Everyone knows the investing duo of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. But 40 years ago, there was a third member, Rick Guerin. The three made investments together.
Then Rick kind of disappeared while Warren and Charlie became the most famous investors of all time
A few years ago, hedge fund manager Mohnish Pabrai asked Buffett what happened. Rick, Buffett explained, was highly leveraged & got hit with margin calls in the 1970s bear market.
Some things scale well. Double their size & you get double the output (or more).Other things don’t, & it is important to know which is which.
A good summary of investing history is that stocks pay a fortune in the long run but seek punitive damages when you try to be paid sooner
Virtually all investing mistakes are rooted in people looking at long-term market returns and saying, “That’s nice, but can I have it all faster?”