After I read the amazing book “Intelligent Investor,” I wanted to know more about this Margin of Safety, and what it means. Seth Klarman outlines his investment philosophy and divides the book into two parts:
- why you should invest money in stocks yourself and the difference between speculators and value investors
- outlines his investment philosophy
Due to the fact that the book was published in 1991, some of the material is a bit outdated. Overall, I think his concept on liquidation value, spin offs, bankrupt companies, and distressed companies are important. Though finding attractive opportunities can be difficult to find, using these concepts will help you find a place to look. A value investor buys an good investment (moat) at an attractive price (your margin of safety). If you have a good enough margin of safety and it is a good investment (moat), then you should make some money. As I will get more into this later due to the fact that I am completing the book Dhando Investor by Mohnish Pabrai.
As Seth Klarman ended his book, so shall I …
I recommend that you adopt a value-investment philosophy and either find an investment professional with a record of value-investment success or commit the requisite time and attention to investing on your own.
P.S. I am well aware the book is expensive to buy, if you need notes on the book comment or email me and we can chat.
Do you have a copy of Margin of Safety?
Hey,
Nice Blog…
I’m a value investor myself and we have opportunities all over place as I write this. I only wish I had more capital.
I came across your blog here looking for a Seth Klarman book. I’ve read Pabrai’s “Dhandho Investor” and thought it quite a good book to own. Along with anything Buffett. I’m in need of a more detailed book about Value investing. I’m hoping Klarman can provide this but I’m not willing to pay big money for the book (I seek value, remember?).
If you have a soft copy of the book that you can share with me, I would more than certainly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Mike
For a person that has been introduced to the value philosophy over the past few years, I find the margin of safety concept to be the most integral to success. Not to downplay the importance of “the moat” but the margin of safety concept is the difference between purchasing highly valued blue chips and undervalued secondary issues. Great post!