S01E11: “Wit, Wisdom & Wealth” with Guy Spier

[2:56]: We are all students & are life long learners.

[5:16]: What is Value Investing – from the point of view of Real time world ?

[6:02]: Anyone who thinks they can avoid the downs, is living in another reality.

[6:57]: Romance with Value Investing & How did the lunch with Buffett fit in it ?

[9:26]: Most of the times, Map is not the entire territory. View on EMH, US [elections & Donald Trump.

[16:55]: Thought process while writing check of $650,000 for the Lunch with Buffett. Was it a multibagger after 8 years ?

[29:31]: What parameters you give importance while looking at companies ?

[40:54]: One of the screen includes, look for companies which increase the Sales & decrease the number of shares outstanding over a period of 5 years.

[47:10]: Has Moat investing became a difficult experience in the last few years ?

[56:30]: Case study of Verisign as an emergence of new moat.

[1:11:50]: How did you handled the debacle of Horse Head Holdings & what are the Anti-Fragile strategies you follow ?

[1:26:16]: Learning from previous mistakes & how did his checklist changed accordingly over the years ?

[1:30:22]: About building positions & view on averaging up ?

[1:37:41]: Focus on the things that aren’t changing in the changing world.

[1:42:55]: About publishing Indian version of his book.