Episodes
In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner and John Mihaljevic welcome special guest Christopher Tsai, President and Chief Investment Officer of Tsai Capital Corporation. The trio covers a range of topics, with particular focus on intelligent investing in an age of disruption.
Published 04/04/24
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic share some podcast-related news of interest to our loyal listeners.
Published 02/11/24
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic reflect on the life and legacy of Charlie Munger.
Published 12/02/23
In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss the apparently ever-shrinking timeframes of market participants and the first-order thinking in place since the covid crash.
Published 11/19/23
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss the bond market from a value investor’s perspective. We examine the risk-reward of fixed income in the current market environment.
Published 11/07/23
In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss pricing and volume in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector, the impact of GLP-1 agonists, and whether big tech should be seen as the new staples.
Published 10/18/23
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss valuation and capital allocation in declining industries.
Published 10/06/23
In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss the small-cap versus large-cap dichotomy, as reflected by US small caps recently hitting a 22-year low versus large caps (measured as the ratio of the Russell 2000 to the Russell 1000). We debate whether the time has come to seek outperformance in small caps versus large caps.
Published 09/18/23
In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss commercial real estate and the future of offices. They debate whether commercial real estate stocks offer an opportunity for contrarian investors.
Published 05/27/23
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss takeaways and lessons from the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 2023. Phil kicks off the episode with a personal recap of his trip to Omaha.
Published 05/14/23
In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss the small-cap opportunity following a period of underperformance of small-cap versus large-cap stocks.
Published 05/01/23
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss the research paper, ”Overconfidence, Under-Reaction, and Warren Buffett’s Investments”, by John S. Hughes, Jing Liu, and Mingshan Zhang.
Published 04/15/23
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss the turmoil in the global banking system, touching on causes, remedies, and opportunities for intelligent investors.
Published 03/25/23
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss the end of TINA (”there is no alternative” to equities) and how investors should think about protecting and growing wealth in a treacherous environment.
Published 03/12/23
In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss artificial intelligence, its capabilities and shortcomings, related trends, and implications for investors.
Published 02/26/23
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss the Bed Bath & Beyond saga and draw analogies to past case studies, including DryShips and Hertz.
Published 02/19/23
In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss long-term investment opportunities among fast-growing but money-losing companies whose stock prices have declined precipitously over the past year.
Published 01/29/23
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss the private equity asset class and the dangerous game of ”volatility laundering”, a concept popularized by Cliff Asness.
Published 01/15/23
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss some of the ”highlights” of 2022, why it was a year to remember, and why it may have been a turning point for investors.
Published 12/18/22
In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss a type of situation often encountered by investors -- when you like a company’s business model and prospects but do not agree with management’s strategy or capital allocation policies.
Published 12/04/22
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss the FTX debacle and the factors that made such an epic disaster not only possible but perhaps likely.
Published 11/20/22
In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss the Tom Russo-championed concept of ”the capacity to suffer”, how to apply it in practice, and to what extent it can be used to think about the recent woes at Meta.
Published 11/06/22
In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner, Phil Ordway, and John Mihaljevic discuss David Einhorn’s recent comments on value investing.
Published 10/22/22
In this episode, co-hosts Phil Ordway, Elliot Turner, and John Mihaljevic discuss Warren Buffett’s famous 1977 essay, ”How Inflation Swindles the Equity Investor”. The co-hosts examine equity investing in the context of an inflationary environment.
Published 10/09/22