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7 Forces that Help Businesses Dominate Markets
In The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy, Micheal E. Porter describes 7 barriers to entry that prevent new businesses from entering a...
Eight Rules to Help You Become a Better Investor
“If we are looking to make better investment decisions, it helps immeasurably to develop a series of rules and routines that we can apply...
How A Hand Written Note Changed Guy Spier’s Life
“Dear Mr. Pabrai, Thank you so much for having me as a guest at your partnership meeting. I learned a lot about life and investing, and I also met...
Tobias Carlisle Thinks Dominos Pizza is a Buy (NYSE:DPZ)
Tobias Carlisle is the founder of the investment firm Acquirers Funds, and author of The Acquirer's Multiple and Deep Value. In the recent Q2, 2022...
Why We Think Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Is A Great Business
At Value Investor Academy we follow Warren Buffett’s 4 rules for investing in stocks. Let’s see how Alphabet stacks up.
How to Simply Value a Business
Value investing is simply buying businesses for less than what you think they are worth. In order to do this, you must be able to come up with a...
Phil Town on How to Find Stocks to Invest In
At Value Investor Academy we follow the Warren Buffett style of value investing. We believe in Buffett’s 4 key principles or rules for investing in...
What Are Dividends?
Dividends are cash payments paid to the shareholders of a company. These cash payments are usually pulled from the company’s earnings.
What is an ETF?
An ETF or Exchange Traded Fund is a fund that trades just like a stock on an exchange.
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