"Good investment thesis/argument" - where can one find these?

Hi guys!

Stupid question, but I think one of the best ways to improve one's investment ability is probably to read high-quality investment thesis/arguments. Where can one find those? Are there any forums that you'd recommend? (I'm excluding things that are formally from work since presumably, one can't find memos written by other funds).

Thanks!

 
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^ These two are spot on. Here are some other solid sources for research publications/decks/other materials outlining the thought processes from various firms in their own words:

http://minesafetydisclosures.com -absurd collection of buyside investor letters; solid reading list and 13f screening tool

https://www.insidermonkey.com -similar to MSD, eg, lots of letters; also has tons of analyses straight from buyside firms

https://ftalphaville.ft.com/longroom/home -this one is great, but kind of a pain in the dick in that you have to subscribe to FT and request access (their way of ensuring internal use only docs that end getting leaked don't wind up creating unnecessary liability if some retail dumbfuck takes the advice, loses tons of money, and sues) it's essentially an institutional publication aggregator where you can request anything you'd like, and if other people have them they can upload them there; a truly insane volume of really solid research from every possible angle [incl. IB, HF, MC, SS Research-Only shops (eg Gavekal) and so on]; TLDR: worth the $ and time, just a pain in the ass in the interim while waiting

https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/valueinvesting/resources/newsletters -solid site that publishes quarterly a la the Ben Graham/David Dodd "Intelligent Investor" value-investing school of thought

https://www.marketfolly.com

http://www.distressed-debt-investing.com

https://www.valuewalk.com

http://csinvesting.org

These occasionally post really solid interviews with top investors who use strategies which run the gamut of pretty much anything you could think of, but don't have a lot of "pure-play" research in the same vein as the above:

https://www.realclearmarkets.com

https://ritholtz.com

"In order to be a really good investor, you need to be a little bit of a philosopher as well." -Dan Loeb  
 

The Long Room really is a hidden gem, FT gets a lot of shit right, but that’s one area where they straight up excel compared to all the other financial press.

"In order to be a really good investor, you need to be a little bit of a philosopher as well." -Dan Loeb  
 

I use to have a subscription to microcapclub.com

A lot of really smart investors on that site that run their own micro-cap funds and they rank each poster on a yearly basis and give points depending on how their thesis does. I think the cost was $500/year but the ideas they give pay for itself. I will probably re-up my subscription this weekend when I get some free time.

 

This is a great thread. Are there similar publications targeted specifically at venture? I've always wondered how similar/different the IC memos are for early stage vs. PE investments.

 

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