On today’s episode, Clay and Kyle review The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks and share their most impactful takeaways.
Howard Marks is the co-founder and co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, a global investment giant with more than $190 billion in assets. He’s also the author of two best-selling books, “The Most Important Thing” and “Mastering the Market Cycle,” and his client memos have earned him renown as one of the world’s most insightful thinkers on financial markets and the art of investing. Warren Buffett has said, “When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, they’re the first thing I open and read. I always learn something.”
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
05:12 - How second-level thinking can improve our skills as investors.
10:54 - The most common reasons for a stock to be mispriced.
13:40 - Howard’s thoughts on the efficiency of markets.
18:26 - How Howard Marks thinks about risk.
28:25 - Ways in which we can recognize risk in the market.
50:31 - How to differentiate luck versus skill in investing.
01:10:55 - The importance of patient opportunism for investors like Pulak Prasad and Warren Buffett.
And so much more!
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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