VersaillesinNY Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 http://live.wsj.com/video/meryl-witmer-top-stock-pick/89463A9A-922A-4F93-8957-66FACBBFF334.html?mod=BOL_article_full_video#!89463A9A-922A-4F93-8957-66FACBBFF334 ------ "The investing class is a little snobbish about timeshare business" Meryl Witmer
APG12 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Did anyone else find it kind of funny that WYN was also one of Abby Cohen's top 5 equity picks?
dcollon Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 It was also interesting that she had to look at a piece of paper to give a range for what she thought the company might earn and what they were worth. I would think if it was your best idea you would have that pretty clear in your mind.
Packer16 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I can understand sometimes your mind gets so filled with data that notes sure help. The best ideas are not always presented by the best presenters. Packer
dcollon Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Packer you are nicer person that I am :D I can tell you if I'm giving a presentation to clients and discussing my best idea I don't have to look at notes (this in no way means I'm right). But then again Ms./Mrs. Witmer has a fantastic track record and is much smarter and wealthier than I am.
matjone Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 I don't think you necessarily have to be able to remember those things, but it is nice to have that ability in investing because it saves time. If you can see a quote and immediately remember figures from the statements without looking them up that is an advantage. I've noticed Graham, Buffett, Klarman and some others seem to be able to recall things really well. Buffett is impressive when people ask him things in interviews, sometimes going decades back and quoting statistics about companies he bought. Graham was the one who really amazed me with his memory - I've seen transcripts of lectures where students asked him about a random company and he immediately started rattling off statistics and facts about the company, and a lot of times they were companies that I imagine he had never invested in. I've looked into those memory enhancing techniques, to see if I could improve my memory and maybe develop even a sliver of that kind of ability, but the techniques never made much sense to me. I've also noticed some investors don't get the credit they should because they are less polished writers or speakers. I've seen some blogs and shareholder letters that aren't that good at selling their ideas, and it's only when you look up their performance that you say, "wow, I really need to pay attention to this person."
Palantir Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Given that she's on the BoD, any reason Ms Witmer hasn't been named to Berk's investment committee like Todd and Tedd?
VersaillesinNY Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 Barron's full interview: Shaking Things Up By LAUREN R. RUBLIN Our Roundtable experts Abby Joseph Cohen, Marc Faber, Meryl Witmer and Bill Gross see big opportunities and challenges in 2014. http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111903704404579334780442204564.html
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