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This is a thread that @ruima and I wrote jointly.
In this thread, we'll help you estimate how much "margin of safety" a company has when it's loaded with debt.
Understanding this will help you avoid Evergrande-type fiascos in your own portfolio.
But why does he do that?
Because he understands Parkinson's Law better than anyone in the world.
Parkinson's law states that work expands to fill the time available for its completion.
The tighter the deadline, the more work gets done in a shorter time
“If you read good books, you'll have an easier time understanding what you should or shouldn't pay attention to,” says Morgan Housel.
He is the author of two amazing books, The Psychology of Money and Same As Ever.
Here is the list of 20 books recommended by @morganhousel 🧵
• Exponential Thinking
People think incrementally about life.
They think if you invest each month, you'll incrementally improve,
not realizing at some point compounding will drive exponential results.
Small smart choices + consistency + time = exponential results.
• Build your Get Shit Done Muscle
Nothing matters more than this. Nothing.
When you've never achieved hard things, everything seems scary.
When you've done an Ironman or an Ultramarathon, everything seems easy.
Start small. Take a first step. Do harder things, regularly.
Tom Engle is an incredible investor.
He worked for 9 years, quit, and has lived off of his portfolio for 40 years.
How? His BRILLIANT cash management strategy.
Here's how it works:
Let's say Tom's portfolio is worth $100,000 in the middle of a bull market.
Tom is happy with this number and wants to protect it.
He mentally calls this $100,000 his "protected value."
All his cash management decisions are based on this number.
The Law of Patience brings to mind a quote...
“What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him.” –– Victor Frankl
What I was taught:
✍️Get good grades
🏢Get a safe job
💵Earn a good salary
🪜Climb the corporate ladder
What I’m teaching my kids:
📈Invest, invest, invest
👥Network with successful people
📚Never stop learning
🧠Think like an entrepreneur