The deal machinations many companies put themselves through, while certainly a bonanza for investment bankers, can confound the typical investor. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
It's difficult to fix a truly broken business, but when it happens, the returns can be extraordinary. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
Netflix is a better company with more upside than we had given it credit for than when we shorted it. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
My advice to most people is don't short stocks. It's a very, very difficult business. And you can really get clobbered. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
Many significant stock-price inefficiencies can occur when a company is spun off. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
Even the greatest companies encounter problems or otherwise fall out of favour. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
What's both fascinating and challenging about investing is that the changing nature of business and finance means you can never have it… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
There's a real company in Facebook and then a lot of pretenders riding their coat tails. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
If I bring to light a company that's poisoning customers, defrauding investors, or something like that... there just aren't enough regulators in… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
Just because a company's future is highly uncertain doesn't mean an investment in it is risky. In fact, some of the best… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
Nirvana, to a value investor, is paying a cheap price for a company that is growing in value every year at a… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
When it comes to owning stocks of the best-known businesses in the world, value investors usually feel like children looking through the… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
The consequences of overestimating a company and your ability to analyse it are greatly diminished when you're paying a lot less for… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
Mueller is the leading North American provider of water infrastructure and flow control products - things such as fire hydrants, valves, pipes,… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
Investing is a probabilistic business. Every once in a while, it's sort of like you're throwing six-sided dice, and anything except a… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
There is a natural tendency for investors to devote a significant majority of their time to finding new ideas. After all, uncovering… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share Image
The exact details of how you practice value investing will vary investor to investor, but the fundamental principle of scouring the world, looking for… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
If you look at the history of technology gadget makers, hardware makers, it's littered with the corpses of Palm and RIM and companies like… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
Mueller is the leading North American provider of water infrastructure and flow control products - things such as fire hydrants, valves, pipes, fittings, and… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
When it comes to owning stocks of the best-known businesses in the world, value investors usually feel like children looking through the window of… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
My experience is that very few people have what it takes to be a successful investor, as I discussed in The Arrogance of Stock… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
The mark of a wise person isn't never making mistakes - everyone makes plenty of them. Rather, it's the ability to quickly admit -… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
There is no sure-fire way to get rich quickly. In fact, the pursuit of that usually leads to ruin. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
When reviewing one's portfolio, it is important to be aware of common mental mistakes that may lead to bad decisions. The most powerful is… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
While I take no pleasure in others' misfortunes, we've historically made most of our profits from other investors behaving in a panicked and irrational… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
I'd say the general outline of a sound investment approach is, first of all, you have to decide are you going to try to… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
I have encountered thousands of value investors over the years and am constantly struck by their differences - and their similarities. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
In life, an abundance of confidence gives us higher motivation, persistence, and optimism and can allow us to accomplish things we otherwise might not… — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
Many significant stock-price inefficiencies can occur when a company is spun off. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
Independent thinking is not just helpful in becoming a successful investor, it’s required. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
Assessing management quality is clearly one of the most important aspects of an investment decision. — Whitney Tilson Copy Share
