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1/19

One of the first books I read on investing in 2009 was this ๐Ÿ’Žof a book on Warren Buffett called

HOW BUFFETT DOES IT - 24 SIMPLE INVESTING STRATEGIES.

A great read for investors, given current stock market conditions.

A ๐Ÿงต

#Investing
#BookSummary
#BookRecommendations
2/19
SIMPLICITY OVER COMPLEXITY

Buy an easy to understand business run by honest & capable management with MINIMAL VARIABLE PARAMETERS( Avoid Complex Bus.)

Pay less for your share than what it is actually worth in terms of future earning potential.
Hold onto it patiently !
๐Ÿ‘‡
3/19
INVESTING IS A ONE MAN JOURNEY

๐Ÿ”ธGain basic knowledge of accounting & financial markets.
๐Ÿ”ธRead business Magazines , Periodicals, Annual Reports & Concalls
๐Ÿ”ธGet going !

A basic checklist that shall help you figure if you are actually a Long Term Investor or not.
๐Ÿ‘‡
4/19
TEMPERAMENT MATTERS
Your reaction to Greed & Panic shall determine your investing success.

Are you fixated on the LT business fundamentals or on the weekly stock prices ?

You need to have the SKILL to invest correctly & then the CONFIDENCE to hold them through drawdowns.
5/19
PATIENCE IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT

Don't get swept up in others' irrational exuberance.
LEARN TO SEE THROUGH FADS.๐Ÿง

A volatile price DOESN'T IMPLY a volatile business!
Focus on the underlying business & it's earning capacity always.

In investing, Inactivity is rewarding.
6/19

Buy the RIGHT business & it SHALL ( more often than not) THRIVE !

Buy & Hold WORKS only in the RIGHT business.

Look for PREDICTABLE Cash Flows & Earnings.
CONSISTENCY matters immensely.
So does SCALABILITY.

( Correlate these to newly listed new age businesses & think)
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7/19
Owning cutting edge tech businesses is good as long as they CONSTANTLY REINVENT to ensure HEALTHY CASH FLOWS !

Stay away if you don't know WHEN the industry shall make any money.โ˜ ๏ธ

Better to go in for boring businesses with PREDICTABLE CF !
8/19

Do Nothing when Nothing is to be done.
Shun hyperactivity.๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ˜ด

Frequent churn results in frictional costs : Commision , Capital Gains taxes, Hidden costs - Load in MF further reduces our gains ( if any )

Aim to get wealthy over Long Term, not rich !
9/19
My personal fav.

DON'T LOOK AT THE TICKER !

Your life does NOT depend on daily / monthly stock movement.
Checking prices daily can cause exaggerated mood swings, leading to knee jerk decisions.

Ticker is all about the price.
But investing is a lot more than that.
๐Ÿ‘‡
10/19
If the herd starts running away from a good stock, get ready to run toward it.

Rings any bells ? ๐Ÿคช

Invest when great businesses are experiencing temporary difficulties
Or during Bear markets when share prices plummet due to overall gloom & underlying business is intact.
11/19
DON'T SWING AT EVERY PITCH!

Be patient, let a good one come by & then swing big !
The sweet spot is
A great business + strong earnings future + ethical management + good stock price.

Mistakes of Omission are alright.
Mistakes of Commission ARE NOT.
12/19
V.Imp !!
WHO IS IN CHARGE AT THE HELM ?

Charlie Munger states,
"The opulence at the head office is often inversely proportional to the financial substance of the firm."

"A dirty kitchen rarely has just one cockroach" states Warren Buffett.

Some notes to help know WHY
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13/19
Too many choices confuse us.
But how many merit themselves ?
Only a few.

We will be bombarded with information & investment strategies by "professionals" - their bread & butter afterall
But is it worth it for us ?

Remember,
The Emperor Wears No Clothes on Wall Street ๐Ÿ˜ฌ
14/19

"Most men would rather die than think. Many do."

THINK INDEPENDENTLY.
Investing is a one man journey.

Think based on FACTS & REASONING.
Not based on PREVAILING PUBLIC OPINION !

DON'T make a decision just because it is CONTRARY. That isn't being Contrarian ! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ
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15/19
Short term forecasts tell us more about the forecaster than the future, states Buffett.

Social media is filled with such forecasters !
These are NOISE because they create an illusion of precision.

Look at proven performance instead,
as the future is obscure.
16/19
EQUANIMITY IS THE KEY

Paraphrasing Benjamin Graham,

"Never fall under the influence of Mr. Market.
His gloom can fill the room.
His euphoria can be intoxicating."

Read the mood & act.But don't get swept in the mood yourself.
Aggressive opportunism when pessimism is MAX.
17/19
READ , READ & READ SOME MORE.
BUT READ , SELECTIVELY* !

Then sit in isolation & THINK

Over the years, a pattern emerges and you start identifying businesses that are fluff and are able to differentiate between value and noise.

*Explained in Notes ๐Ÿ‘‡
18/19

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die. So I'll never go there."
- Charlie Munger

Aka
Avoid the costly mistakes of others !

Don't get enticed with pitches of professionals ( 25%CAGR or Assured returns) & become victims of unsound investing.

Nuggets of wisdom
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19/19
๐Ÿ”ธKeep things simple
๐Ÿ”ธStick to what you understand, else outsource
๐Ÿ”ธThere will always be distractions - Ignore them.Focus on underlying business
๐Ÿ”ธWrite your investment approach & stick to it

๐Ÿ”ธRule no 1 : Never lose money
Rule no 2 : Never forget Rule no 1

Lastly , ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

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Live life each day to the best of your abilities.

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Make a WILL !

Inform your spouse / family.
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1/21
Good books are a smooth read.
The great ones aren't.

Why so? ๐Ÿค”

They force you to pause,to reflect & think hard.
They make you question yourself.

Sharing few of my takeaways from one such exceptional book of 2021.

Thank you @naval & @EricJorgenson for this ! :))

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2/21
๐Ÿ”นProductize Yourself

Meaning,
Leverage specific knowledge -> Scale it -> Get wealthy.

Takes decades as one needs time to figure out what they can UNIQUELY provide.

But FIND & BUILD SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE for it can't be taught & can only be learnt.

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Be a perpetual learner.
Know HOW to learn.

Foundations are the key.
They help learn HOW & HOW MUCH.
Club this with Authenticity to create something unique.
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1/22
I first read this book in 2009 after losing 80% of my monies on Penny stocks as a student when the 2008 drawdown happened.

Thought it was too simple !

Now in 2021, I think this is one of the best books to absorb & implement.

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2/22
Investing means different things to different people - Be it health/ career/external assets with an intent to reap benefits in future.

So then is everyone an Investor ?
No.
When people do different things with even same investment products we give it a different name.
๐Ÿ‘‡
3/22
Investing is a PERSONAL Plan .
It's NOT a product . NOT a procedure.

One needs to have a clear picture of one's financials BEFORE making an investment plan.

Investment products comprise of items with distinct characteristics DESIGNED to satisfy a particular need.
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1/20

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* Available on Kindle Unlimited now.

@Vivek_Investor and @dmuthuk
I think you & your followers might like this . ๐Ÿ™‚

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2/20
๐Ÿ”ธOn How to Minimise Risk ?

* Look at long term volatility of Cash Flows ( assuming Financial Statements paint a fair picture )

* Check if business generates Free Cash Flow ( FCF). This ensures company is unlikely to be wiped out at the bottom of the cycle.
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๐Ÿ”ธManagement Integrity matters.

You notice good governance only when it is gone !
Hence unless one has demonstrable proof on a long term basis that people are honest , consider them to be crooks .
Cynical approach but helps save us from losses !
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The world in itself is simple. Life in itself is simple.

It is WE who make it complicated.

How ?
By Comparison.

We all live in a subjective world that we OURSELVES have given meaning to from OUR perspective.

So how can then they be the same for all ? ๐Ÿ™‚
3/28
Ever observed how the world seems beautiful at times , sometimes mean & selfish , at times helpful ?

So does the world actually keep changing or does our subjective world change due to the change in our projections ? ๐Ÿค”

Something worth reflecting upon !
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