I'm stoked to share my conversation with Calvin Froedge. Calvin has one of the most unique investing backgrounds I've encountered in four years of the podcast. He didn't graduate high school. Instead, he spent his late teen years working for his dad's machinery business. He explored other business ventures in his early twenties before moving to Panama.

Today, Calvin spends his time researching new investments and running his Shipping Data company, Marhelm.

I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation. Calvin is a breath of fresh air. He brings a common sense approach to real asset investing. There's no fancy math or excel work. Calvin can explain all his investments on the back of a napkin. You will enjoy his insights.

We spend the hour discussing Petrobras $PBR, Ecopetrol $EC, and other ideas on Calvin's radar.

If you enjoyed this podcast, check out Calvin on Twitter @CalvinFroedge.

Also, Value Hive listeners get 20% off Calvin's Shipping Data service Marhelm. Just enter the code "Value" at checkout.

Finally, thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality!

Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality.

Mitimco

This episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns in support of MIT's mission. To help the emerging manager community more broadly, they created ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠emergingmanagers.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a website for emerging manager stockpickers.

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Marhelm

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