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 If you’ve written off closed-end funds (CEFs) as outdated or opaque,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