TIP440: Beating the S&P500 since 2004 w/ Bryan Lawrence

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On today’s show, Stig Brodersen chats with Bryan Lawrence. His company Oakcliff Capital has outperformed the S&P500 since its inception on June 1, 2004. By December 31, 2021, the S&P500 has returned 392% compared to Oakcliff Capital, returning 718% after fees.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• 01:06 - What is the investment strategy of Oakcliff Strategy?
• 05:50 - How did Bryan develop the conviction to invest in a company and the investment thesis behind Charter Communications.
• 16:13 - How does Bryan Lawrence generate investment ideas.
• 29:37 - How outperforming the market still requires you to underperform the market at times.
• 32:42 - What is Bryan Lawrence's competitive advantage.
• 44:22 - How do you identify the right investment manager.
• 48:48 - How do you align the interest behind the investment manager and their clients.
• 1:01:03 - Is there such a thing as an optimal fund size?
• 1:05:23 - How to evaluate skill set and fund size.
• 1:06:50 - How should investors factor in inflation.
• 1:14:23 - Balancing the right level of cash and why it has been 16% on average for Bryan.

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies 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.
• Oakcliff Capital’s, website.
• Walter Isaacson’s book, Einstein.
• Listen to our interview with Morgan Housel about The Psychology of Money or watch the video.
• Tune in to our interview with Gillian Zoe Segal or watch the video.
• Gillian Zoe Segal’s book, Getting There.

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