By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — With a $500 billion market capitalization, Berkshire Hathaway is the fifth largest company by market cap in the U.S. stock market and the majority…
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Learning from the Hierarchy of Investor Needs
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — The original “hierarchy of needs” model was developed by Abraham Maslow in 1943. Maslow proposed the hierarchy as a way to understand human motivation…
The Underappreciated Role of Luck in Investing
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — The $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot had a lot of people daydreaming about what they would do if they won such a windfall. With…
10 Reasons Why It's Tough to be a True "Intelligent Investor"
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — Ben Graham’s tome The Intelligent Investor still sells over 100,000 copies a year as investors of all stripes look to learn the value-investing way.…
Considerations in Momentum Investing
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — About a week ago CNBC had a piece that broke down how much the largest, best performing stocks have contributed to the overall market’s…
How Long is Long Term in Investing?
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — As investors, we are taught to try and think long term. The story goes something like this — invest in stocks, stay disciplined and…
Industries Concentrate and Investors Profit
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — At Berkshire’s Hathaway’s annual meeting, Warren Buffett announced he had purchased approximately 75 million additional shares of Apple. Apple is already Berkshire’s largest holding,…
Want Consistent Market Outperformance? You May Want to Think Again
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — We run over 40 quantitative models at Validea. They run the gamut of investing styles. Any time we can find a model from a…
Ben Graham's Biggest Contribution May Not Be Value Investing
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — If you Google “Ben Graham”, you will see that his name is synonymous with the value investing philosophy, and rightfully so. His book, Security…
Finding Deep Value Stocks with the Acquirer's Multiple
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — In 2005, Joel Greenblatt, a successful hedge fund manager, published an incredibly simple book on disciplined value investing. The book, The Little Book that…