“Money managers have to account for their actions to their shareholders, which means they have an undue fear of underperformance. We invest only our own money. Our investments are driven by optimism, not fear.” MeanActionOptimismAccountsInvestmentDrivenManagersShareholdersUnderperformance Author:Richard Chandler
“By buying big - going narrow and deep, as opposed to a diversifying - you maximize your successes.” BigsBuying Author:Richard Chandler
“We're just very much a plain-vanilla, long-only investment fund.” LongInvestmentFundVanilla Author:Richard Chandler
“We learned to build our emotional muscles, helping us make it through major market falls and grind through the trying times without losing our equilibrium.” TryingHelpingFallEmotionalMajorsLosingMusclesGrindEquilibriumTrying Times Author:Richard Chandler
“The market gives you the opportunity to arbitrage what the emotional investor will pay or sell at versus the fundamental value of a company, but you've got to pull the trigger promptly without hesitating. We've disciplined ourselves mentally and prepared ourselves in terms of information, as well as relationships with brokers, to do that.” GivingWellsValuesOpportunityTermPayCompanyInformationEmotionalFundamentalsSellsPreparedInvestorsVersusTriggersBrokersArbitrage Author:Richard Chandler
