There is a tendency for investors (and advisors) to favour happy companies and stay far away from the unhappy ones, regardless of valuation in both situations.

There is a tendency for investors (and advisors) to favour happy companies and stay far away from the unhappy ones, regardless of valuation in both situations.
As investors, we must be attuned to nuanced qualitative and quantitative signals in financial markets and the overall economy.
While small cap stocks have traded at a premium relative to large cap stocks for most of the last two decades, the last three years have bucked this trend.
Companies in the TSX Composite Index are reporting earnings for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023. If looking only at the strength we have seen in equity markets, it would be easy to assume that everything is on track for a strong finish to the 2023 earnings year. However, analysts have forecasted that Q4 2023 earnings will be down 1.1% from the same period in 2022.
Exploring the evolving market for fuel and food at convenience stores, and the implications for investors.
Over the years, Charlie Munger’s punchy, honest and wise viewpoints came to be known as Mungerisms. In tribute, we’ve commented on a few of our favourites.