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Oaktree Co-Chairman
@HowardMarksBook
discusses the main misconception about risk at the Oaktree Conference 2022 in Los Angeles, sharing what he believes is the most important thing for all investors.
In his latest memo,
@HowardMarksBook
discusses making informed guesses regarding the future and shares his questions about re-opening the U.S. economy and the latest Fed moves to help the economy combat the coronavirus. Read/subscribe:
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U.S. stocks have managed a remarkable advance in the past several weeks. Has this been appropriate or irrational?
@HowardMarksBook
shares his thoughts on the recent rally in asset prices in his latest memo. Read/subscribe:
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Listen to the latest memo from
@HowardMarksBook
to learn why he believes the investment world is undergoing its third major sea change of the last 50 years – and what this may mean for bargain hunters:
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In his latest memo,
@HowardMarksBook
shares his perspective on the coronavirus situation and lays out the views of both the optimist and the worrier. Read/subscribe:
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NEW PODCAST: The Memo by Howard Marks! Hear
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’s latest memos released in tandem with or shortly after their publication. Available on Oaktree’s website and your favorite podcast platforms. Listen/ subscribe:
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In his latest memo,
@HowardMarksBook
shares his questions, guesses, observations and inferences to help make sense of the potential impact of the coronavirus outbreak on global economies and markets. Read/subscribe:
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The dichotomy of “value” and “growth” investing has become a sharp stylistic divide.
@HowardMarksBook
writes in his latest memo how he views value investing in today's increasingly efficient and complex world. Read/subscribe:
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In his latest memo, Howard Marks discusses 9 common theories that reflect a sense of boundless optimism in the marketplace & why investors need to take heed when sentiment of "This Time It's Different" is in widespread use. Read/subscribe:
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Just because something is unknowable doesn’t mean it’s unimportant. That’s why
@HowardMarksBook
has devoted his latest memo to a topic he largely disavows: macro forecasting. Read/subscribe:
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Read the latest memo from
@HowardMarksBook
. He contextualizes the current market correction by discussing recurring investment themes and the role played by innovations like cryptocurrencies in the recent bull market. Read/subscribe:
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In his most recent memo, Howard Marks argues that free enterprise, while not perfect, is the key to "Growing the Pie." Read/subscribe:
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In his most recent memo, Howard Marks provides his "Latest Thinking" on the new tax law and the current market environment. Read/subscribe:
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Listen to
@HowardMarksBook
discuss his recent memo, Sea Change, in the latest episode of Behind the Memo. He explains why the shift we may be experiencing could force investors to rethink the meaning of “normal.” Listen:
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Read the latest memo from
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. He examines the paradigm shifts that could reshape the world for many years to come. Read/subscribe:
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Read the latest memo from
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to learn what he believes will be the major ramifications of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. Read/subscribe:
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In his most recent memo, "The Seven Worst Words in the World," Howard Marks delivers a cautionary view of market conditions. Read/subscribe:
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Read the latest memo from
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to learn what financial history can teach us about periods of easy money and what happens when they end.
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In his most recent memo, “Political Reality Meets Economic Reality,”
@HowardMarksBook
explores what happens when political behavior collides with economic reality. Read/subscribe:
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In his latest memo,
@HowardMarksBook
discusses the impact of Covid-related monetary and fiscal policy actions on today’s markets, and the possible ramifications of the Fed/Treasury’s rescue efforts. Read/subscribe:
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@HowardMarksBook
looks back on his memo titled “bubble[dot]com” (January 2, 2000) credited with making his memo writing an “overnight success” after 10 years without a single response. Listen/subscribe:
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Read the latest memo from
@HowardMarksBook
to find out more about the sea change altering financial markets. This memo was originally shared with Oaktree clients in May 2023. Read/subscribe:
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Read the latest memo from
@HowardMarksBook
to learn what he believes matters when making market calls – and why he thinks most calls tend to be wrong. Read/subscribe:
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Read the latest memo from
@HowardMarksBook
. He argues that investors seeking superior performance must think differently & risk being wrong. In investing, it’s not enough to be right. You have to be more right than others. Read/subscribe:
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Read the latest memo from
@HowardMarksBook
to learn why macro forecasting mostly provides the illusion of knowledge and why investors are better off accepting reality – even when it’s uncomfortable. Read/subscribe:
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Listen to
@HowardMarksBook
discuss his recent memo “I Beg to Differ” in the latest ep. of “Behind the Memo.” He highlights one of the biggest misconceptions about investing and the two words he considers investment poetry:
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In his latest memo,
@HowardMarksBook
discusses the reasons for and implications of negative interest rates, which have become increasingly prevalent in global finance and are nothing short of Mysterious. Read/subscribe:
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Don’t miss the upcoming episode of The Insight: Conversations featuring
@HowardMarksBook
and special guest
@AnnieDuke
(former professional poker player, best-selling author).
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Introducing a new podcast series, “The Rewind,” in which
@HowardMarksBook
looks back on select memos. We start with his very first memo, “The Route To Performance,” originally published October 12, 1990. Listen/subscribe:
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Listen to
@HowardMarksBook
discuss his recent memo, “The Illusion of Knowledge,” in the latest episode of “Behind the Memo.” Learn why saying “I don’t know” could be one key to superior investing:
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Last year featured a jaw-dropping list of extremes.
@HowardMarksBook
writes in his latest memo about approaching the investment environment left in 2020’s wake – one generating many questions and no easy answers. Read/subscribe:
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In this special post-release memo video,
@HowardMarksBook
discusses Modern Monetary Theory, one of the trending points mentioned in his memo titled “This Time It’s Different.” Watch video/read memo/subscribe:
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Oaktree’s Co-Chairman
@HowardMarksBook
recently visited
@GoldmanSachs
in New York to discuss his views on market cycles, investor psychology and why he continues to write memos to this day.
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@HowardMarksBook
looks back on memos he’s written near major turning points in the market over the last few decades. He considers what an investor should – and shouldn’t – focus on when making a market call. Listen:
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Howard Marks and Warren Buffett are long-time friends and admirers of each other’s work, so I asked Marks: "What do you admire most about Buffett's writing?"
His answer was hilarious and insightful.
"I admire and strive to emulate his turn-of-phrase.
Back in 2009, when the…
"We will be going back to a somewhat harsher environment," says Howard Marks, Oaktree Capital Management Co-Chairman.
Marks looks back at the last thirty years to draw a conclusion about the future of the economy
.
@HowardMarksBook
reflects on his memo “Us and Them” (May 7, 2004). In a discussion that namechecks psychologist Amos Tversky and tennis great Pete Sampras, Howard explains why too much confidence can be a dangerous thing:
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@HowardMarksBook
reflects on his memo “Uncertainty” (May 11, 2020). Writing near the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, he explains why he believes having intellectual humility is essential for outstanding investing:
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We are excited to announce Howard's latest project. His forthcoming book,
#MasteringtheMarketCycle
, will be out this fall! In the meantime, connect with him
@HowardMarksBook
for the latest news and updates.
Listen to
@HowardMarksBook
discuss his latest memo “Selling Out” in the first episode of our new podcast series “Behind the Memo.” Learn more about the memo’s origins and its key investing insights:
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@HowardMarksBook
reflects on the Global Financial Crisis w/ Bob O’Leary, Co-PM of Oaktree’s Global Opportunities strategy. They consider whether investors have forgotten lessons they should've learned during this period:
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Listen to
@HowardMarksBook
discuss his recent memo “The Pendulum in International Affairs” in this ep. of “Behind the Memo,” explaining why the pendulum can help investors understand psychology, markets & foreign policy:
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New book by
@HowardMarksBook
#MasteringtheMarketCycle
is now available. For practical insight and analysis on how to understand, track, and react to the ups and downs of market cycles, visit to pick up a copy today.
What does
@HowardMarksBook
consider one of the fundamental questions in both investing and sports? Learn more about the inspiration for his recent memo, Fewer Losers, or More Winners?, in the latest episode of Behind the Memo:
Listen to
@HowardMarksBook
discuss his recent memo “Bull Market Rhymes” in the latest ep. of “Behind the Memo.” Learn why looking to the past can help investors analyze innovations that may – or may not – shape the future:
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@HowardMarksBook
reflects on the memo “Dare to Be Great” (September 7, 2006), the first episode of a two-part series, offering suggestions to those daring to be superior investors. Listen/subscribe:
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Listen to
@HowardMarksBook
discuss his recent memo, "What Really Matters?," in the latest episode of "Behind the Memo." Howard also looks back on a year of memo-writing and highlights his main messages for investors:
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Read the interview w/
@HowardMarksBook
from the Edinburgh Business School’s symposium on cognitive economics. This conversation highlights some of the key ideas that Howard expanded on in his memo “Bull Market Rhymes.” Read/subscribe:
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Read the latest memo from
@HowardMarksBook
. He explains why the pendulum may be swinging away from globalization and toward onshoring, creating risk and opportunities for investors. Read/subscribe:
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Watch the latest Insights Live video to learn how
@HowardMarksBook
is assessing risk in today’s uncertain market environment and why he thinks “Buy or sell?” is the wrong question:
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@HowardMarksBook
reflects on the memo “Dare to Be Great II” (April 8, 2014), the second episode of a two-part series. He asks whether investors are willing to do what is necessary in order to be great. Listen/subscribe:
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@HowardMarksBook
reflects on the memo “It Is What It Is” (March 27, 2006). In this wide-ranging discussion, he weaves together the Japanese concept of mujo, probability theory and the Super Bowl. Listen/subscribe:
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In time for Father’s Day,
@HowardMarksBook
reflects on his memo “Something of Value” (January 11, 2021) with his son Andrew Marks. They discuss why open-mindedness is key when investing in a rapidly changing world:
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