Sometimes markets err big time. Markets erred when they gave America Online the currency to buy Time Warner. They erred when they… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
Innovation, especially in America, is continuing at a breakneck pace, even in areas facing substantial political or regulatory headwinds. The advances in… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
Government policies and regulations in the postcrisis era have aided the hollowing-out of middle America far more than anything the private sector… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
I started trading stocks, options and futures while I was at UCLA, using my earnings from working summers at the old IBM plant on… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
At one point, I recognized that Warren Buffett, though he had every advantage in learning from Ben Graham, did not copy Ben Graham but,… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
In June 2005, mortgage rates were at 40-year lows, and risk premiums on mortgage securities were at all-time lows. Once the banks migrated to… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
It is ludicrous to believe that asset bubbles can only be recognized in hindsight. — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
Fresh, clean water cannot be taken for granted. And it is not - water is political, and litigious. Transporting water is impractical for both… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
Throughout the universe of public and private funds, managers are measured quarterly against one index or another, defined by statistics, and corralled into this… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
One of the risks for anybody in the lending business is that being conservative can harm your competitiveness. — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
If you are going to be a great investor, you have to fit the style to who you are. — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
The late 90s almost forced me to identify myself as a value investor, because I thought what everybody else was doing was insane. — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
What you want to watch are the lenders, not the borrowers. The borrowers will always be willing to take a great deal for themselves.… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
However, if one has been playing the buy-and-hold game with quality securities, one has been exposed to a substantial amount of market risk because… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
