The Art of Value

I discuss what’s happening with the dramatic Silicon Valley Bank collapse, the causes and events that led up to the March 2023 SVB bank run, and what else could happen soon. Using a referral link below helps support the pod, thanks! The main investment brokerage I use to buy and sell international stocks is Interactive Brokers (referral link): https://ibkr.com/referral/john5664 I use GuruFocus for historical, financial and valuation data, screeners, charts and comparison tools, to help me make smarter long-term investing decisions (refferal link): https://www.gurufocus.com/?r=2c95d5930bb2537b2e0265075fb66581 Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

I respond to a recent investing video by Stock Compounder - Brad Kaellner: Chris Mayer’s 100 Bagger Portfolio REVEALED. Chris Mayer is a fund manager and the author of excellent investment book 100 Baggers: Stocks That Return 100-to-1 and How To Find Them. With considerable research, Brad was able to compile a list of Mayer's current holdings. I discuss the potential 100-bagger 10 stock portfolio, Mayer’s investing approach, and focus on a couple stocks in the portfolio - one of which I own. Related video: Stock Compounder - Brad Kaeliner: Chris Mayer's 100 Bagger Portfolio REVEALED https://youtu.be/nXI_guImhb0 Making a purchase using a referral link below helps support the pod, thanks! 100 Baggers: Stocks That Return 100-to-1 and How To Find Them, by Christopher W Mayer, 2018 (referral link): https://amzn.to/3YvYl6J I use GuruFocus for historical, financial and valuation data, screeners, charts and comparison tools, to help me make smarter long-term investing decisions (refferal link): https://www.gurufocus.com/?r=2c95d5930bb2537b2e0265075fb66581 The main investment brokerage I use to buy and sell international stocks is Interactive Brokers (referral link): https://ibkr.com/referral/john5664 Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Legendary value investor Li Lu has been buying even more Google/Alphabet Stock, after selling down Meta. In this episode I review Li Lu's recent portfolio holdings and activities, and discuss some of the possible positive and negatives of buying Google stock at this time, as I see them. Related episodes: Is OpenAI ChatGPT Disrupting Google? Founders Come Back! https://youtu.be/7dLT_CDITmg Microsoft to Challenge Google Search Using OpenAI's ChatGPT https://youtu.be/Vh42ZgADo5k GuruFocus referral link, as mentioned in this episode: https://www.gurufocus.com/?r=2c95d5930bb2537b2e0265075fb66581 Main investment brokerage I use to buy and sell international stocks. Interactive Brokers (referral link): https://ibkr.com/referral/john5664 Referral links help support the channel, thanks. Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

In episode 151 I review Warren Buffett’s latest Berkshire Hathaway Letter to Shareholders, in which he criticises those who are calling stock buybacks harmful, calling those politicians economic illiterates and silver-tongued demagogues. Buffett explains why share buybacks are beneficial for all owners, as a way of distributing capital to shareholders, but only if the shares are bought by company management at an inexpensive price. Recommended book: Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders 1965 - 2021 (referral link) https://amzn.to/3Za5uuu Main investment brokerage I use to buy and sell international stocks. Interactive Brokers (referral link): https://ibkr.com/referral/john5664 Referral links help support the channel, thanks. Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Episode 150 delves into the world of value investing with legendary investor Joel Greenblatt. With $50 Million worth of research on the performance of stocks over the past 30 years, in a recent interview Joel shared his insights on the probable forward returns for a portfolio of value stocks compared to the overall stock market benchmark: the S&P 500 index. Joel Greenblatt's past annual investment returns have earned him a reputation as one of the most successful investors of our time, and of all time. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:18 Greenblatt’s definition of value investing 08:36 The amazing opportunity in value investing right now 16:02 Books written by Joel Greenblatt Recommended Joel Greenblatt Books (refferal links) The Little Book That Still Beats the Market https://amzn.to/3JCbwio You Can Be a Stock Market Genius https://amzn.to/3wSkAYY Referral links help support the channel, thanks. ETF Think Tank full Joel Greenblatt interview: Get Think Tanked with Joel Greenblatt https://youtu.be/aN9DYGq126c Joel Greenblatt’s Gotham Asset management:https://Gotham.com Main investment brokerage I use to buy and sell international stocks. Interactive Brokers (referral link): https://ibkr.com/referral/john5664 Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Tesla Q4 and full year 2022 Financial Results have been released, and CEO Elon Musk had quite a bit to say on the Tesla earnings call about the results and about the future for Tesla and TSLA stock. In this episode I react to highlights from the call. The Art of Value Tesla Stock Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNjj1l3MS7UkaBPMBFJF26HHxpUgH9zQ This is episode 149. Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

I discuss the possibility that OpenAI's ChatGPT might be disrupting Google’s more than two decade dominance of search, with multi-billion dollar backing from Microsoft. However, does Google have a similar, or better product from Google Deepmind to launch this year? This is episode 148. Related episodes: The Art of Value Playlist: Artificial Intelligence Investing https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNjj1l3MS7Wd6H1EfEUEFM2j2dleLbyb OpenAI ChatGPT Attack on Google Search at $29B valuation! https://youtu.be/PPSDBc7lx9g Microsoft to Challenge Google Search Using OpenAI's ChatGPT https://youtu.be/Vh42ZgADo5k Is OpenAI’s ChatGPT Chatbot a Google Search Killer? https://youtu.be/U6irbB6vi-Q This is the main investment brokerage I use to buy and sell investments: Interactive Brokers (referral link): https://ibkr.com/referral/john5664 Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

In his latest Memo and a recent interview, Howard Marks suggests that financial markets are undergoing a rare, major sea change, a radical transformation; only the third in the paste 50 years. I discuss the changes Howard Marks sees, and what they may mean for investors over the coming years. Highly recommended Howard Marks Books: The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor Mastering The Market Cycle: Getting the odds on your side https://amzn.to/3GToOUK (I receive a small commission when you purchase using this link, thanks!) Full Bloomberg Interview: Oaktree's Howard Marks on Markets, Fed Rates, Inflation https://youtu.be/ZRWmO6WvYhQ Howard Marks Memo: Sea Change https://cnt.oaktreecapital.com/insights/memo/sea-change Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

I discuss how activist investor, Chewy company founder, and "Meme Stock King" Ryan Cohen has recently taken a substantial stake in Alibaba (BABA), and is pushing Alibaba management to increase Alibaba stock buybacks, while the stock price is near historic lows. Related episodes: China Tech Stock Rally! Will It Last? | BABA & PDD https://youtu.be/GsCpKSnXaUk Alibaba Stock Crash Continues! BABA Stock Update & Review https://youtu.be/6UjgARFWx3U China Stocks UNINVESTABLE or HISTORIC VALUE OPPORTUNITY? https://youtu.be/qfrjfIEx1vw Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.

Recently Warren Buffett’s investment company Berkshire Hathaway purchased over $4 billion of Taiwan Semiconductor stock. I look at what Taiwan Semiconductor does and why Warren Buffett might have been interested in investing in TSM for its stock portfolio. Related episodes: Guru Portfolios Update: Buffett & Munger | Berkshire BUYS Taiwan Semiconductor https://youtu.be/PzFDoMVZMJU Are China Stocks UNINVESTABLE or HISTORIC VALUE OPPORTUNITY? https://youtu.be/qfrjfIEx1vw Microsoft to Challenge Google Search Using OpenAI's ChatGPT https://youtu.be/Vh42ZgADo5k Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision.