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MI249: Stock Valuation Masterclass w/ Aswath Damodaran

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What Worked for Warren Buffett in the 60s and 70s?

What worked for Ben Graham in the 1940s and 50s might not work today. Warren Buffett's most incredible successes happen in the 60s and the 70s. If you take one of those three out, you can try to replicate everything they do...and have nothing to show for it.

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

03:53 - The importance of having an investment philosophy and how to figure out what your investment philosophy is.

The difference between having an investment philosophy and strategy.

03:53 - An example of what a growth investor’s investment philosophy may be, such as the famous growth investor Peter Lynch.

08:22 - Why Aswath believes it’s better to be a generalist than a specialist in one area of investing.

15:00 - What are value drivers and how to apply them in our valuation process?

15:00 - The 5 basic variables we need to value any business.

24:27 - How to convert these value drivers into a DCF or intrinsic value model.

26:23 - The most common mistakes investors make when valuing a company and how to avoid these.

26:23 - Aswath’s test on how to figure out if your growth rate is reasonable.

29:23 - How to figure out what discount rate we should use?

36:11 - Why Aswath doesn’t believe in a “hold forever mentality” of stocks in a value investing approach.

37:24 - How often we should revisit our valuations for companies?

56:53 - How do companies get on Aswath’s radar?

And much, much more!

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Related Episode: Listen to MI226: Investing in Small Cap Stocks w/ Rayna Lesser Hannaway, or watch the video.
Related Episode: Listen to RWH005: Meet the Master w/ Aswath Damodaran, or watch the video.

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