Frank Martin's 2008 letter

[OracleofCarolina]

http://www.mcmadvisors.com/downloads/2008_Annual_Report.pdf

 

I don't think anyone posted this here, fantastic read on the current market and where we may be going from one of Buffett's favorite letters

 

 

[NumquamPerdo]

Great letter - thanks for sharing!

[mike_3772]

oracle,

 

I agree this is a great letter.  I have not heard of him.  Did you really hear that Buffett knows and reads his letters?

 

thanks,

Mike

[Guest ericopoly]

The investor’s ride through time is not on a rocket ship, it’s on a roller coaster, albeit with a long-term 10% upward bias.

 

Is he suggesting the market returns 10% annually long term?

[mike_3772]

ericopoly,

 

I stumbled onto this blog the other day:

 

http://www.behaviorgap.com/outperform-99-of-your-neighbors/

 

He posed an interesting question.  Common wisdom is that the market returns around 10% over the last 80 years.  He asks how many years in the 80 did the market return 9 to 11%?  The answer is exactly 2 years out of 80.  He makes the point that average returns are not "normal" returns.  And his main point is that investors do not get anywhere near the average return.  Too much chasing what's hot.

 

There is also an update of the Dalbar study in his presentation which is nice.

 

Mike

[Parsad]

Wonderful letter!  Thanks very much!

[zarley]

Agreed.  Great letter.  I'm not done reading it, but it is insightful and entertaining -- a great combo.

 

This quote from Lincoln I've never heard before:

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.

 

An excellent thought on being deliberate and prepared.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[OracleofCarolina]

"For many years I've enjoyed reading Frank Martin's letters. This collection contains much investment wisdom and, just as important, sets a standard for the advisor-client relationship."

Warren Buffett

 

 

This is a quote from their web site

[mike_3772]

Thanks, Oracle.  How did I miss this guy with Buffett's seal of approval?  I'm going to read his letter again carefully this weekend.

 

Mike

[vinod1]

Thank you. I have not heard of this guy until this post. It is quite a good letter.

 

Vinod

[netnet]

This guy is great.  A true gem!