Want Buffetts Returns? Heres How to Get Them | #13

Published: Aug. 12, 2016, 5 p.m.

b'Stock picking is hard\\u2014really hard. Fortunately, there\\u2019s a simple strategy you could begin following today to improve your success. It\\u2019s simple to implement, takes just minutes of your time, yet has the potential to vastly improve your investing results. Sadly, if you\\u2019re like the average investor, you don\\u2019t even know it exists. So what is it? Well, consider the world\\u2019s star hedge fund managers \\u2013 the Buffetts, Klarmans, and Teppers \\u2013 the guys with average yearly returns in the upper teens and twenties. What if you knew what they were investing in right this second? Logic would suggest if you invested alongside them, you too could post their extraordinary returns. Well, it turns out, the option is available to you thanks to the SEC and Form 13F. This is a form professional fund managers with more than $100m in U.S.-listed assets must fill out. Best of all, it\\u2019s available to the public, providing you and me a way to \\u201cpeek over the shoulder\\u201d of some of the world\\u2019s most successful investors. Of course, there are some issues with this strategy. For instance, there\\u2019s a 45-delay in reporting, there can be inexact holdings, and the biggest one \\u2013 the fluctuating success of your chosen manager. Bill Ackman\\u2019s recent debacle with Valeant certainly comes to mind. No, it\\u2019s not easy; a 13F investing strategy takes dedication. Many of the star managers who post amazing long-term returns can actually underperform for years at a time. Would you stay invested alongside them long enough to ride out those barren stretches? Or would fear and second-guessing shake you out? Turns out there are a few ways you can improve your chance of success. Find out what they are in Episode 13.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'