🏰 The greatest acquisitions of all time

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🏰 The greatest acquisitions of all time

In some cases, acquisitions can create a lot of value over time. Here are the top 10 acquisitions of all time according to 10kreader.com:

🏰 Signs we reached the top and bottom of the market cycle:

Mr. Market (the stock market) goes through periods of severe pessimism and extreme euphoria. Do you want to know where we are in the market cycle? Take a look at the table below:

🏰 One simple investment quote

Investing is a marathon, not a sprint. Think on the long term and you already have a BIG advantage compared to other investors.

"Checking your stocks daily is like putting up a webcam in the forest to see if the trees are growing."

🏰 Reading inspiration

Warren Buffett is one of the best investors in the history of humankind.

You can download all his shareholder letters in 1 PDF file for free. The file can be downloaded here:

🏰 Example of a quality company

"Mastercard and Visa's profit margins are 4x as high as the average company within the S&P 500. This means that you could halve their profit margin, and do it again to get to the average profit margin of other companies. This indicates that Mastercard and Visa have a strong moat." - Chuck Akre

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Compounding Quality is a professional investor which manages a worldwide equity fund with more than $125 million in Assets Under Management. We have read over 500 investment books and spend more than 50 hours per week researching stocks.