How could economics not be behavioral? If it isn't behavioral, what the hell is it?
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We believe that almost all really good investment records will involve relatively little diversification. The basic idea that it was hard to find good investments and that you wanted to be in good investments, and therefore, you'd just find a few of them that you knew a lot about and concentrate on those seemed to me such an obviously good idea. And indeed, it's proven to be an obviously good idea. Yet 98% of the investing world doesn't follow it. That's been good for us.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Successful investing often comes from focusing on a few high-quality investments rather than diversifying across many.
Charlie Munger emphasizes the importance of concentrating investments on a select few high-quality options instead of spreading oneβs resources thinly across many. He highlights that while this approach is proven to be effective, most investors do not adopt it, providing a competitive advantage to those who do choose to concentrate on their strongest investment ideas.
Themes
InvestmentDiversificationSuccessQualityFocus
In practice
Example use cases
In a financial seminar discussing investment strategies.
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