Investment Ideas
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on 4/17/12 at 11:53am
Hi, I have an upcoming interview and would like to prepare some investment ideas.
How do you present such an investment idea? What are the key aspects that you need to talk about? Do you have an example of a good investment idea (can be outdated -just to see how it works)?
Happy about any advice.
Thanks in advance





watch cramer - mad money.
watch cramer - mad money. it's all about how loud you can be. the actual idea doesn't real matter as much as how loud you are. remember that
Look up some presentations
Look up some presentations that big name investors do to get a feel for how to think through things. Here is one from Einhorn.
http://www.marketfolly.com/2011/10/david-einhorn-s...
Obviously its way more than you need but looking at stuff like that will get you in the right frame of mind. Though, I agree, having some awesome sound effects to punctuate your main points will differentiate you from the crowd.... Haha.
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pick the 100 most prestigious
pick the 100 most prestigious ideas. then knock out the last 90. then knock out the last 9. and you have the best idea.
What type of investment?
What type of investment? Security, bond, real estate, VC....?
Mainly security and bond.
Mainly security and bond.
Find a company you like and
Find a company you like and back it up with industry economics, find a competitive advantage (back it up with financials), and do some sort of earnings projection as well as an assessment of what management has been doing with earnings. If you can't find a company you like then the job is no good for you. That means you don't actually care about the market.
Pick out a few pieces of financial data from the statements or MD&A and speak to how they will be helpful to the company in the coming years. Possibly could follow up with a bit of technical analysis if you want to say the company is at a solid entry point to go long or short or whatever it is you want to do.
Know key industry metrics and how they drive revenue. If you're pitching Mosaic make sure you know prices per tonne and the general trend of where that's been and where it's headed... shit like that. Also some macro knowledge about the company and industry's direction or what your opinion is on it.
Not too difficult really.
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Great, very helpful. Any
Great, very helpful. Any examples on bond investment ideas? how about distressed debt?
Thanks
In all honestly I would guess
In all honestly I would guess it's all about how you present it. You could probably sell any Idea if you planned it ahead.
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http://www.mebanefaber.com/2011/01/20/hedge-fund-a...
From John Griffin's class. A good framework to go into your interview.
good stuff - thanks for
good stuff - thanks for sharing