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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. All the Masters have it but none more so than Chuck Akre….
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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 very successful. Imagine how easy it would be to simply read headlines…
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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 owe a great deal of their legacy to the same man. Sol…
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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, and most of the Investment Masters, despite having enviable track records themselves,…
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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 know the difference between a stock and a bond but also hadn’t…
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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 capital, then it’s something to be concerned about. You’re exposing yourself to…
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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 the French, and in investing its definition is ‘the buying and selling…
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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 what they do. And if you’re interested in learning, then the world…
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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 to investment track records, few, if any, come close to those of…
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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 out from the crowd; those few who have made a name for…
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