Clay Finck chats with Vitaliy Katsenelson about how Covid-19 changed the game of value investing, what Vitaliy looks for in the companies he invests in, how Vitaliy thinks about the discount rate in his valuation process, why buying great companies might not be the best investment strategy, whether a portfolio of only stocks can give investors a well-balanced portfolio, and much much more! Vitaliy is the CEO of Investment Management Associates and the author of the Little Book of Sideways Markets. His contrarian articles on investing are often published in Barrons, Forbes, and Financial Times. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:56 - How Covid-19 has changed the game of value investing 15:08 - What Vitaliy looks for in companies he invests in 16:42 - How Vitaliy ensures that managements incentives are aligned with that of the shareholders 18:41 - How Vitaliy thinks about the discount rate in his valuation process 19:59 - Why buying great companies might not be a good investing strategy 23:51 - The importance of developing a process to challenge your own beliefs 33:23 - Whether Vitaliy believes that 100% stocks can give investors a well-balanced portfolio 37:58 - What Vitaliy thinks about China’s rise as a global powerhouse and how it might affect the financial markets 📌 Get your first 3 months of investment management with Titan for zero fees! https://www.titan.com/TIP ✔️ Subscribe to Millennial Investing podcast show: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dnn22EWyo6MLsPaR492BM 🖊️ Access our free show notes and transcript here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/discovering-value-investments 📖 BOOKS MENTIONED: - The Little Book of Sideways Markets by Vitaliy Katsenelson: https://amzn.to/3IAq5zd Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links that we may earn commission from. This helps keep our show going! 😀 ▶️ RELATED EPISODES: - Related episode: MI125: Investing Like Warren Buffett w/ Jake Taylor: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/investing-like-warren-buffett/ 💡 OTHER RESOURCES - Vitaliy’s website Contrarian Edge: https://contrarianedge.com/ - Listen to Vitaliy’s articles here: https://investor.fm/ - Robert and Clay’s tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios, TIP Finance: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tip-finance/ - Check out our Investing Starter Packs about business and finance: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/mi-starter-packs/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ LISTEN 🎧 TO OTHER SHOWS FROM OUR NETWORK: ₿ If you're interested in Bitcoin, checkout our Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8wOLjjwNCM5B1qFdrtTdTZ 📚 Dive into value investing and learn more about billionaires with our We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9dDPFYGAHRbrWoToCe2uoU 🏘 Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing with our Real Estate 101 podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8Yw_8xO2nk-RD7fhb3yktn 💸 Get introduced to the world of investing with our Millennial Investing podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F_p00VYv3psJ8rhDAGOvR5W ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: 💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinvestorspodcast/ 👔 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-investor's-podcast/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIP_Network ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 📥 Download Stig & Preston's 1-page checklist for finding great stock picks: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/form-youtube-checklist/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ❗ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.