Understanding Risk and Building Resilient Investments

This chapter highlights the necessity of risk mitigation in long-term investing, focusing on the unpredictable nature of black swan events and the traits of resilient companies. It encourages a prudent investment approach by learning from historical lessons and prioritizing high-quality businesses.

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On today’s episode, Clay Finck continues his review of Gautam Baid’s book, The Joys of Compounding. Today’s episode is part 4 of our review of this incredible book.

Gautam Baid is the Managing Partner and Fund Manager of Stellar Wealth Partners India Fund, a Delaware-based investment partnership which is available to accredited investors in the US. The fund is modeled after the Buffett Partnership fee structure and invests in listed Indian equities with a long-term, fundamental, and value-oriented approach.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro.

05:51 - What the holy grail of long-term value investing is.

07:55 - Why Gautam prefers to invest in high quality businesses.

10:26 - Why a company’s longevity of growth is much more important than its rate of growth.

15:44 - Why Gautam is bullish on India.

37:26 - Ways in which we can capitalize on inefficiencies in the markets.

45:38 - How Gautam thinks about portfolio management and position sizing.

54:20 - Why it’s so important we emphasize the preservation of our capital and avoiding ruin.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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