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Part 4: Principles of Operation

Misconceptions about Warren Buffett’s approach to investing

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

A high ratio of price to book value, a high price-earnings ratio, and a low dividend yield – are in no way inconsistent with a ‘value’ purchase.

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Do investors need to identify and invest in future FAAMGN stocks?

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

Today’s FAAMGNs, that is today’s ‘vital few’, will not be the ‘vital few’ 20 years from now

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Expected future returns

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

Today’s investor cannot tell what percentage gain in earnings, dividends and prices he may expect in the next ten years

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Understanding Ben Graham’s Principles of Operation

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on October 4, 2020November 12, 2020
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

The various Principles of Operation that follow are not things I have dreamed up. They are frequently quotes or exact formulations or wording from Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, John Templeton, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, John Neff, Maynard Keynes and others.

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The cornerstone of investment success

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on August 23, 2020November 22, 2020
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

Is buying with a margin of safety really the closet practice of market timing?

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The under-performance of value stocks explained

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on August 8, 2019January 15, 2021
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

There is a lot of talk currently about the underperformance of value stocks compared with growth stocks over the last fifteen years. In fact, value investing has performed well against all other styles. This seeming contradiction comes from the fact that value investing and investing in value stocks are not the same thing.

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