Nov 23, 2022
How do investors figure out what a company is worth? (Especially in a higher inflationary and interest rate environment?)
Highlights
- Why doing a qualitative assessment of each company is our first filter
- How we try to determine valuations without missing the actual fundamentals (e.g., Trisura and Kinsale) and why...
Nov 16, 2022
A deep dive—right to the atomic level—of how semiconductors work and the potential implications for the industry when Moore’s Law comes to an end.
Highlights
- The transistor—a brief history
- What is a semiconductor? Why are they special? (Hint: atomic-level, laser precision manufacturing)
- HSMC, ASML, Amazon,...
Nov 9, 2022
The deglobalization shift,
long-term opportunities we’re seeing in utilities, and what’s
interesting about gravel.
Highlights:
- Impacts of currency swings and a strong U.S. dollar at the portfolio and company level
- Why we’re shifting to more
domestic companies: E.g., Texas Instruments, Martin Marietta,
Paychex