{"id":1496,"date":"2014-10-19T11:45:30","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T11:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonvalueinvestor.com\/?page_id=1496"},"modified":"2019-07-15T10:54:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T09:54:22","slug":"march-2011","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.valueinvest.com\/london\/digest\/march-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
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March 2011 \u00a0 \u00a0 Issue 2<\/h4>\n

Welcome to the second edition of the Value Investor Digest. \u00a0We are aiming to publish this every two months, however if we fail to find sufficient quality material, we will simply wait until we have.<\/p>\n

The objective of the Value Investor Digest is to share interesting third party material.\u00a0 \u00a0We provide\u00a0you a brief synopsis and a link to the original source. Please feel free to pass this onto friends or colleagues and let us know if you have any suggested material for future updates.<\/p>\n

The Berkshire Shareholders Letter 2010<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

http:\/\/www.berkshirehathaway.com\/letters\/2010ltr.pdf
\n<\/a>Many of you will have already read Warren Buffett\u2019s annual review of his businesses and investments.<\/p>\n

Commentary on Berkshire Shareholders Letter 1977<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

http:\/\/www.gurufocus.com\/news.php?id=123961
\n<\/a>http:\/\/www.berkshirehathaway.com\/letters\/1977.html
\n<\/a>This was a short article written on 28 Feb 2011, the day after Buffett\u2019s letter was published, which extracts some of the key investment advice which Buffett shared with his (fortunate) investors in 1977. It is remarkable how consistent he has been with his messages since that first letter 33 years ago. A link to the letter itself is also attached.<\/p>\n

Vitaliy Katsenelson\u2019s on \u201cSideways markets\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

http:\/\/pragcap.com\/a-sideways-view-of-the-world
\n<\/a>I met Vitaliy at a gathering of value investors in Zurich in January.\u00a0 He has now authored two books on value investing with the second being a more digestible version of the first. \u00a0This article addresses part of the message of his two books making the point that just investing in great companies is not sufficient when markets can over a long period of time drift sideways and this is typically accompanied by PE compression.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seth Klarman\u2019s preface to the 6<\/strong>th<\/sup> edition of Security Analysis<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/26327589\/Seth-Klarman-s-Preface-to-the-Sixth-Edition-of-Security-Analysis
\n<\/a><\/span>Whilst not particularly current, Seth Klarman\u2019s preface to the 6th<\/sup> edition of Security Analysis (published in 2009) is the best essay on value investing we have read. \u00a0\u00a0Klarman also authored the now out of print \u201cMargin of Safety\u201d, copies of which sells on Amazon for $800-1500!<\/p>\n

Interview with David Einhorn<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

http:\/\/wealthtrack-appletv.blip.tv\/file\/4406653\/
\n<\/a>There is a fascinating dispute playing out in the value investing world between two of the more high profile value investment managers in the US. \u00a0David Einhorn, at Greenlight Capital, is shorting Florida property company, The St Joe Company, whilst Bruce Berkowitz has a big long position in the stock. \u00a0\u00a0Both have a tremendous track record since they started their funds in the late 90s. \u00a0In this interview (apologies for the rather long introduction), Einhorn is negative on quantitative easing, positive about gold, long on Pfizer and Apple and also discusses why he is shorting St Joe.<\/p>\n

Profile of Bruce Berkowitz<\/strong> <\/span><\/h4>\n

http:\/\/finance.fortune.cnn.com\/2010\/12\/10\/bruce-berkowitz-the-megamind-of-miami\/<\/a>
\nOn the other side of the St Joe Trade (see above), sits Bruce Berkowitz.\u00a0 This article is a good profile of this very successful investor.<\/p>\n

Compiled by Metropolis Capital<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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