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MI382: Cloning Mohnish Pabrai w/ Shawn O’Malley

MI382: Cloning Mohnish Pabrai w/ Shawn O’Malley

Episode 608 Published 1 year, 3 months ago
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In today’s episode, Shawn O’Malley (@Shawn_OMalley_) shares his favorite lessons from the billionaire investor Mohnish Pabrai, who some know as the “Indian Warren Buffett.” Pabrai is a master investor, a close friend of Charlie Munger, and a wonderful storyteller, too.

You’ll learn what it means to circle the wagons in investing, how a few big decisions will end up mattering the most throughout your investment career, how GEICO changed Benjamin Graham’s perspective on investing, why Nick Sleep told his investors to simply buy and hold three stocks, what Pabrai learned from having lunch with Buffett, what it means to be a Dhando Investor, plus so much more! 


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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

00:00 - Intro

03:59 - Why only 4% of Berkshire Hathaway’s decisions over the years have explained most of Buffett’s outperformance

08:52 - Which three stocks Nick Sleep told his investors to hold after winding down his fund

09:48 - Which types of stocks you’d want to circle the wagons around

10:10 - How GEICO changed Benjamin Graham’s perspective on investing

17:19 - What Pabrai learned from having lunch with Warren Buffett

30:26 - Why great companies are not always great investments 

37:55 - How the Patels built a motel empire across America

42:24 - What it means to be a Dhando Investor

And much, much more!


*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.


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