45 - Geoff Gannon Interview: Concentrated Investing in Overlooked Stocks ($NC, $KARE.AT, $NKR, $TRUX, $VLGEA)
Release Date: 10/06/2019
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Show Outline: Interview with Geoff Gannon of Focused Compounding Capital Management
The full show notes for this episode are available at https://www.diyinvesting.org/Episode45
Part 1: Background and Geoff's Investing Process
- How have you developed as an investor over time?
- Willow Oak Partnership - Hedge Fund Launch
- Geoff Gannon's Investing Process:
- Concentrated (5 positions - 20% each)
- Overlooked stocks (Low liquidity, low beta)
- High Quality & Value Focus
- What to look for in corporate management
- Does selling stocks add value?
- Village Supermarket (VLGEA), Activision (ATVI), Coinstar (now private)
Part 2: Example Investments - NACCO ($NC)
- Up 90% YTD (as of October 3rd, 2019)
- Finding value during spin-offs
- How to earn infinite returns on capital while mining coal
Part 3: Stock Talk - Karelia Tobacco (KARE.AT), Nekkar (NKR), Truxton Trust (TRUX)