Top 4 positions (70% of PF) - $AOJ $INVE $LIFCO (managed after a strong run to kick down $EVO out of the top 4) & $CSU.TO
Mindset: Cautiously optimistic. Stocks are expensive and there’s a lot of reckless buying. However, trimming quality seldom works so business as usual.
Latest portfolio update by size.
Plan for 2022 is to bring Alphabet $GOOGL, the best company ever created, higher up on the list.
Google grows like a small sized firm, is profitable like a luxury brand and sails multiple attractive tailwinds.
Very optimist about 2022.
$EVO is nicely placed on the shelf and I have no intention of removing it. Quite the opposite. All firms experience bad periods from time to time and that’s when it’s important to stay cool and think like an owner. Maybe today was also a good lesson about concentration?
Probably not the worst idea to look at Swedish companies with cost in SEK & revenue in USD now that the USD / SEK is above 11. Same logic goes for Japanese firms with cost in Yen and revenue in USD, such as Nintendo 🇯🇵 A few Swedish firms to look at. My favorite is Atlas Copco 🇸🇪
Top 8 positions are $INVE, $AOJ, $LIFCO, $CSU.TO, $EVO, $BOUV, $INDU and $V. These guys have double-digit revenue and earnings growth, ROIC well above 20%, strong gross & operating margins, and low net debt to EBITDA. As the years pass, I add a yellow circle. Investor now at 5.
If I could go back 10-15 years and start investing all over I’d drastically reduce the time spent learning about “valuation” and rather focus on “story” and business operations. Most of the best and highest quality stocks in the past decade has consistently been “overvalued”.
Will likely retake a position in $PEP soon, around $160. Owned shares in Pepsi since 2016 and sold in 2022 at $174 when the price was too high relative to earnings. The price is now more aligned with EPS, and I do not want to make the costly mistake of being influenced by
Skal begynne å jobbe som aksjeanalytiker hos Clarksons Platou Securities med fokus på fornybar energi fra januar.
Dette har noen følger pga complience
1) Kan trolig ikke dele portefølje her eller på Shareville
2) må ta en pause/legges ned
👇
Genuine question: If you’re a long-term investor in high quality businesses with pricing power and diversified geographic revenue split, why do you care about macro?
Working on completing my Top 20 list.
Currently:
🇺🇸 $V $MA $FICO $BRK $MCO $TMO $MSFT
🇸🇪 $LIFCO $EVO $INDU $INVE $ATCO
🇨🇦 $CSU.TO
🇩🇰 $NVO
Under review:
$JKHY $GOOG $LMHV $DHR $ISRG $ATD $OTIS $KONE $TXN $ASML $CPTR
What does your Top 20 list look like?
Investors should spend most of their time ensuring that they can survive all market conditions. Personally, I only admire those that played the odds that were in their favor, and they never exposed themselves to ruin. That's how you survive over the long term. March 16, 2020.
@BrianFeroldi
How to win friends and influence people. Re-read it ~12 times and still learn something new each time (ps: not done yet. About halfway after 10 years. Once I learn something new I try it out in real life before moving on).
Update: I’ve decided to move on from the sell-side as investment banking didn’t fit me that well and join
@AzetsUK
(Norway though) instead to focus on operations in accounting & advisory. It means I can soon start to share my investments and thoughts once again about the market.
Portfolio update - April 2023
YTD: 26%
3 YR: 80%
5 YR: 160%
Highlights: Solid report by $LIFCO & $INVE.
Actions: Exited $KONE after new price rise & even higher currency premium (EUR/NOK). Will reenter if EUR gets cheaper.
Still looking at $TEQ and $AOJ
What about you?
A lot of noise in the feed but let's talk about quality at a good price instead. A few suggestions
Visa
KONE
Adobe
L'Oreal
Amazon
Unilever
Alphabet
Autodesk
Medistim
Microsoft
Evolution
Straumann
Mastercard
Nemetschek
Constellation
Brown Forman
American Tower
Dassault Systemes
Portfolio update - some minor changes in the top 8 positions:
🥇$AOJ takes the first place (added)
🥈$INVE down to second place (trimmed)
🥉$EVO moves up to third place (added)
$CSU.TO $BOUV, $INDU and $V stays put while $LIFCO falls down from third to fifth position.
Constellation Software might be one of the best businesses on this globe, and Mark Leonard one of the coolest (and smartest) CEO's out there.
Annual letter notes by
@TravisWiedowerfrom
2007 - 2017
One of the 30 firms I've selected for my CAGR portfolio.
Everything owned by Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A $BRK.B 💥
A common mistake when discussing the high $AAPL stake and general $BRK risk is to neglect the great collection of private high-quality businesses that Berkshire owns.
Thanks for sharing this
@alexeliasson
The first half of 2024 is in the books. Now vacation for a full month in Norway, just hiking and driving around, maybe rereading Giverny Capital's or Nomad's annual letters. See you in August! 🫡🌴🗻
Ble invitert på middag med melding om at det ble kjøpt inn dyre råvarer og at man måtte pynte seg.
Ble møtt med dette 🤣
Verste var at Foodora-leverandøren fikk sykkelen frastjålet og ringte og sa "Tjommi, sorry men sykkelen ble stjelt. Er der snart.
For en lørdag...
1) It’s much better to buy stocks now than one or two years ago.
2) Now is not the time to sell and accumulate bonds. It’s too late. If you wanted to play it safe then that was 1 year ago.
3) Now we’re “in it” and it’s time to change from being defensive to aggressive, imho.
For every 20% gain in one of my investments I add a yellow circle. Today I added another circle to Philip Morris International Inc $PM as the total return including dividends is 63% or 3 yellow circles.
Just picked up this book from
@IB_Redeye
- Very excited to read this one as I’m a regular reader of their Nordic serial acquirers report. Highly recommend it if you’re interested in stocks such as Lifco, Indutrade or Vitec.
I have a working theory that companies displaying Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) or Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) prominently on the first page of their investment presentations generally know what they're doing.
$V just lost $20B in market cap due to the DOJ's lawsuit, which happens every so often. I don't think the potential fine will be close to $20B, so I mark this as noise and added 35 shares of this fantastic compounder. I bought my first shares in 2019 and will keep holding on.
I'm truly grateful for the stock market. It's incredible that there's a system where you can build wealth by participating in the value creation of companies, rather than the usual method where input equals output and time is a major limiting factor. Just feeling thankful today.
Portfolio as we enter 2023.
6% YTD
Trimmed $KONE from 12%-4% to reduce concentration risk and it was priced decently (EUR 56 with currency premium).
Added the capital to currency hedged index while looking for a new Nordic case. Think 2023 might turn out just fine 🤞
Har innsett at budskap flyter lettere med flere følgere.
Så, når jeg får 2000 følgere skal jeg dele litt tips og triks om formuebygging og sunt investeringsvett.
Setter pris på retweet 👍
Not to be a party pooper, but I hope you understand that there is high risk in the market now as everyone keeps delivering new all-time highs week after week. The focus should be on mentally preparing for a correction and ensuring that you know what you own.
Closing the books for 2022 while wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. The YTD return ended at 6,5% & the portfolio contains the following holdings (by size): $INVE-B, US Index (currency hedged), $EVO, $KONE, $LIFCO-B, $AFG, $CSU.TO, Global index (currency hedged), $V and $GOOG.
It's a dangerous thing to become obsessed with alternative cost & compounding. Been thinking of buying a car, but can’t understand how so many can afford one. I feel paralyzed by thoughts about depreciation & what the money could be worth decades from now. YOLO, I know, still…
Added to $V, which is quite rare to get at fair value as it usually trades at a premium. Started a position in 2019 at $190 and added again at $196 in 2021. Will continue to add over the years. A steady and reliable compounder riding a long-lasting megatrend.
Warren Buffett's 5/25 rule isn't just for prioritizing life pursuits. It can and should be used for finding the best stocks that fit your personality too!
Here's what you should do:
1. Write a list of the best 25 stocks according to your view.
2. Of those 25, choose the top 5.
You will experience rapid growth as an investor the moment you start to benchmark potential purchases against the GOAT - $BRK.B, $CSU.TO, $INVE, $V, $UNH, $NOVO, $JNJ, $TMO and $MA, to name a few. Why does this new company deserve my capital more than these firms is the real Q.
Portfolio update - May 2023
YTD: 29%
3 YR: 82%
5 YR: 160%
Highlights: Business as usual.
Actions: Sold $AFG at 155 before report and bought back at 145 after r…Got the info I needed. Bought $AOJ
Still looking at $TEQ & now healthcare stocks, $AMT & $JKHY +
What about you?
The money machine keeps compounding while we travel and enjoy the nature. The best part of investing in high quality companies is that they (in general) require very little maintenance. A review of operational & managerial performance here & there is often all that’s needed.
Currently drafting the content schedule for my upcoming YouTube channel & would like some input.
The channel will focus on quality and behavioral investing & I aim share how I act in times of turbulence etc.
Topics:
Elements of ROIC
Why DCF fails
Quality
Rationality
👇
$QQQ
I'll be on an early Christmas vacation for a couple of weeks and plan to take a break from Twitter until I return. Thanks to everyone for the great discussions and insightful content. "The quality club" might be a minority, but there are genuinely smart, kind, and rational people
Slowly starting to see more attractive pricing in the market for quality companies. Not that many bargains and definitely not "blood in the streets" as some claim, but much better than 6 months ago.
$KONE, $EVO, $KIT, $DEO, $BOUV, $NOTE, $BF, $SCI, $JKHY, $AMT, $DG (🃏)
«I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up and boy does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of
Jeg hadde en fin prat med Dagens Næringsliv om betydningen av å tenke langsiktig og ha tillit til prosessen. Enten det dreier seg om aksjer, ferdigheter eller kunnskap, er det kontinuerlig forbedring og et langsiktig perspektiv som fører til suksess. Albert Einstein beskrev
If you’re an investor or avid reader and not using Readwise then you’re missing out.
I’d go as for as to say that discovering Readwise is one of the most impactful things that happened to me this year.
Here’s why you should start using Readwise:
1/2
Skal delta i
@DN
sin aksjekonkurranse som en av 10 "investeringsprofiler".
For mange handler dette kanskje om spekulering, men jeg skal velge 10-20 av de beste aksjene på Oslo Børs, holde hele perioden (10 uker) og heller prøve å insentivere til sunt investeringsvett.
Planen for 2022 er faktisk å starte en kvalitetsfokusert youtubekanal hvor jeg rett og slett går gjennom min investeringsfilosofi & andre ting som måtte være relevant. Savner litt å "blogge" og håper at noen av de 2000+ som var på Stockles sitt nyhetsbrev finner veien til youtube
ROIC & Growth should be together. They shouldn’t be viewed separately when assessing Quality.
It’s like making food.
Heat up some quality olive oil (ROIC) and add some fresh garlic (Growth) and you got a good basis for making something tasty.
2021 has been a phenomenal investment year along with many good conversations with the
#fintwit
family. Thanks to all of you knowledgeable people who willingly shared information and reflected thoughts throughout this volatile year. Happy Christmas and Happy New 🎄
~20% CAGR since 2018, and while it’s exciting, I’m just in awe that some investors can sustain this for decades. It’s been a very good period in the market lately, but to achieve this when the market isn’t giving out free passes, wow. That level of consistency is truly inspiring.
Probably not the worst idea to look at Swedish companies with cost in SEK & revenue in USD now that the USD / SEK is above 11. Same logic goes for Japanese firms with cost in Yen and revenue in USD, such as Nintendo 🇯🇵 A few Swedish firms to look at. My favorite is Atlas Copco 🇸🇪
One more hour before it’s time to say goodbye to the 20s and enter the 30s. Feeling good about the previous decade and what it had to offer. Hoping to meet the new decade with the same curiosity and mindset for compounding knowledge, memories and wealth. Can’t really ask for more
Just a friendly reminder that it’s okey to struggle finding out how you specifically prefer to invest.
I spent 2011 to 2016 doing all kind of mistakes & chased several strategies before finding the one that was aligned with my personality.
Take your time & enjoy the process.
«Japan has 140 businesses that are at least 500 years old. A few claim to have been operating continuously for more than 1,000 years.
It’s astounding to think what these businesses have endured – dozens of wars, emperors, catastrophic earthquakes, tsunamis, depressions, on and
2024 has started with a bang, 8% YTD, massively helped by $AOJ which went from being hated to loved. As Akre just said in their Q3 letter: “ In short, we will not abandon what works over time to chase what’s working at the time”
“(1) We will be periodically out of step with
6 bøker som ikke bare gjør deg til en bedre investor, men som også forklarer hvorfor kvalitet er så vanskelig å kvantifisere samt hvor viktig det er å være obs på vaner. God lesing!
It’s witty how quickly investors changed from applying “time in the market beats timing the market” in a bull market to becoming macro experts (hint: You’re not). Now it’s all doom & gloom & very pessimistic rate expectations. 10 year treasury yield is 3.5%. That’s all you know.
$AOJ
“The Chinese bamboo tree takes more than five years to start growing, but once it starts, it grows rapidly to eighty feet in less than six weeks. As prominent blogger Anshul Khare once aptly remarked, "In the initial years ... compounding tests your patience and in later
Not often you can buy a global fast-growing giant at a valuation of less than 15x Cash Flow per share (blue-line & EPS in black). $BABA is cheap on consensus estimates so either consensus is very wrong or the market knows/believes something else. Anyhow decent safety of margin.
In 2022, François Rochon wrote that one of his biggest mistakes was selling O'Reilly Auto Parts ($ORLY), which surged to $844 after he sold it at $400. He had held the stock for 16 years. The stock is now trading at $1,120. Keep your winners—selling almost never works well.
Spending this great Sunday morning drinking home-brewed coffee while reading fresh letters from my favorite writers and investors such as Fundsmith, Akre, Stone Ridge, Jenga, Seilern, Farnam Street, The Curiosity Chronicle, Collab Fund, Kingswell, and Camp 4. Life’s good ☕️
What a surprise! Can’t wait to read your insightful book about quality stocks,
@QCompounding
👏
This is the thing about
#FinTwit
—you can genuinely form strong connections that become incredibly valuable in real life by just being yourself and sharing your passions. I really
Investing in the market can be a transitional movement in a person's life
Last year I emailed my dad on the 18th of March:
"Hi, all the turmoil in the market has provided a good opportunity for long-term investors and it is time to invest in equities"
He didn't respond.
But 👇
"Fifty years ago, the best investors were the ones with an informational edge. Today, the best investors are the ones with a behavioral edge. As the speed of information dissemination in the markets and competition for short-term outperformance among money managers increased over
Now that the price and thus investment risk has come down in $META I’m entering once more tomorrow with a 2-5% position after exiting a 28% position last year at ~$340-380. Don’t like the big capex program nor metaverse bet but much easier to accept here at sub~$195
Gjestet podcasten StockUp idag og snakket om aksjer og investering. Dere finner episoden på Spotify 👇
**Episode 27 - Investing for growth med Arne Ulland**
Vi fikk gleden av å ta en prat med Arne som er en svært dyktig investor med sans for selskaper med sterk ledelse, god
My wife has been talking endlessly about this fantastic skin care cream called La Roche-Posay and how popular it is among women, so I googled the owner and, of course, it’s the L'Oréal Group $LRLCY. Incredible company that will continue to compound for decades.
Out of all the investing rules, books and quotes I’ve read over the years, this is the one I’ve marked in yellow and put on the wall of my office.
I see it every day.
It reminds me that the moment I think investing and quick gains are easy, it’s time to step back.
It’s impossible to compound at high rates over a long time if you don’t recognize that the media’s primary goal isn’t to deliver facts, but to drive engagement. The writers are often caught up in the moment themselves, making the news even less relevant for the rational investor.
Added 500 shares of Investor $INVE-B today after a solid report. What fascinates me is that somewhere around the globe there’s a person sitting with a completely different view, finding the shares overvalued and not worth owning. Most likely a short-sighted person, in my opinion.