Gavin Baker·May 18, 2021Fear is the mind-killer: secular growth stocks are becoming increasingly attractive.Secular growth stocks have been dramatic relative underperformers for the last 11 months. This underperformance was quiet at first, but has…A response icon1A response icon1
Gavin Baker·Apr 17, 2021Lessons on winning and losing as an investor from “The Art of Execution”I recently read Lee Freeman Shor’s “The Art of Execution” and thought I would publish a brief review/overview as it resonated with me…A response icon3A response icon3
Gavin Baker·Dec 26, 2020Lessons from George Vanderheiden, one of the greatest investors I’ve ever known.George Vanderheiden is one of the best investors I’ve ever known. He chose to retire in early 2000, massively underweight technology and…A response icon8A response icon8
Gavin Baker·Dec 22, 2020Why suits are cyclical and business travel is coming backBusiness travel is coming back for the same reason that suits always come back.A response icon4A response icon4
Gavin Baker·Oct 18, 2020Why category leading brick and mortar retailers are likely the biggest long term Covid…I believe the biggest long term beneficiaries of Covid will prove to be category leading brick and mortar retailers. By this I simply mean…A response icon5A response icon5
Gavin Baker·Aug 14, 2020Investing Mistakes, Chapter 1001Investing is a difficult, humbling pursuit. I am often asked about mistakes I have made. While the list of my mistakes is quite long, I…A response icon2A response icon2
Gavin Baker·Jun 11, 2020Risk/reward in the stock market: Three Body Problems and Hic Sunt Leones.The “Three-Body Problem” is a reference to Poincare’s 1889 work showing that there was no closed form solution for modeling three point…A response icon1A response icon1
Gavin Baker·May 10, 2020Scale and Loyalty are more important online than offline, which drives much of the “winner take…Scale and loyalty are generally the most important metrics to me as an investor as they are the most sustainable — and measurable —…A response icon7A response icon7
Gavin Baker·May 2, 2020Investing Book ListI recently had the pleasure of giving a talk to CSIMA, which is the Columbia Student Investment Management Association. Afterwards, they…A response icon4A response icon4
Gavin Baker·Mar 22, 2020Software contracts, first-lien debt and the reality that no revenue is truly recurring.Robert Smith, CEO and founder of Vista Equity Partners famously said: “Software contracts are better than first-lien debt. You realize a…A response icon1A response icon1