The Capital Cycle Podcast

Founder’s Story

The Capital Cycle Podcast

Show Notes

Neil Ostrer reflects on his long career since founding Marathon in 1986. Topics include; the importance of maintaining a long-term investment horizon, the (low) value of broker/banker advice, the false dichotomy between value and growth investment styles, Marathon's investment in industry 'clusters' and how meetings with company management are vital for successful capital-cycle investing.”

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