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Member News and Reading Inspiration

Dear members,

Welcome to our new look!

We are experimenting with a new email service provider, Revue, which has been acquired by Twitter and is innovating at a fast pace.

I welcome your feedback and suggestions.

Warmly,

John

MOI Global - Selected Highlights

We had the pleasure of speaking with Jon Bathgate of NZS Capital about the competitive landscape of the semiconductor industry.

We had the pleasure of speaking with fellow member and former hedge fund manager Marc Rubinstein, author of Net Interest.

Ram Parameswaran of Octahedron Capital updated the firm's investment thesis on Alibaba, the largest position for Octahedron investors.

We had the pleasure of speaking with Bryan R. Lawrence of Oakcliff Capital, based in New York. The conversation took place in April 2021.

In this interview, Chris discusses his investment approach; the past, present, and future of Aimia; Clear Media; AMA Group; and much more.

Quote We Are Contemplating This Week

"The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action." ―John Dewey

11 Articles We Are Reading This Week

  1. Investor taxes - Aswath Damodaran

  2. Entertainment - Matthew Ball

  3. Play your game - Morgan Housel

  4. Scarcity struggle - Frederik Neckar

  5. Weighting China - Nick Schmitz

  6. Inflation impulses - Mehdi Mahmud

  7. Tech and inflation - Lyall Taylor

  8. Looking at cancer - David Craig

  9. Mortgage mayhem - Marc Rubinstein

  10. Show what's special - Joel Cohen

  11. EMH counterexample - Bradford Cornell

Letters, Presentations, Writeups...

5 Podcasts We Are Listening to This Week

  1. TWIII - Elliot, Phil & John discuss timely and timeless investing topics

  2. MacroVoices - Dylan Grice on inflation and bond yields

  3. Business Brew - George Livadas discusses his investment framework

  4. Recode Media - Brad Stone and Jason Del Rey on Jeff Bezos' empire

  5. Acquirers Podcast - Dan Zwirn on deep value special situations

7 Videos We Are Watching This Week