Chai with Pabrai

Mohnish Pabrai speaks at Trinity College Dublin - February 21, 2019

Chai with Pabrai

Show Notes

Mohnish Pabrai lecture to Trinity Student Managed Fund at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, in Dublin, Ireland, on February 21, 2019. (00:00:00) - Introduction

(00:02:59) - BULL! A history of the boom and bust, 1982-2004 by Maggie Mahar

(00:03:54) - THE DOW (1896 – 2019)

(00:07:52) - Market conditions when Pabrai Funds started

(00:09:36) - Price matters

(00:12:14) - S&P 500 (1928 – 2019)

(00:12:43) - Nasdaq (1971 – 2019)

(00:13:19) - Sensex (1979 – 2019); Dax (1988 – 2019)

(00:13:58) - Property bubble to NIKKEI (1970 – 2019)

(00:16:28) - KOSPI (1980 – 2019)

(00:24:50) - Lessons from Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett

(00:30:11) - Advice on Starting a Career

(00:32:22) - Definition of Success

(00:35:06) - Hedge Fund Fee Structure

(00:43:14) - When should one start a Fund

(00:50:11) - Succession plan at Pabrai Funds

(00:51:10) - Mental Models with Philanthropy; Dakshana Foundation

(00:59:07) - Low Risk and High Uncertainty Bets

(01:05:25) - Finding your own rope during drawdowns

(01:09:35) - Thoughts on current market levels

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