On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve dives deep into Mohnish Pabrai’s The Dhandho Investor, unpacking its nine core principles through vivid case studies and personal reflections to help investors embrace simplicity, asymmetric bets, and the power of cloning proven ideas.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- Why buying an existing business can be a smarter path than starting one from scratch.
- Profiting from businesses with short-term earnings visibility—and why it matters.
- The enduring strength and clarity of simple business models.
- How distressed businesses in troubled industries can become goldmines.
- Why hidden moats often offer the biggest edge—and how to spot them.
- The case for concentration: how fewer bets can lead to outsized returns.
- What modeling Costco reveals about risk, value, and margin of safety.
- The counterintuitive appeal of low-risk, high-uncertainty investments.
- How to use the cloning principle to shortcut your search for winners.
- Why your sell strategy should evolve with the quality of the business you own.
- And so much more!
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BOOKS AND RESOURCES
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- Read The Dhando Investor here.
- Read The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham here.
- Read Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green here.
- Read The Little Book That Beats the Market by Joel Greenblatt here.
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