markets are volatile
Investments are subject to risk of loss
Sticking with a robust strategy during drawdowns can be challenging
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Selecting high quality companies at attractive prices is hard
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Natural behavioral biases, such as loss aversion, overconfidence bias, confirmation bias, and price anchoring can magnify investing mistakes
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we invest in high quality compounders
We distill proven investment principles into a success formula that optimizes your portfolio, mitigates risk, and maximizes tax advantages.
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synthetic leverage
Inspired by Warren Buffet’s successful use of insurance float to compound capital at Berkshire Hathaway. ACML seeks out superior businesses with ‘synthetic leverage’ run by talented managers who wisely reinvest external funds to generate excess return.
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PUBLIC HOLDING COMPANIES
Opportunities for significant value creation through intelligent capital allocation, as market often does not fully price in the value of subsidiaries |
INSURANCE FLOAT
Invest insurance “float” in addition to their own capital to generate higher returns on investments |
ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGERS
Invest 3rd party assets under management in addition to their own capital to generate significant recurring fees to enhance returns on investments |
MARKETPLACES
Capital efficient – leverage the work/inventory/costs of others and Powerful winner-take-most network effects |
ROYALTY INCOMES
Leverage business partners to collect high margin recurring royalty income |
COMPANY WITH ANCILLARY INCOME
Leverage strategic relationships with customers to cross-sell high margin services |
investor letters
Our quarterly letters provide detailed discussions on how we manage the master portfolio
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