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The Rewind - bubble.com
Howard looks back on his memo titled “bubble.com,” originally published on January 2, 2000, and credited with making his memo writing an “overnight success” after 10 years without a single response.
The Rewind - What Does the Market Know?
Howard reflects on this memo originally published on January 19, 2016., But he also draws on insights from his latest memo, Thinking About Macro , to consider what it means when the market does get it right.
Risk Revisited Again
Also in 2006 I wrote Risk, my first memo devoted entirely to this key subject., This memo adds to what I’ve previously written on the topic., What Risk Really Means In the 2006 memo and in the book, I argued against the purported identity between volatility and risk., While writing the original memo on risk in 2006, an important thought came to me for the first time., Beginning on page 9, you’ll find a section borrowed from a memo I wrote back in 2007.
Inspiration from the World of Sports
All Rights Reserved Memo to: Oaktree Clients From: Howard Marks Re: Inspiration from the World of Sports I’m constantly intrigued by the parallels between investing and sports., In the latter memo, I listed five ways in which investing is like sports: It’s competitive – some succeed and some fail, and the distinction is clear, It was Yogi’s passing in late September that inspired this memo., This memo gives me a chance to discuss an invaluable clipping on the subject that I collected nine months ago and have been looking for an occasion to mention., The Victor’s Mindset It often seems that just as I’m completing a memo, a final inspiration pops up.
I'd Rather Be Wrong
Memo to: OaktreeClients From: Howard M a r k s R e : I’dRatherBeWrong Just a few weeks ago, I published “Tell Me I’m Wrong,” my latest list of things in the investment environment that I find worth worrying about., I’m going to devote a few pages here – I promise this’ll be the shortest memo in years – to a point I touched on in “What Worries Me” (August 28, 2008) but omitted from the more recent piece., This memo will be about one of the inarguably most depressing topics of our time: the seeming inability of governments and politicians to solve – or even tackle – the financial problems we face., This memo is inspired by two excellent newspaper articles that appeared within the last month: “Party Gridlock Feeds New Fear of a Debt Crisis,” by Jackie Calmes (The New York Times, February 17) * and “Perils of the California Model” by David Wessel (The Wall Street Journal, March 4)
Full Return World with Howard Marks and Armen Panossian
Howard Marks (Co-Chairman) and Armen Panossian (Head of Performing Credit) discuss topics related to Howard’s latest memo, Further Thoughts on Sea Change, and Oaktree’s recently published Performing Credit Quarterly 3Q2023 in this crossover episode of The Insight: Conversations and Behind the Memo.
The Folly of Certainty (Audio)
In his latest memo, Howard Marks discusses the importance of avoiding expressions of absolute certainty when operating in fields subject to randomness and human emotion, like politics, economics, and investing.
Coming into Focus (Audio)
In his latest memo, Howard Marks discusses the unusual characteristics of this year’s economy; the impact of Covid-related monetary and fiscal policy actions on today’s markets; and the possible ramifications of the Fed/Treasury’s rescue efforts.
The Impact of Debt (Audio)
In his latest memo, Howard Marks examines the relationship between leverage and survivability, taking inspiration from a recent Collaborative Fund post by Morgan Housel.
I Beg to Differ (Audio)
Howard Marks’s latest memo argues that investors seeking superior performance must have the courage to depart from the pack, even though doing so means accepting the risk of being wrong.