Inkwell’s primary focus is on achieving satisfactory investment results for its clients. While we are busy with that, though, we want to engage you in the process by telling you our thoughts as we go about our business. We believe that the more you understand our investment philosophy and our way of thinking, the more comfortable you will be with our investment decisions.

Each quarter we write a letter to our clients which contains our reading of the current market climate and our thoughts on how best to navigate it. We also write occasional memos on topics that catch our eye or that we think might be interesting to our clients.

Below is a collection of these publications.

Capitalism Does Not Exist in the U.S.

February 1, 2019

For decades, Warren Buffett declined to buy any railroad or airline stocks, yet now he owns a railroad and significant stakes in all the major U.S. airlines. Why has he recently reversed course? One word: oligopoly.  

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Capitalism Without Capital

December 1, 2018

How is it possible for a company like Microsoft to hold only $36 billion of assets, yet have a market cap of nearly $1 trillion?  

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Avoiding Mistakes by Studying Mistakes

August 1, 2018

Even the greatest investors make mistakes. Here are a few classics to learn from.  

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Crash!

October 1, 2017

A closer look at five earlier stock market crashes and what lessons they hold for us today.  

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From Las Vegas to Wall Street

April 1, 2017

An MIT genius first conquers black jack then goes on to master the biggest casino of them all — the stock market.  

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Shareholder Activism in the Last 100 Years

August 1, 2016

Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and other legendary investors have sometimes had to actively engage with the managements of the companies they invested in, as detailed in Jeff Gramm’s recent book Dear Chairman.  

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The Holy Grail of Investing

February 1, 2016

Is it possible to find a stock that will return 100 times your original investment?  

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The Outsiders

July 1, 2013

Review of a recent book about wildly successful CEOs.  

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The Most Important Thing

August 1, 2012

Review of a recent book by investing legend Howard Marks.  

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