Mostly Borrowed Ideas: Deep Dive Research, Meta, Dollar General

Feb 7, 2024

Mostly Borrowed Ideas, an insightful equity analyst from Bangladesh with an MBA from Cornell, shares his journey in finance and deep company analysis. He discusses Meta's resilience amid market challenges, emphasizing visionary leadership and innovation. The conversation shifts to the metaverse's potential and the technological hurdles it faces. Lastly, he explores Dollar General's evolution and operational challenges, highlighting its strategy to appeal to low-income shoppers and navigate a competitive retail landscape.

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ANECDOTE

US Market Entry

Mostly Borrowed Ideas started investing in the US market in August 2018.
His first experience was the Q4 2018 drawdown, a jarring introduction to volatility.

INSIGHT

Fundamental vs. Quantitative

Fundamental investing, unlike quantitative investing, lacks a set formula and involves predicting an unpredictable future.
Screening for multiples is contradictory to fundamental analysis.

ADVICE

Study Overvalued Companies

Study companies deeply, even those currently overvalued, to understand their business.
This prepares you for potential price drops and allows for informed decisions.

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Mostly Borrowed Ideas is an equity analyst who runs the popular website MBI Deep Dives. On a monthly basis, he publishes deep dives about different companies and regularly posts updates on companies in his portfolio.

He is originally from Bangladesh and pursued his MBA at Cornell, graduating in the top 10%. He is a CFA charter holder and was an equity analyst at Madison Investments.

He researches companies that aren’t necessarily a good investment at the moment, but tries to understand the company before there is a compelling price.

In this podcast, we discuss his background, his research process, META, and Dollar General.

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* Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/borrowed_ideas

* MBI Deep Dives: https://www.mbi-deepdives.com/

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