Shailesh Kumar, MBA

Next Berkshire Hathaway

[Inner Circle] The Next Berkshire Hathaway – Part 2, The Financials

Previously I introduced the company I am positing as the next Berkshire Hathaway. This is a call I do not make lightly, and therefore, the research is deeper and more extensive. After all, we are looking at something we might hold for decades. If you have not read the Part 1, you can do so […]

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Great Small Cap Stocks with the Highest Piotroski F-Score

9 Great Small Cap Stocks with the Highest Piotroski F-Score of 9 – June 2025

Piotroski F-Score is a composite metric that measures the financial strength of a company. Research shows that a high Piotroski F-Score of 8 or 9, coupled with cheap valuation, can return on average of 7.5% above the market. This is one way to find value without it being a value trap. For this particular screen,

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Contrarian Capitalist Podcast

Check Out My Podcast Appearance on The Contrarian Capitalist Show

It was a great pleasure to be a guest on The Contrarian Capitalist podcast. It was a great discussion and we covered a wide array of topics including my stock selection process, risk management, investment philosophy and more. If you are interested in understanding how a professional value investor goes about the business of makin

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data center reits

Are Data Center REITs the Next Big Thing? Or Just the Next Big Trap?

There is this saying about value investors: we do not swing at every pitch, we wait for the right one. The question is, how do you know this is the right pitch? The AI boom has put data center REITs squarely in the spotlight. There are forecasts of massive capital spending from the big-tech. On

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next berkshire hathaway

[Inner Circle] The Next Berkshire Hathaway – Part 1

It takes a special kind of company to be crowned the Next Berkshire Hathaway, and I believe I have found one. Warren Buffett invested in this company and sat on its Board for 37 years. Tom Gayner from Markel is a current Director. The management of the company is disciplined and plays for the long

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portfolio resilience

How to Build Portfolio Resilience When Macro Shocks Destroy Valuations

Intrinsic value is not enough in a world of macro uncertainty You can do everything right as a value investor. Buy below intrinsic value. Demand a margin of safety. Stick to your thesis. And still, your portfolio can suffer when inflation spikes, interest rates lurch, or trade wars disrupt entire sectors. The truth is, intrinsic

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investing in closed end funds

Discounts, Dividends, and Debt: The Three D’s of Profitable Closed-End Fund Investing

I used to think of CEFs as one of those financial products that exist, but I didn’t see a reason to ever consider buying one. Open-end mutual funds and stocks were all the rage, and later came the ETFs which immediately became very popular. If you’ve written off closed-end funds (CEFs) as outdated or opaque,

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cheap stocks

8 Mid Cap Undervalued Stocks with Good Fundamentals – May 2025

Mid cap stocks are often ignored. Large caps have a presence in almost every investor’s portfolios through index funds and Mag 7 or FAANG stocks. Small caps, especially small cap value is prized by sophisticated investors due to their high performance potential. Mid caps are often forgotten. The truth is, these mid caps grow up

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Astute Investor's Calculus Inner Circle Membership

Introducing the “Inner Circle” – Your Ultimate Investment Membership

I have taken the 2 offerings on Substack, Premium and Founder’s Club, and rolled them into 1 and can now offer it to you for the price of just Premium. Here’s is what you get in the new Astute Investor’s Calculus Inner Circle: As you read this article on the website, look up at the

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