10 episodes

The JRo Show interviews experts in and outside the field of investing to explore the themes of achieving mastery, sustained performance, and longevity. Does it really take 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become a master? Listen in on Thursdays to find out.

The JRo Show John Rotonti

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    • 4.9 • 28 Ratings

The JRo Show interviews experts in and outside the field of investing to explore the themes of achieving mastery, sustained performance, and longevity. Does it really take 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become a master? Listen in on Thursdays to find out.

    Interview with Chris Pavese of Broyhill Asset Management

    Interview with Chris Pavese of Broyhill Asset Management

    Broyhill overview and investment philosophy
    Portfolio management
    Risk management
    Team size and research process and idea generation
    Macro outlook and incorporation into process
    Valuation When to sell
    What Chris is reading

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    Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. Options can be risky and are not suitable for all investors. See the ⁠⁠⁠Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options⁠⁠⁠ to learn more.

    For each options transaction, Public Investing shares 50% of their order flow revenue as a rebate to help reduce your trading costs. This rebate will be displayed as a negative number in the “Additional Fees” column of your Trade Confirmation Statement and will be immediately reflected in the total dollars paid or received for the transaction. Order flow rebates are only issued for options trades and not for transactions involving other assets, including equities. For more information, refer to the ⁠⁠⁠Fee Schedule⁠⁠⁠.

    All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Open to the Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. See ⁠⁠⁠public.com/#disclosures-main⁠⁠⁠ for more information.

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    FinChat.io is The Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors.

    With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, FinChat is incredibly powerful and easy to use.

    Use our LINK and get 25% off any premium plan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://finchat.io/jro⁠⁠⁠

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    • 1 hr 34 min
    Interview with XPEL CEO Ryan Pape

    Interview with XPEL CEO Ryan Pape

    Business description

    Business Model

    Problems solving and value proposition

    Market share

    Pricing power and pricing strategy

    Balance Sheet

    Income statement and biggest costs/expenses

    Future growth opportunities

    Market penetration

    Ryan's history at XPEL

    Margins and returns on invested capital

    Asset turnover, inventory turnover, and cash conversion cycle

    Operating cash flow conversion

    Asset light and variable cost business model and the possibility of vertically integrating in the future

    Acquisition strategy, history, and capital allocation philosophy

    Incentive compensation metrics

    Business risks

    Competitive advantages

    Xpel's culture

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    Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. Options can be risky and are not suitable for all investors. See the ⁠⁠Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options⁠⁠ to learn more.

    For each options transaction, Public Investing shares 50% of their order flow revenue as a rebate to help reduce your trading costs. This rebate will be displayed as a negative number in the “Additional Fees” column of your Trade Confirmation Statement and will be immediately reflected in the total dollars paid or received for the transaction. Order flow rebates are only issued for options trades and not for transactions involving other assets, including equities. For more information, refer to the ⁠⁠Fee Schedule⁠⁠.

    All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Open to the Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. See ⁠⁠public.com/#disclosures-main⁠⁠ for more information.

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    FinChat.io is The Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors.

    With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, FinChat is incredibly powerful and easy to use.

    Use our LINK and get 25% off any premium plan: ⁠⁠⁠http://finchat.io/jro⁠⁠

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    • 1 hr 29 min
    Interview with Win Murray, Director of Research at Diamond Hill (former DoR at Harris Oakmark)

    Interview with Win Murray, Director of Research at Diamond Hill (former DoR at Harris Oakmark)

    Diamond Hill is a philosophically pure intrinsic value investing firmLiving in Columbus, The Austin of OhioWhat makes a great equity analyst vs an average analystHow to determine investing team size (using math)Analyst productivity and how that leads to a better opportunity set and ultimately better client outcomesGeneralist vs specialist analyst team structureHow Diamond Hill is slowly, at the margin, transitioning from a strict sector specialist team structure to a more hybrid modelWhat is expected of an analyst when it comes to pitching a new idea and maintaining coverageNew idea production vs maintenance coverage How the best analysts get the most stocks into the port, which leads to the largest coverage list, which leads to the least time to find new ideasWhat types of deliverables analysts should provide and why a shorter writeup is superior to a longer writeupTable stakes skills of accounting, numerical literacy, and mathematical common senseInterviewing candidates, identifying talent, and bring hyper aware of the barriers to exit when hiring peopleThe hurdle he uses for hiring talentThe two types of people that produce great work, but why one type may not be the right cultural fit

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    ⁠⁠⁠Public.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ just launched options trading, and they’re doing something no other brokerage has done before: sharing 50% of their options revenue directly with you. That means instead of paying to place options trades, you get something back on every single trade.

     -Earn $0.18 rebate per contract traded

     -No commission fees

     -No per-contract fees 

    By sharing 50% of their options revenue, Public has created a more transparent options trading experience. You’ll know exactly how much they make from each trade because they literally give you half of it. Activate options trading at⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://public.com/jro⁠⁠⁠⁠ by March 31 to lock in your lifetime rebate. Paid for by Public Investing. Must activate Options Account by March 31 for revenue share. Options not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Full rebate terms here (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://public.com/disclosures/rebate-terms⁠⁠⁠⁠). US members only.

    Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. Options can be risky and are not suitable for all investors. See the ⁠Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options⁠ to learn more.

    For each options transaction, Public Investing shares 50% of their order flow revenue as a rebate to help reduce your trading costs. This rebate will be displayed as a negative number in the “Additional Fees” column of your Trade Confirmation Statement and will be immediately reflected in the total dollars paid or received for the transaction. Order flow rebates are only issued for options trades and not for transactions involving other assets, including equities. For more information, refer to the ⁠Fee Schedule⁠.

    All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Open to the Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. See ⁠public.com/#disclosures-main⁠ for more information.

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    FinChat.io is The Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors.

    With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, FinChat is incredibly powerful and easy to use.

    Use our LINK and get 25% off any premium plan: ⁠⁠http://finchat.io/jro⁠

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    • 1 hr 21 min
    Interview with Dan Davidowitz of Polen Capital

    Interview with Dan Davidowitz of Polen Capital

    Polen Capital's culture: radical candor, autonomy, mastery, purpose

    Investing philosophy: competitive advantages, concentrated portfolios (20-25 stocks), position sizing

    Large Company Focus Growth Strategy: 132 stocks in 35 years, largest position in Amazon

    Risk management: eliminate risky businesses

    Analysis of Visa, MasterCard, cyclicals

    Team structure: meetings twice weekly, Polen One-Pagers

    Learning from mistakes: conservative margin modeling

    Investing spectrum: seek double-digit annualized returns

    Selling criteria: valuation, trimming stocks

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    ⁠⁠Public.com⁠⁠⁠ just launched options trading, and they’re doing something no other brokerage has done before: sharing 50% of their options revenue directly with you. That means instead of paying to place options trades, you get something back on every single trade.

     -Earn $0.18 rebate per contract traded

     -No commission fees

     -No per-contract fees 

    By sharing 50% of their options revenue, Public has created a more transparent options trading experience. You’ll know exactly how much they make from each trade because they literally give you half of it. Activate options trading at⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://public.com/jro⁠⁠⁠ by March 31 to lock in your lifetime rebate. Paid for by Public Investing. Must activate Options Account by March 31 for revenue share. Options not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Full rebate terms here (⁠⁠⁠https://public.com/disclosures/rebate-terms⁠⁠⁠). US members only.

    Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. Options can be risky and are not suitable for all investors. See the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options to learn more.

    For each options transaction, Public Investing shares 50% of their order flow revenue as a rebate to help reduce your trading costs. This rebate will be displayed as a negative number in the “Additional Fees” column of your Trade Confirmation Statement and will be immediately reflected in the total dollars paid or received for the transaction. Order flow rebates are only issued for options trades and not for transactions involving other assets, including equities. For more information, refer to the Fee Schedule.

    All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Open to the Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. See public.com/#disclosures-main for more information.

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    FinChat.io is The Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors.

    With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, FinChat is incredibly powerful and easy to use.

    Use our LINK and get 25% off any premium plan: ⁠http://finchat.io/jro

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    • 1 hr 31 min
    Estimating mid-cycle, normalized earnings with Alex Fitch and Michael Nicolas from Harris Associates (Oakmark Funds)

    Estimating mid-cycle, normalized earnings with Alex Fitch and Michael Nicolas from Harris Associates (Oakmark Funds)

    How Harris Oakmark thinks about and defines value investing

    Mid-cycle earnings and why they are important (using the coin flip analogy)

    CBRE example of mid-cycle earnings

    Banks and SCHW example of mid-cycle earnings

    Additional common adjustments they make to get to true normalized economic earnings power

    Estimating normalized earnings for software and faster-growing tech companies (and Salesforce example)

    Amazon and Alphabet examples

    Even more adjustments for SBC, amortization, and non-recurring items

    Lithia Motors example

    First Citizens example

    Quick discussion on modeling share repurchases and benchmarking capital allocation decisions on buying back stock at a discount

    How Harris Associates determines the appropriate P/E ratio for different businesses

    Masco example and choosing an appropriate peer comp group

    Thoughts around P/E multiple expansion

    American Express example for choosing a fair P/E multiple

    Dealing with stocks with a wider range of outcomes

    How they pick a required rate of return

    Idea generation and research process at Harris Oakmark

    What Harris looks for in hiring an analyst

    Humility and willingness to accept constructive feedback

    The primary responsibilities of the Director of Research at Harris Associates

    Unique cultural attributes of working at Harris Associates

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    ⁠⁠Public.com⁠⁠ just launched options trading, and they’re doing something no other brokerage has done before: sharing 50% of their options revenue directly with you. That means instead of paying to place options trades, you get something back on every single trade.

     -Earn $0.18 rebate per contract traded

     -No commission fees

     -No per-contract fees 

    By sharing 50% of their options revenue, Public has created a more transparent options trading experience. You’ll know exactly how much they make from each trade because they literally give you half of it. Activate options trading at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://public.com/jro⁠⁠ by March 31 to lock in your lifetime rebate. Paid for by Public Investing. Must activate Options Account by March 31 for revenue share. Options not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk. Full rebate terms here (⁠⁠https://public.com/disclosures/rebate-terms⁠⁠). US members only.

    *****************************************************************

    FinChat.io is The Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors.

    With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, FinChat is incredibly powerful and easy to use.

    Use our LINK and get 25% off any premium plan: http://finchat.io/jro

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    • 1 hr 6 min
    Interview with Todd Ahlsten of Parnassus Investments

    Interview with Todd Ahlsten of Parnassus Investments

    Todd Ahlsten is the Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of Parnassus Investments. Todd is also a panelist on the prestigious Barron's Roundtable. In this episode, we discuss Todd's background, investment process, and what he sees in the market today. Listen in for topics like:

    - How did Todd become CIO of Parnassus?

    - What makes a successful investor?

    - How does Parnassus operate?

    - What is "short shelf-life information"?

    - How does Todd look at the macro economy?

    - What kind of valuations does Todd look for?



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    *A High-Yield Cash Account is a secondary brokerage account with Public Investing. Funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn a variable interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance. Neither Public Investing nor any of its affiliates is a bank. US only. Learn more at⁠ ⁠https://public.com/disclosures/high-yield-account⁠

    • 1 hr 10 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
28 Ratings

28 Ratings

BLSH BFOF ,

A pleasure to listen

Any podcast that JRo does is thoughtful and full of nuggets on how to think better. The questions he asks is well planned and one can tell the discussion goes into unplanned avenues as well, which makes it better. I like how he puts answers to questions into his own words and repeats them.
Plus, it helps to understand these people’s processes when I read their letters.
Keep up the good work!

Bird Dog Trainer ,

Excellent podcast.

John is an excellent interviewer and very successful investor as well.

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Great podcast

John does a great job interviewing the best investors and helping us all learn their processes. Every episode has multiple lessons to learn.

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