The Memo by Howard Marks

The Rewind: Dare to Be Great

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Apr 29, 2021
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INSIGHT

Second-Level Thinking Wins

  • Superior investing requires thinking differently from the crowd; average behavior yields average results.
  • Howard Marks stresses second-level thinking as the prerequisite for outperformance.
ADVICE

Hire Truly Superior Managers

  • Do invest with clearly superior managers; top-quartile talent drives outperformance.
  • Seek managers beyond track records through deep analysis and personal understanding.
ADVICE

Escape The Crowd

  • Do pursue unconventional, idiosyncratic strategies when logic and price justify them.
  • Avoid following the crowd, because crowd actions push prices to extreme, risky levels.
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