Author Archives: Adib Motiwala

About Adib Motiwala

Portfolio Manager at Motiwala Capital LLC

Valuing Cyclical Stocks – Valero Energy Corp (VLO)

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Adib Motiwala

Iam currently doing a review of all the holdings in my stock portfolio. Ithought it would be a good exercise to write down my thoughts in an articlehere. There are quite a few advantages to this. (1)It will help clarify … Continue reading →

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Lessons from “The Little Book of Behavioral Investing” by James Montier

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Adib Motiwala

Behavioral finance recognizes that there are psychological reasons for all investor decisions. Most seasoned investors will tell you that finding good companies is only part of the investing discipline. The tougher aspects of investing are controlling your emotions ( greed, fear) … Continue reading →

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GuruFocus.com : Become a better investor by learning from Guru Invesors.

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Adib Motiwala

“A guru (Sanskrit: ????) is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others (teacher)” – Wikipedia.com GuruFocus.com is a value investing oriented website that focuses on the stock picks, portfolios and … Continue reading →

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Old School Value – Best Valuation spreadsheets

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Adib Motiwala

OldSchoolValue.com has some of the best resources for investors. Jae Jun who runs this excellent website has no formal education in Finance. He started by reading the classic book “The Intelligent Investor” by Ben Graham. From there he kept on … Continue reading →

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Tenets of Investing – James Montier

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Adib Motiwala

As I try to develop my investing philosopy and style, I read about other investors and thought leaders. I like the material put out by James Montier at GMO. In an earlier post, I provided a link to an article … Continue reading →

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Value investing in Europe

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Adib Motiwala

EuroShareLab is a good website that I came across recently. Tim du Toit who runs this website, has an MBA from the US and he works in the banking and fund management industry in Germany. He puts outs a free … Continue reading →

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What has worked in investing – A paper by Tweedy Browne

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Adib Motiwala

This paper is  an excellent collection of research done by Tweedy Browne as well as other academic and professional research on what strategies have worked in equity investing over the last several decades. The approaches include buying companies trading at … Continue reading →

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Good investing websites.

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Adib Motiwala

Here are a few websites that have excellent content for investors. Some of them cater to intermediate to advanced investors while some should be good even for entry level investors. http://www.oldschoolvalue.com/  : Value Investing, excellent free and paid spreadsheets, free screens, … Continue reading →

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Wealthtrack – An excellent show / podcast to learn from professional investors

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Adib Motiwala

Consuelo Mack produces an excellent weekly half hour program on public television in the US called Wealthtrack. The show is also available on the website as well as via iTunes. Check out all the viewing options on this page. Typically, … Continue reading →

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Styles of investing.

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Adib Motiwala

Different investors have different styles of investing. Investing styles can be classified in various ways. One of the classifications is (a)Technical analysis (b)Fundamental analysisTechnical analysis means looking at the chart of the security and attempting to use past prices, volatility, trading … Continue reading →

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