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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

MI304: Evolving The Value Investing Mold w/ Adam Seessel

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Investing, Education, Business

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Kyle Grieve chats with Adam Seessel about the importance of R&D spend to a business's competitive advantage, why value investors should embrace tech as a massive creator of value, how following Benjamin Graham to the letter is causing some investors to hold onto outdated ways of thinking, why studying network effects is so important in the digital age, the importance of buying quality businesses over cheap businesses, using Adam’s BMP method on one of his newest acquisition Texas Instruments, and a whole lot more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 03:54 - Why we should prioritize quality businesses over cheap ones. 02:51 - The basics of the BMP method. 10:38 - The importance of R&D spend for competitive advantage. 29:44 - Why value investors should embrace tech for value creation. 31:43 - Questioning the strict adherence to Benjamin Graham's principles. 42:46 - The significance of studying network effects in the digital age. 46:50 - Applying the BMP method to Texas Instruments. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Read Adam’s book Where The Money Is. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle’s favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Kyle: Twitter | Website Connect with Adam: LinkedIn | Website Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP. My advice to value investors who avoid tech stocks on prices to sort of

0:07.8

join me in a contemplation of what's changed in the world and to join me in a contemplation

0:13.6

of how gap accounting doesn't capture what's going on in terms of tech company value creation.

0:19.2

And sort of, you know, you have to change your mindset

0:21.1

in the sense of tech is where the future is, number one, like ask yourself rhetorically,

0:26.4

Mr. Value Investor, you know, where is most of the economic value going to be created in the next

0:31.7

generation? You know, I'll give you four choices. A, healthcare, B, financials, C, industrials, D, tech. It's obvious to a 12-year-old that the answer is D.

0:45.0

So most of the growth in the economy is going to come from tech.

0:51.5

In this episode, I chat with Adam Cecil about the importance of research and development

0:56.3

spend to a business's competitive advantage.

0:59.2

Why value investors should embrace tech as a massive creator of value?

1:03.4

How following Benjamin Graham to the letter is causing some investors to hold on to outdated

1:08.0

ways of thinking?

1:09.3

Why studying network effects is so important

1:11.2

in the digital age, the importance of buying quality businesses over cheap businesses,

1:16.0

using Adam's BMP method on one of his favorite new acquisitions, Texas instruments, and a whole

1:21.4

lot more. Adam Cecil wrote a book that kept popping up for me, where the money is.

1:26.5

When I finally sat down and started

1:27.9

reading it and dog-earing the pages, I realized that I had found a truly incredible resource.

1:33.0

Adam is a value investor at heart who made adjustments to the way he looked at businesses

1:36.7

in order to capture more value from investments that would be traditionally outside of the

1:41.6

value investing realm. The book and this interview

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