@TSOH_Investing, is the author of Buffett and Munger Unscripted, a topic-by-topic organization of three decades of Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meetings, and he writes TSOH Investment Research, where he publishes his portfolio and discloses every change before he makes it. He spent roughly twenty years investing, most recently at a firm managing over a billion dollars, before going independent in 2021.
Alex explains how the Ted Williams "fat pitch" idea shapes a portfolio of ten to fifteen names where the largest positions run north of 10%, and why he makes only a handful of changes a year. He walks through Microsoft and Dollar Tree as investments that worked, and Comcast and Disney as theses he held too long, including what he missed on fixed wireless taking share from cable broadband. He also describes writing to Warren Buffett for permission before starting the book, what three decades of meetings revealed about how Buffett and Munger weighted capital allocation, and why he thinks their 2000 warning about the internet making American business less profitable has aged well.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to the episode and guest
02:48 The science of hitting and its analogy to investing
04:28 Origin of the TSOH name and its significance
05:44 Investment philosophy and portfolio construction
08:40 Shift towards smaller companies and micro caps
11:19 Case study: Microsoft as a formative investment
13:32 Case study: Dollar Tree and strategic evolution
16:57 Dealing with large gains and position management
21:17 Lessons from bad investments: Comcast and Disney
24:56 Understanding long-term investment horizons and patience
28:31 The importance of macro perspective and market timing
29:46 Writing the Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger book
34:01 Charlie Munger's 2009 market insight
35:21 Market outlook and macroeconomic views
48:36 Misunderstood aspects of Warren Buffett's approach
54:55 Lessons from Warren Buffett's early valuation methods
01:00:00 Buffett's quick decision-making and industry knowledge
01:01:49 Evolution of Buffett's valuation approach
01:04:12 Learning from Buffett's experience with brands and acquisitions
01:05:14 The value of decades of experience in investing