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CHARLIE MUNGER
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Risk DoctrineConsistently Not Stupid Beats Brilliant
Signature MoveIntrinsic Value Through Cash Flow Not Momentum
Signature MoveStock as Business Ownership Not Ticker Symbol
Cornerstone MoveMr. Market as Servant Not Master
Strategic PatternFree Cash Flow as Valuation Bedrock
Operating PrincipleBottom-Up Only Valuation
Signature MoveIndependent Thought Over Herd Regression
Operating PrincipleSimplicity as Performance Advantage
Cornerstone MoveBuy at One-Third of Sellout Value Then Wait
Signature MoveShort-Term Predictions in the Too-Hard Pile
Cornerstone MoveMargin of Safety Renders Prediction Unnecessary
Decision FrameworkChecklist Before Commitment
Decision FrameworkPrice Versus Value Discipline
Risk DoctrineProjections as Dressed-Up Delusion
Primary Evidence
"If you could take the stock price and multiply it by the number of shares and get something that was one third or less of sellout value, [Ben Graham] would say that you’ve got a lot of edge going for you. Even with an elderly alcoholic running a stodgy business, this significant excess of real value per share working for you means that all kinds of good things can happen to you. You had a huge margin of safety—as he put it—by having this big excess value going for you. —CHARLIE MUNGER, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC) BUSINESS SCHOOL, 1994"
Source:Charlie Munger