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Value Investing for

“Mere Mortals”
  Value Investing Congress

    October 12 &13, 2010
Comparison of changes in $100,000 invested in
                   Aquamarine Fund Inc. vs S&P 500
$400,000.00




$350,000.00



                              S&P 500
$300,000.00



                              Aquamarine Fund Inc
$250,000.00




$200,000.00




$150,000.00




$100,000.00




 $50,000.00




      $0.00
               1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   2010
8
14
•  Before Investing, run a checklist
•  Take buy and sell decisions when the market is closed
•  Buy to hold for at least two years
•  Reduce toxic relationships, increase productive ones
•  Create a distance from the “madding crowd”
•  Sequence information appropriately
•  Maximise positive feedback loops
•  Invoke useful circuit breakers
•  Great Useful Partnerships
•  Good Partners
•  Act like a great partner to find a great partner
Market	
  
                                                    Enterprise	
   Dividend	
  
Company	
  Name	
                  Capitaliza2
                                                      Value	
        Yield	
  
                                                                                  Industry	
  
                                    on	
  (US$)	
  
Shingakukai	
                          $60	
  	
      -­‐18.6	
       4%	
        Coaching	
  Schools	
  and	
  Sports	
  Clubs	
  

Clip	
  Corpora2on	
                   $26	
  	
        ~0	
          4%	
        Coaching	
  Schools	
  

Nippon	
  Road	
                       186	
           -­‐32	
        4%	
        Construc?on	
  and	
  Engineering	
  

Nihon	
  Dengi	
                        57	
          -­‐1.25	
       5%	
        Air	
  condi?oning	
  systems	
  

Daiichi	
  Kensetsu	
  Corp	
          125	
           -­‐28	
        3%	
        Construc?on	
  and	
  Real	
  Estate	
  

Hokkaido	
  Bus	
  Company	
            74	
           -­‐12	
        2%	
        Bus	
  Routes	
  

Otaki	
  Gas	
                          73	
           6.7	
          2%	
        Gas	
  Distribu?on	
  
Heian	
  Ceremony	
  Service	
  
                                        67	
             8	
          4%	
        Wedding	
  and	
  Funeral	
  Services	
  
Co.	
  

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Value Investing Congress October 13-14 2010

  • 1. Value Investing for “Mere Mortals” Value Investing Congress October 12 &13, 2010
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  • 3. Comparison of changes in $100,000 invested in Aquamarine Fund Inc. vs S&P 500 $400,000.00 $350,000.00 S&P 500 $300,000.00 Aquamarine Fund Inc $250,000.00 $200,000.00 $150,000.00 $100,000.00 $50,000.00 $0.00 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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  • 16. •  Before Investing, run a checklist •  Take buy and sell decisions when the market is closed •  Buy to hold for at least two years •  Reduce toxic relationships, increase productive ones •  Create a distance from the “madding crowd” •  Sequence information appropriately •  Maximise positive feedback loops •  Invoke useful circuit breakers •  Great Useful Partnerships
  • 17.
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  • 25. •  Good Partners •  Act like a great partner to find a great partner
  • 26. Market   Enterprise   Dividend   Company  Name   Capitaliza2 Value   Yield   Industry   on  (US$)   Shingakukai   $60     -­‐18.6   4%   Coaching  Schools  and  Sports  Clubs   Clip  Corpora2on   $26     ~0   4%   Coaching  Schools   Nippon  Road   186   -­‐32   4%   Construc?on  and  Engineering   Nihon  Dengi   57   -­‐1.25   5%   Air  condi?oning  systems   Daiichi  Kensetsu  Corp   125   -­‐28   3%   Construc?on  and  Real  Estate   Hokkaido  Bus  Company   74   -­‐12   2%   Bus  Routes   Otaki  Gas   73   6.7   2%   Gas  Distribu?on   Heian  Ceremony  Service   67   8   4%   Wedding  and  Funeral  Services   Co.