Three great points; another reason to concentrate on EV instead of market cap, cash is more a risk than an asset and show us the money. Stop hording our cash! Graham recommending putting the dividend payout to a vote each year and management having to justify any capital expenditures. I implemented capital investment management in, gosh at least a dozen companies, and truth be told not one really had a tight grasp of or even a good process for managing their major expenditures.

To be a successful investor you must focus on money management, risk management and portfolio management. Buy to sell and look for singles not home runs.

Rambling thoughts on margin, market timing and investing secrets. All wrapped up in a transparent veneer of self indulgence.

I am a market timer. However, I am not stupid enough to think I can time it with any accuracy. I am not arrogant enough to think I can predict the bottom. So I buy. I buy most comfortably on the way down, I am getting slightly better at not buying too early, but only slightly as my WM and IMB buys attest to.

Fund managers are generally happy to share their views. Their letters are often a great source of investment wisdom. While Buffett’s Berkshire Letters get the lion’s share of focus, many other fund managers provide valuable insights for investors.
I wrote about Howard Marks of Oaktree yestersay. That is his first letter that I have read and I look forward to reading more.
My ten favourite fund manager letters ex Buffett

You can subscribe the thoughts of Bill Nygren and other managers at Oakmark.

West Coast Asset Management provides an excellent archive of their Exclusive …

Where does Warren Buffett get his investment ideas?
Start with the As: The story goes that when a reporter asked Buffett where he gets his investment ideas, he replied that he reads annual reports and learns about every publicly traded company in the United States. “But there are 27,000 public companies,” the reporter responded. “Well,” replied Buffett, “start with the As.”
I don’t think I’m going too far out on a limb to suggest that Buffett’s advice is not particularly helpful to the average investor.
Newsletters
My primary source of ideas

Ten days to move my investing world online and share it with you, that’s some challenge.
Day One: My Reading List. Or more accurately, ten excellent investment articles from my hard drive reading list, in no particular order.