A.U.M.

Barry Schwartz - What It Takes to Manage Other People's Money

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Apr 29, 2025
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INSIGHT

Prioritizing Maintenance Research

  • More time is spent on maintaining and researching current holdings rather than chasing new ideas.
  • They look to deepen their commitment by buying more of companies they love rather than selling.
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Quality Businesses and Passionate Leadership

  • Quality businesses have high return on reinvested cash flow and passionate, owner-operator management.
  • Baskin prefers working with "psychopaths"—executives who love their work and drive repeated value creation.
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Ethical and Business Model Investment Filters

  • Baskin avoids tobacco, weapons, and online gambling industries for ethical reasons.
  • They also limit exposure to capital-heavy, cyclical, commodity businesses lacking stable growth potential.
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