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TIP529: Joel Tillinghast & Uncovering the Art of Outperformance
Description
On today’s episode, Clay Finck reviews Joel Tillinghast’s book, Big Money Thinks Small, and does analysis on two companies built around acquisitions - Brown and Brown Insurance and Constellation Software.
Joel is an incredible long-term investor as he has consistently outperformed the market and currently manages around $70 billion at Fidelity. Peter Lynch, who hired Joel at Fidelity, has described Joel as “one of the greatest, most successful stock pickers of all time.”
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
06:04 - Why some level of speculation is required in every investment.
08:07 - What speculations are acceptable in Joel Tillinghast’s conservative investment approach.
10:34 - What you need to understand about a company prior to investing.
13:02 - Why Tillinghast avoids investing in gold.
20:20 - Why investing in countries with the fastest GDP growth rate isn’t a wise investment strategy.
29:52 - Clay’s insights into two acquisition-focused companies - Brown and Brown Insurance and Constellation Software.
37:27 - Why Constellation Software may be worth further investigation for stock pickers interested in high quality businesses.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
- Joel Tillinghast’s book Big Money Thinks Small.
- Newsletter: The Risks in Owning Chinese Equities.
- Listen to Trey’s Interview with Josh Young Covering Oil, or watch the video.
- Chris Mayer’s blog post on Constellation Software.
- Check out Clay’s episode covering legendary British Investor Terry Smith. Watch the video here.
- Don’t miss our review of Four Wide Moat Stocks for 2023. Watch the video here.
- Follow Clay on Twitter.
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