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Diego Grove's avatar

Great note Conor!

Agree on the macro one with a caveat. If you pick a great businesses run by a great owner/manager, are those managers who in the long run will make your job as an investor easier by making good capital allocation decisions for you.

Conor Mac's avatar

Great caveat Diego, thanks for commenting and sharing that perspective!

MT Capital Research's avatar

Great piece, Conor! Curious if there was a report you grabbed the image for point #8 from?

Conor Mac's avatar

Thanks MT! Yes, that data comes from JP Morgan’s guide to the markets. If you google it you’ll find it!

Nick E.'s avatar

Fun rant with lots of great information in there! 🔥🙏🏻

Conor Mac's avatar

Glad you enjoyed it Nick, thank you!

Frederik Gieschen's avatar

Excellent piece, Conor!

Conor Mac's avatar

Means a lot coming from you, thanks a lot!

StockOpine's avatar

Excellent read - Thanks for sharing Conor! Merry Christmas.

Conor Mac's avatar

Thanks guys, have a great Xmas!

Punch Card Investor's avatar

Every now and then I come across articles that I wish i’d written - this is one of those. Really good piece

Conor Mac's avatar

That’s way too kind of you sir, thanks a lot. Thoughtful comment to leave.

Maverick Equity Research's avatar

REITs' lead in returns ... yet under-covered space and not many there, especially retail investors ... strange

Conor Mac's avatar

I own a small allocation to REITs, but agree it's more so dividend investors I see discussing these stocks.

Maverick Equity Research's avatar

cool ... retail, office is tricky ... but residential/mortgage/apartment/industrial ... not bad at all ...

Liberty's avatar

I love a good Good Will Hunting reference. 👍

I showed the Tweet to David Kim, and he sent this. Funny stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm6UT3oy_u8

Conor Mac's avatar

This was hilarious, thanks for sharing it haha.

Six Bravo's avatar

Thanks for highlighting how staying in one's circle of competence can be done to a fault. We encourage people to constantly expand their circle by following rabbit holes of interest and taking action in small, consistent steps.

Thanks, Conor

Conor Mac's avatar

My pleasure, appreciate the kind words and the comment!

Chandler S's avatar

Great read Conor!

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Glad you enjoyed!

Skip_K's avatar

Excellent, truly excellent. I have a strong dividend growth bias, and for beter or worse, I was able to retire at 54.

Conor Mac's avatar

Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it. Also, way to retire early 💪🏼💪🏼