Chris Mayer
The First Rule of Compounding
“The first rule of compounding: Never interrupt it unnecessarily.” - Charlie Munger I love this Munger quote. (h/t to @LiviamCapital). I...
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Chris Mayer
- Jul 27, 2021
- 6 min
Fire and Ice
All the concern over inflation reminded me of the late Barton Biggs, the long-time strategist at Morgan Stanley. He used to write about...
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Chris Mayer
- Jul 6, 2021
- 5 min
Investing Abroad
“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some...
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Chris Mayer
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
Five Best Books for Finding Big Winners
The people at Shepherd.com asked me to create a favorite book list on their site. Shepherd aims to create "an experience that is like...
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Chris Mayer
- Jun 8, 2021
- 6 min
Buying and Selling
In today’s post, I’m going to share a few short thoughts on different subjects: 1. My call with investors - the inflation scare and other...
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Chris Mayer
- Apr 26, 2021
- 5 min
The Century Club
Companies have lifespans. And they seem to be shortening. In my book 100 Baggers, I included a couple of tables to show this. Here they...
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Chris Mayer
- Apr 5, 2021
- 6 min
Q&A: Finding 100-Baggers
I get a number of emails about 100-baggers and I have noticed patterns, or recurring themes, to these questions. I’ll answer several of...
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Chris Mayer
- Mar 26, 2021
- 6 min
The Medium is the Message
I’m finally reading Marshall McLuhan’s Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, a book I have had my shelves for just over two years....
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Chris Mayer
- Mar 12, 2021
- 10 min
Change, Forgetting, Pizza & Happiness
Happy Friday! I have a few things I’ve been sitting on, but rather than develop each idea more fully, I’ve decided to publish them all at...
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Chris Mayer
- Feb 18, 2021
- 5 min
Cutting Dividends to Create Value
There are a variety of recipes for making a 100 bagger, but the most reliable uses just two ingredients like a kind of financial martini:...
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Chris Mayer
- Feb 3, 2021
- 5 min
The Lindy Effect
I like old things -- old books, old buildings and old golf courses. Age gives them a depth of character and a certain quality that comes...
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Chris Mayer
- Jan 19, 2021
- 6 min
The Best Investors of All Time
Who are the best investors of all time? You probably thought of Warren Buffett or Peter Lynch or John Templeton or other renowned money...
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Chris Mayer
- Jan 6, 2021
- 7 min
Art Imitates the Stock Market: Sixty Years on Wall Street
Some sage once said there were bull market lessons and there were bear market lessons. In a bull market, you learn that everything you...
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Chris Mayer
- Dec 8, 2020
- 6 min
A Tale of Bubbles Past
“In winter we lead a more inward life. Our hearts are warm and cheery, like cottages under drifts, whose windows and doors are half...
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Chris Mayer
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
100 Baggers: The Lost Chapter
I’ve written four books so far. For each, there has been stuff left on the cutting room floor, as they say in film. What happens is, you...
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Chris Mayer
- Nov 11, 2020
- 6 min
Quality Shareholders
So, what’s a quality shareholder and why does it matter? A quality shareholder (or QS) is one who buys large stakes (relative to their...
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Chris Mayer
- Oct 29, 2020
- 6 min
Financial History as Teacher
"There is no better teacher than history in determining the future … There are answers worth billions of dollars in a $30 history book."...
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Chris Mayer
- Oct 20, 2020
- 6 min
Reflections on 100 Baggers
My book 100 Baggers has been translated in Korean and Mandarin and most recently published in a Malaysian edition. As part of these...
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Chris Mayer
- Oct 7, 2020
- 5 min
The Scarcity of Industrial Land
Here’s an idea I’ve been thinking about this week: the scarcity of industrial land near big markets. It’s getting harder and harder in...
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Chris Mayer
- Sep 23, 2020
- 6 min
The Big Picture
A dialogue on the big picture... Q: What do you think about the economy? A: We don’t talk much about the economy around here. I’d rather...
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