Author: Joel Charalambakis

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: March 9, 2021 |

Hope is Not a Plan. Disruption is Not a Thesis.

“Don’t confuse genius with a bull market.” HB Neill There probably isn’t an industry that historically gets more impacted by disruption than the media space. The current narrative and environment […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: February 23, 2021 |

When Moore Isn’t Enough: Part I

It seems like every day there’s a new story discussing the global shortage in semiconductors/chips, affecting everything from smartphones, to computers, to data centers and medical devices (examples here, here, […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: February 3, 2021 |

It’s the Capital Allocation, Stupid

A student asked me for investing book recommendations a couple of weeks ago. There were several that I mentioned but the one I heavily emphasized is a book called The […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: September 29, 2020 |

Where Corporate Profits Come From: Deficits and COVID-19

There are a number of variables, factors, and principles that overlap between both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics: interest rates, wages, investment, taxation, among many others. Millions of students around the world […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: August 18, 2020 |

Value and Renewal

“My own thinking has changed drastically from 35 years ago when I was taught to favor tangible assets and to shun businesses whose value depended largely upon economic Goodwill.  This […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: June 16, 2020 |

Reinvestment Runaways

We’ve demonstrated that companies that generate high ROIC are time and again the most valuable businesses and stocks to own. In addition, the persistent presence of excess returns points to […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: May 19, 2020 |

Cash Is King: How P/E Ratios Obfuscate Value

“Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No.1” – Warren Buffet “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci The Price-to-Earnings Ratio is probably […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 23, 2020 |

Alphabet Soup of Recoveries

“The three most important words in investing are margin of safety.” – Warren Buffett There’s been an alphabet soup of hypothesized recovery patterns over the last two months as the […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: April 2, 2020 |

More Than a Virus: A Look at the Economy’s Fundamentals

The major U.S. stock indices just closed their worst first quarter in history. And yet it’s not hard to find plenty of optimism thanks to the rally seen last week […]

By: Joel Charalambakis | On: February 12, 2020 |

A Whole New World for Brands

“So your advantage of scale can be an informational advantage. If I go to some remote place, I may see Wrigley chewing gum alongside Glotz’s chewing gum. Well, I know […]