January 11, 2017

Samir Patel , Askeladden Capital Management

"My life is for itself and not for a spectacle." Qualitative small-cap value investor.

Why Value Investors Need Systems Thinking

Tunnel vision is dangerous, y'all.

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Samir Patel, Askeladden Capital Management

Askeladden Capital Q3 2019 Investor Letter - "Earn It"

YTD through 9/30/2019, Askeladden Capital Partners LP returned in excess of ~ +41% gross and ~ +32% net, compared to ~ +17% for our benchmark. The Q3 2019 letter discusses how we intend to earn our keep as we rapidly scale

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Askeladden Capital Q2 2019 Letter

YTD through 6/28/2019, Askeladden Capital Partners LP returned in excess of ~ +37% gross and ~ + 30% net of all fees, compared to +17% for our benchmark, the S&P 1000 Total Return, extending our track record of outperformance. The Q2 2019 letter ...

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Askeladden Capital Q1 2019 Investor Letter

YTD through 2019-04-05, Askeladden Capital Partners LP returned in excess of +28% gross, and +24% net, versus a +17% gain for our benchmark, the S&P 1000 Total Return.

Apr 08, 2019

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Askeladden Q4 2018 Letter: A Better Life

In Askeladden's Q4 2018 letter, I discuss the agency problems traditionally associated with small asset managers scaling, and why clients can be confident that I'll avoid them.

Jan 28, 2019

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Howard Marks is Dangerously Wrong

I've long been a great fan of Howard Marks, but his new book misses the mark. It's not just wrong - it's dangerously wrong - and attempting to implement its ideas will likely damage, rather than help, your returns. Explore why in our thorough, ...

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Five Counterintuitive Lessons from Five Years of Professional Investing - Askeladden Capital Q3 2018 Letter

Our Q3 2018 letter, overviewing five counterintuitive, mental-models driven lessons we've learned from five years of investing.

Oct 26, 2018

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Poor Ash's Almanack - A Learning Journey

Here is the Q2 2018 letter , formally announcing the launch of Poor Ash’s Almanack – a website with ~half a million words of content that is the best free mental models resource on the internet by a wide margin. I’ve been working on it in one manner ...

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Askeladden Capital Q1 2018 Letter: "The Asterisks"

My Q1 2018 letter, " The Asterisks ," looks beyond the surface of ACP's stellar results since inception to identify areas for improvement.

Apr 03, 2018

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Askeladden Capital - Q1 2017 Letter

Below is Askeladden Capital's Q1 2017 letter to investors.

Apr 01, 2017

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Askeladden Capital Q4 2016 Investor Letter

After retaining new legal counsel at the management company level, we decided to rely on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, rather than Rule 506(b), which allows us to publicly distribute our investor letters. Below is our year-end letter published on ...

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