Aug 27, 2020

In Part 2 of Vitaliy's interview with Aznaur Midov on the Accent Podcast, Aznaur and Vitaliy continue their discussion on investing and life. Vitaliy explains how time can slow down when investors face a loss and what to do about it, how investing is evolving, the difference between work and productivity, and a personal...

Aug 25, 2020

In November 2019, Vitaliy had the pleasure to sit down with Aznaur Midov, fellow Russian immigrant and host of the Accent Podcast, to talk about Vitaliy's story and lessons from 20 years of investing. In part 1 of a 2 part podcast, Vitaliy shares his thoughts on how value investing has evolved, the difference...

Aug 18, 2020

Vitaliy hated every minute he spent working on this podcast, because he got close to a line he doesn't like to cross – the politics line. It was particularly painful because it made him think more about the negative changes that are happening to the country he loves. But as investors, we have to think about...

Aug 11, 2020

Vitaliy was recently asked by the CFA Institute to give a talk in London. But this offer was even more interesting than usual: it was a joint presentation with Guy Spier. Guy is a tremendous value investor who happens to be a good friend of Vitaliy. He was born in South Africa, spent his childhood in Iran and Israel,...

Aug 4, 2020

Vitaliy was recently going through a new client’s portfolio and found it full of the likes of Coca-Cola and Campbell Soup - pseudo-bond substitutes. Each one is a stable and mature company. Your mother-in-law would be proud if you worked for any one of them. But their days of growth are in the rearview mirror. In...