Category: Superinvestors

Outperforming the market is hard. Over the last five years, it was easy. Easy if you owned just one stock. The world’s largest. You just had to buy

When Howard Schultz opened his first coffee store in Seattle, he strove to replicate the experience of the coffee houses he’d visited in Italy; a place where people

That chart show the current price for one share of Berkshire Hathaway. That’s a lot of money! For that much cash, you could easily pay for 4 years

Retailing is hard. Staying on top of the industry for decades is even harder. Particularly when the products you sell are technology based and always changing. Which begs

A Grilled Buffett In 2009, the US government was in full panic mode after experiencing one of the worst economic bubbles in history. The government established the Financial

If there is one stock in America you could buy outside Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger’s advice is to choose Costco. He sits on the board. Not surprising Charlie

Whilst I’m a long-time avid follower of all of the Investment Masters, and I have to say a veritable devourer of their collected wisdom, there is nothing more

One of the traits that sets the Great Investors apart is the ability to be grounded – to remain calm under pressure and sensible when things get hairy.

Many people assume Warren Buffett‘s investment strategy is a big secret–but it’s actually not a secret at all. In fact, Buffett has included his investment criteria in the

If successful investing was as easy as acting on the headlines of the financial press or the latest stockbroker bulletin, we’d all be wealthy indeed. Very wealthy and

Walmart, Costco, Home Depot. You’ve heard of them no doubt? Together, they’re recognised as the world’s largest retail and hardware chains and believe it or not, all three

Not many investors have been likened to Warren Buffett in their investment career. Besides numerous other aspects, you would need to have an incredible track record for one,

What if I told you that there was a guy who has a degree in History, who, when he started his career in investing not only did not

Investing involves risk. No surprise there and virtually every investor will agree. When there’s the chance of losing your capital, and by that I mean permanent loss of

If you’ve worked in investing for a while, or even if you’re a private investor, I’m sure you will have come across the term Arbitrage. It comes from

Knowledge is cumulative. That’s a known fact. As human beings we accumulate new knowledge every day; from reading and listening, experimenting and exploring and from observing others in

To be an investment master, one must be an innovator, humble, open to learning and above all, have an outstanding track record of success. And when it comes

Much of our time at Masters Invest has been spent on reviewing a couple of key things – Good Companies, and Investors and Business people who have stood

When it comes to work, everyone likes a short-cut to success; in investing it’s no different. And the one short-cut investors use a lot of the time is

There are many impossibilities in life. And I’m sure you’ve heard of some of them – to live forever, to travel at the speed of light, or even

Return on capital. Its a simple thing. It’s defined as the amount of money the business earns on the capital that has been invested in the business. And

If you’re a fan of Warren Buffett you’re probably aware that for the last forty years or so, he’s admonished the merits of investing in airlines. It’s little

Would you consider $300,000 a fair price for a book? Charlie Munger did, and he even considered it ‘light’ payment, considering the billions he made from the learnings

I’m sure you’ve realised by now that I love learning. And stories about successful investors and business people are right at the top of my list when I

Facts are important. They are the fundamental truth that allows us to make decisions. They allow us to determine what is right and what is wrong. They help