#25 Richard Lawrence: The Model

Investing by the Books

Richard Lawrence is the founder of Overlook Investments and one of the best investors in Asian equities over the last three decades. Richard founded Overlook Investments in Hong Kong in 1991 and the fund has since then beat the market by 6.5 percentage points per year. At the time of recording, June 10th, 2022, Overlook held more than USD 6 billion in assets.

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We discuss Richard's book "The Model", with his best lessons from bear markets, Overlook's successful investment philosophy, his thoughts on investing in China, and the art of selling.

A must-listen for every fund manager and private investor aiming to outperform the market over the longer term.

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A special thanks to our friends at Next Gen Investors Endowment and Daniel Phua at Foord Asset Management for connecting us with Richard Lawrence.

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Episode Chapters

(00:00) Intro by Eddie & Niklas

(03:19) Life journey of Richard Lawrence

(09:48) Bear market lessons and personality traits

(20:51) Philosophy and inspiration of Overlook Investments

(36:42) Investing in China from 1985 to 2022

(48:18) The success of TSMC

(51:39) The art of selling

(55:33) Legal cap on subscriptions

(1:01:51) The outlook of Overlook Investments

(1:03:35) Overlook Hall of Fame

(1:05:48) Book inspiration

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Books/Periodicals Mentioned

• The Model - Richard Lawrence
• Pioneering Portfolio Management - David Swensen
• The Buffett Partnership Letters
• The New Money Masters - John Train
• The Outstanding Investor Digest
• One Up On Wall Street - Peter Lynch
• The Investor's Anthology - Charles Ellis
• Classics II: Another Investor's Anthology - Charles Ellis
• Margin of Safety - Seth Klarman
• The Investor’s Equation - William Bowen and Frank Ganucheau
• The Mind of Wall Street - Leon Levy

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More on Richard Lawrence

The Model: https://themodel.com/

Email: [e-mail]

Overlook Investments: https://overlookinv.com/

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About the podcast

Intro episode: https://www.redeye.se/podcast/investing-by-the-books/817383/0-intro-to-investing-by-the-books

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