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Season 1, Episode 10: Timeshare Companies: Unloved, Misunderstood, Underappreciated

Published June 17, 2019

Featuring hedge fund manager Michael Kahan of North Peak Capital

Shares of timeshare companies have not done particularly well lately. That is understandable considering the options investors have elsewhere as well as the state of the economic cycle in the US.

This week’s guest, Michael Kahan of North Peak Capital Management, likes one particular stock in the sector. Content: The value proposition (2:33), the stock (3:15), drivers of revenue growth during recessions (6:00), more on the hedge fund (16:30), entry points (19:35).

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Season 1, Episode 7: Governance Arbitrage, With Henry D. Wolfe

Published June 4, 2019

Wolfe’s thesis: it’s time to admit the public company governance model is broken

The general assumption that management and governance of public companies are efficient, is false. So says Henry D. Wolfe in his recently-released book, “Governance Arbitrage: Blowing up the public company governance model to maximize long-term shareholder value.”

Content:
The underlying thesis (3:00), what needs to replace it (5:30), why institutional investors have to play a key role (7:44), the advantages of the private equity model (8:45), Wolfe’s contrarian investing priority (16:26), Costco the optimal model (21:30).

For more information: https://governancearbitrage.com/

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