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[Inner Circle] The Next Berkshire Hathaway – Part 1

Research / Shailesh Kumar, MBA / June 3, 2025

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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How to Build Portfolio Resilience When Macro Shocks Destroy Valuations

Leave a Comment / Managing Risk / Shailesh Kumar, MBA / June 2, 2025

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

Leave a Comment / Closed End Funds / Shailesh Kumar, MBA / June 2, 2025

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 If you’ve written off closed-end funds (CEFs) as outdated or opaque,

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8 Mid Cap Undervalued Stocks with Good Fundamentals – May 2025

Leave a Comment / Stock Screen of the Day / Shailesh Kumar, MBA / May 30, 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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Introducing the “Inner Circle” – Your Ultimate Investment Membership

Leave a Comment / Investment Updates / Shailesh Kumar, MBA / May 29, 2025

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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Introduction to Astute Investor’s Calculus Portfolios

Leave a Comment / Investment Updates / Shailesh Kumar, MBA / May 25, 2025

I am a small cap value investor, first and foremost. I know this space and I am very very good. When I buy a stock, I typically make money. This is a result of the deep research that goes behind the stock, and of course hours and hours of contemplation, going through scenarios and possibilities.

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How to Build a Factor Based Portfolio That Outperforms in Every Market Cycle

Leave a Comment / Factor Investing / Shailesh Kumar, MBA / May 24, 2025

The market may be irrational, but your portfolio doesn’t have to be. Most investors are just hoping for the best in every market cycle. You, on the other hand, can engineer a portfolio that adapts, hedges, and outperforms. This article shows you how to build a dynamic, globally diversified factor-based portfolio, using real ETFs like

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Why Smart Investors Are Rushing to Invest in Gold ETFs? How You Can Do It Right?

Leave a Comment / Market Insights / Shailesh Kumar, MBA / May 23, 2025

Gold isn’t just glitter anymore, it’s becoming strategy. Central banks are still battling the aftershocks of inflation, geopolitical tensions are mounting, and trust in fiat currencies continues to weaken, gold today has returned as a reliable portfolio anchor. Prices are rising, institutions are buying, and retail investors are finally catching on. But should you buy

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What Makes a Deep Value Stock Go Up? 4 Catalysts Every Investor Should Watch

Leave a Comment / Deep Value Investing / Shailesh Kumar, MBA / May 19, 2025

You’ve probably heard that value investing is a waiting game. But every once in a while, something shifts. A spark ignites. And a stock that’s been sitting under its intrinsic value for months or years suddenly takes off. If you’ve ever owned a net-net stock trading for less than cash and wondered what would finally

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Accounts Receivable Turnover: The Hidden Metric That Separates Quality from Value Traps

Leave a Comment / Financial Ratios & Metrics / Shailesh Kumar, MBA / May 15, 2025

In value investing, we spend a great deal of time looking at valuations, moats, and financial statements to uncover opportunities the market has missed. But while many investors focus on P/E ratios or book value discounts, there’s another class of indicators that often go underappreciated: signals that expose the true operating health of a business.

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