethal to your portfolio. It may…
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