More than 3,000x return by simply investing in stocks — Peter Lynch is one of the greatest value investors to ever exist. He was the head of the Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990, where he managed to beat the market and achieve an astonishing 29% return per year. Just a couple of years ago, however, a Barron’s Magazine interview…

A Venture Capital guide to investing in tough times — A couple of weeks ago, a very interesting presentation from a big venture capital investment firm was leaked online. It comes from Sequoia Capital, one of the best venture capital funds in the world, and it is a practical guide on how to invest and conduct a business in the…

The key to successful stock picking — Intrinsic value is the most important metric to determine investing returns. That’s because you can only make money investing in stocks if you buy when the price is below or equal to its fair intrinsic value. So, here is a straightforward guide on how to easily and quickly calculate it…

A successful growth investor worth studying — Nick Sleep is a rather unknown yet successful investor who has beaten the S&P500 over some very tumultuous 14 years, achieving a whopping 20.8% compounded return from 2001 to 2014. He may not be a household name, but his performance as co-founder and CEO of his investment firm, Nomad Investment…

Not a bank, crypto, or under the mattress — The failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse has made many people question how safe their money is in certain banks. US depositors seem especially worried, judging by the billions of dollars they’ve been moving toward larger, more established banks like JP Morgan. But there’s a problem with big…

Lessons from the guy managing Charlie Munger’s money — Li Lu is a well-known Chinese-American “SuperInvestor” who has achieved a compounded annual return of about 30% ever since 1998. As the founder of Himalaya Capital Management, he’s been able to generate returns so high and consistent that he’s been recognized as one of the world’s top investors. He’s so…

Bad news for dividend investors — Dividends are irrelevant. You read that correctly. There is no reason whatsoever to have a preference for stocks that pay dividends over those that don’t, and the presence of a dividend is no indication of what is or isn’t a good stock. …

The secrets of wealth building from one of the world’s greatest investors — Charlie Munger, the 99-year-old investor and business partner of Warren Buffett, has shared many valuable insights throughout his lifetime. One of his most noteworthy comments was made in a speech at the USC Business School in 1994, where he said this: “The first $100,000 is a b*tch, but you gotta…

An unpopular opinion backed by Warren Buffett himself — The recent FTX bankruptcy has shed light on a lot of bad business and investment issues, both within the company and with the narrative surrounding it. But one of the biggest issues, one that now seems funny in hindsight, was the great attention received by the CEO and founder of…