PlanMaestro Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 http://www.bloomberg.com/video/what-s-alpha-star-david-tepper-s-winning-strategy-XGkNGSi1RdCe3C3FSdhJmQ.html http://www.bloomberg.com/video/david-tepper-is-bullish-on-the-markets-gbAbgiiiTyqf7RBdLJWh7w.html http://www.bloomberg.com/video/tepper-biggest-mistake-was-russia-in-1998-I8eyDHNtT_y_kXJyaWfK4A.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frog03 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Quote from: txitxo on December 28, 2012, 03:05:39 AM Gio, nice to see you quoting Capablanca. He was truly an artist. I fully agree with Howard Marks, and he was vindicated by 2008-2009. But I am very reluctant to hold large amounts of cash. I've looked a lot into timing systems, and I think I've found a very good one but I am still skeptical about it because there has only been a couple of bear markets to test it. And I've done many backtests which prove that unless you time exceedingly well your entry and exit points, your performance will be inferior with respect to buy and hold. So putting together macro and micro, the optimum strategy should be to buy cheap stocks in cheap markets. You do your favorite variant of value investing, either mechanical investing as I like, owner-managers which is your specialty, Grahamesque cigar-butts, or Buffett-like palaces with moats. But you buy those stocks in markets which are statistically cheap according to all the possible indicators you can muster. You only go to cash if all the markets in the world become expensive at the same time. Right now my model indicates that sometime before the end of next quarter, US, Canadian and Australian stocks are about to start a big decline. The UK market is pretty rich too. This is a statistical prediction, and I have no idea what will be the actual detonator of the decline. But if that does not happen, this time will be truly different. On the other hand, Euro-zone markets are very cheap and buying value stocks there should work very well in 2013. It is a pity that there are no real equivalents of LUK, BRK, MKL, FFH, etc. in the Eurozone. That would simplify the life of the part-time investor significantly... ********** There are some in the Eurozone but not many and unlike the US examples, they are not insurance related. I can think of two. GBL in Belgium (partnership between the Belgian Frere family and the Canadian Desmarais family) IDI in France (listed company that invests mostly in private equity. 66% owned by three main managers (OK 2, one passed away recently). 15% return to stockholders since 1991 despite currently trading at 2/3 of Book value. There got to be others. Anybody has other names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrB Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 http://www.bloomberg.com/video/what-s-alpha-star-david-tepper-s-winning-strategy-XGkNGSi1RdCe3C3FSdhJmQ.html http://www.bloomberg.com/video/david-tepper-is-bullish-on-the-markets-gbAbgiiiTyqf7RBdLJWh7w.html http://www.bloomberg.com/video/tepper-biggest-mistake-was-russia-in-1998-I8eyDHNtT_y_kXJyaWfK4A.html I think this link strings the above together http://www.bloomberg.com/video/appaloosa-s-david-tepper-on-stocks-strategy-hNEuFAUQSKORXP5UJNYUUQ.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txlaw Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Interesting. Tepper talks about looking at any five year period of Appaloosa for judging performance. Bruce B said the very same thing in his interview on Wealthtrack late last year about Fairholme. I wonder if there is a precedent for that statement among the Buffett Partnership letters. Does anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txitxo Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 There are some in the Eurozone but not many and unlike the US examples, they are not insurance related. I can think of two. GBL in Belgium (partnership between the Belgian Frere family and the Canadian Desmarais family) IDI in France (listed company that invests mostly in private equity. 66% owned by three main managers (OK 2, one passed away recently). 15% return to stockholders since 1991 despite currently trading at 2/3 of Book value. There got to be others. Anybody has other names? Thanks. I knew about GBL, but hadn't heard about IDI. I'll have a look, it sounds interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yours Truly Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Quite a bit of discussion on macro here.. I think i've spent my time limit on macro talk based on this thread "If you spend more than 13 minutes analyzing economic and market forecasts, you've wasted 10 minutes." - P. Diddy Lynch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportgamma Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4f29655eeab8ead315000022-906-509/stephanie-ruhle-paul-volcker.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclecticvalue Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 It's great that he is bullish. Although I see many value guys holding cash since the market has been moving upwards. From Teppers comments it seems it won't take much money to move the markets going upward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wellmont Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 tepper is at the point in his career now where his media appearances will add alpha, ala DE and BA. Given the way he responded to one of the questions, I believe tepper feels this is the blow off phase. he will be selling to the cnbc/bloomberg "audience". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motownsf Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 tepper is at the point in his career now where his media appearances will add alpha, ala DE and BA. Given the way he responded to one of the questions, I believe tepper feels this is the blow off phase. he will be selling to the cnbc/bloomberg "audience". Exactly...What what he does, not what he says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclecticvalue Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 When I think about it the lady didn't allow him to go more into detail about the downside risk. We shall see his 13-f soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frog03 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Thanks. I knew about GBL, but hadn't heard about IDI. I'll have a look, it sounds interesting. ********** Not technically part of the Eurozone but Kinnevik in Sweden has done 20% a year on average over 30 years and also trades at a nice discount. This reminds me of North America where some of the best capital allocator companies such as BRK, FFH or LUK basically trade at close to book value when they have killed the indices. Better capital allocator than average at cheaper than average multiples should certainly prove rewarding over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkshiremystery Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 http://www.bloomberg.com/video/what-s-alpha-star-david-tepper-s-winning-strategy-XGkNGSi1RdCe3C3FSdhJmQ.html http://www.bloomberg.com/video/david-tepper-is-bullish-on-the-markets-gbAbgiiiTyqf7RBdLJWh7w.html http://www.bloomberg.com/video/tepper-biggest-mistake-was-russia-in-1998-I8eyDHNtT_y_kXJyaWfK4A.html I think this link strings the above together http://www.bloomberg.com/video/appaloosa-s-david-tepper-on-stocks-strategy-hNEuFAUQSKORXP5UJNYUUQ.html Here's the accompanying article for the videos. Appaloosa’s Tepper Bullish on Stocks as U.S. Growing 3% 2013-01-22 Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-22/appaloosa-s-tepper-bullish-on-stocks-as-u-s-growing-3-.html Tepper, 55, made his last big call on equities in 2009, when his fund returned 130 percent betting on bank stocks in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. He owns Citigroup Inc. © today, saying the New York-based bank may rise 50 percent because of its strong international business. Citigroup declined 0.1 percent to $41.60 at 1:09 p.m. in New York. U.S. stocks will get a boost as investors shift from credit investments, which are headed toward “extreme value” after climbing for the past few years, Tepper said. Appaloosa Mgmt. LP portfolio profile as of 2012-09-30 http://holdings.nasdaq.com/asp/OwnerPortfolio.asp?FormType=OwnerPortfolio&CIK=0001006438&HolderName=APPALOOSA+MANAGEMENT+LP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wellmont Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 tepper made a trade-able bullish call on cnbc last year I believe, that turned out to be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay21 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 tepper made a trade-able bullish call on cnbc last year I believe, that turned out to be right. He's still bullish http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fund-manager-tepper-stocks-may-170317453.html;_ylt=AsUg3okkoegiZPyGarigGh.iuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQ4YjFqZGVxBG1pdANDTkJDIFRvcCBTdG9yaWVzBHBrZwNmYjA3MjEwYS1lY2QzLTMxOTItYTVhYS01NGE5ZjMwN2FkMjkEcG9zAzIEc2VjA01lZGlhQkxpc3RNaXhlZExQQ0FUZW1wBHZlcgM4MmNkZmQ5MS04YzAxLTExZTItYmZmZC04M2E5M2Y2Y2Y3ZTU-;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareastwarriors Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 http://www.cnbc.com/id/101112707 Tepper: No taper for 'long time' to push up stocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmichaud Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 http://nymag.com/news/features/establishments/68513/ Great profile on Tepper. Key characteristics of his success IMO: 1. Distills complexity into several common sense bullet points 2. First mover into distressed situations 3. Takes concentrated positions 4. Zero use of leverage - buying at 20 or 30% of FV provides natural leverage! 5. Appears to wait for some type of floor to be in place before buying equities - govt backstop of banks in March 2009, QE2 in September 2010, LTRO in September 2011, QE3 December 2012, Japan whatever it takes proclamation late 2012 - whereas distressed debt has a natural MOS via post-BK recovery 6. Naturally optimistic 7. Appears to respect economic momentum and how a bad econ environment can mess up even the cheapest situation Absolutely phenomenal stuff. This guy is a Buffett on steroids with a track record far outpacing WEB while managing sums WEB has historically deemed virtually impossible to generate such returns!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorpRaider Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Thanks for sharing Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikhil25 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Good read. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkhet Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Absolutely phenomenal stuff. This guy is a Buffett on steroids with a track record far outpacing WEB while managing sums WEB has historically deemed virtually impossible to generate such returns!! How is 30% net for 17 years far outpassing WEB's track record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 For whatever it's worth, the Tepper article is over 3 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmichaud Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Absolutely phenomenal stuff. This guy is a Buffett on steroids with a track record far outpacing WEB while managing sums WEB has historically deemed virtually impossible to generate such returns!! How is 30% net for 17 years far outpassing WEB's track record? WEB was 31% gross versus 9% for the market for the life of his partnership (see attached). Tepper is 40% gross versus probably 5 to 10% for the market since inception. 1969.01.22.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkhet Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 WEB was 31% gross versus 9% for the market for the life of his partnership (see attached). Tepper is 40% gross versus probably 5 to 10% for the market since inception. And yet, WEB's record was only 13 years long versus Tepper's 17 year long record (as of 2010). Alternatively, if I've compounded at a gross 50%+ for the last two years versus 20% for the market, does that make me as good as or better than Tepper? See the point I'm trying to make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meiroy Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 http://nymag.com/news/features/establishments/68513/ Great profile on Tepper. Key characteristics of his success IMO: 1. Distills complexity into several common sense bullet points 2. First mover into distressed situations 3. Takes concentrated positions 4. Zero use of leverage - buying at 20 or 30% of FV provides natural leverage! 5. Appears to wait for some type of floor to be in place before buying equities - govt backstop of banks in March 2009, QE2 in September 2010, LTRO in September 2011, QE3 December 2012, Japan whatever it takes proclamation late 2012 - whereas distressed debt has a natural MOS via post-BK recovery 6. Naturally optimistic 7. Appears to respect economic momentum and how a bad econ environment can mess up even the cheapest situation Absolutely phenomenal stuff. This guy is a Buffett on steroids with a track record far outpacing WEB while managing sums WEB has historically deemed virtually impossible to generate such returns!! “The point is, markets adapt, people adapt." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmichaud Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 WEB was 31% gross versus 9% for the market for the life of his partnership (see attached). Tepper is 40% gross versus probably 5 to 10% for the market since inception. And yet, WEB's record was only 13 years long versus Tepper's 17 year long record (as of 2010). Alternatively, if I've compounded at a gross 50%+ for the last two years versus 20% for the market, does that make me as good as or better than Tepper? See the point I'm trying to make? I feel like you just made my point but I must be missing something. Tepper generated at least 30% alpha over 17 years versus 20% alpha for WEB over 13 years - how is that not better than WEB? And why would your 30% alpha over two years even be comparable to either of those track records? Yes if you do that for the next 15 years, you would be on par with Tepper....but again, I doubt you are managing billions (aren't you up to 3 or 4 million?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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