Listen "The Calculus of Value"
Episode Synopsis
In his latest memo, Howard Marks sets forth the essence of value and price, as well as the critical relationship between the two. He posits that value exerts a ‘‘magnetic’’ influence on price, meaning the relationship of price to value should be expected to strongly influence investment performance in the long run, with high valuations presaging low subsequent returns, and vice versa. In the context of today’s elevated U.S. equity valuations and widespread investor optimism, he advises us to consider going to an ‘‘Investment Readiness Condition’’ in which investors shift their portfolios somewhat in the direction of increased defense.You can read the memo here (https://www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/memo/the-calculus-of-value).
More episodes of the podcast The Memo by Howard Marks
Is It a Bubble?
09/12/2025
Cockroaches in the Coal Mine
06/11/2025
A Look Under the Hood
28/10/2025
35 Years of Memos
14/10/2025
More on Repealing the Laws of Economics
18/06/2025
30 Years of Oaktree
06/05/2025
Nobody Knows (Yet Again)
09/04/2025
Gimme Credit
06/03/2025
Behind The Memo: On Bubble Watch
27/02/2025
On Bubble Watch
07/01/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.