Books on Moats & Competitive Advantage


Books, Competition, Moat, Strategy

I have always interested to find out what makes a company tick. Why some companies succeed while others fail? What enables a company to grow continuously for decades when others fail to maintain that even for a few years. Is it management? The nature of the industry? The products a company offers? Or is it […]

The 7 Moats of Quality Companies


Competition, Moat, Strategy

Why is the reason that some companies can grow their business at a high return for decades while others failed to do so or falter after a few years of outstanding growth? What separates them? Is it because of the management? Or is it something else? More importantly, what is the commonalities amongst these high […]

5 Years of Reflection


Investment Process, Psychology, Reflection, Strategy, Time

PDF Version *** These are a collection of my thoughts on investing over the past 5 years. Some from learning and observation, others through meditation on my own mistakes. 1. I have always enjoyed reading. Maybe that’s why I got into value investing. When I started, I would read anything I can get my hands […]

Karex – Where Value Comes From


Strategy, Valuation

Karex is the largest condom contract manufacturer producing over 5 billion condoms annually to global brands like Durex, Ansell, government, and health organizations. While most of their earnings come from contract manufacturing (OEM) market, Karex’s also sells their own condom brands under Carex and INNO via OBM (original brand manufacturing) market. Karex named ‘Expansion of […]

When Do You Sell?


Selling, Strategy

PDF: http://bit.ly/2qRdSP5 *** When do you sell will depends on your investment strategy and previously, I wrote about how to create strategy here when discussing position sizing. The strategy that you choose will determine how you pick and what you buy, which in turn decides how you allocate your capital and ultimately, when do you sell […]