Ted Weschler Story

[mrvlad0]

Interesting piece on Ted Weschler:

 

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-22/weschler-rise-from-grace-leads-to-role-advising-buffett.html

 

Like Buffett, Weschler sought an edge by studying company filings and dozens of other publications. The former hedge-fund manager once told David that he didn’t make an investment unless he had spent 500 hours studying the idea.

[Guest hellsten]

Thanks. Very interesting.

 

Weschler “finds it almost a distraction” to meet management, said Ed Shapiro, a hedge-fund manager who has known Weschler for about a decade and invested in similar companies. “But he’s formed these very strong feelings about certain managers” from reading the reports, listening to conference calls and studying other public information.

[mysticdrew]

Enjoyed the article.  Good to know his range of skills expanded beyond just picking stocks. 

 

[redskin]

This article was referenced in the Bloomberg story....

 

http://www.c-ville.com/Weschlers_imprint_on_local_news_grows_with_Berkshire_Hathaways_purchase_of_Media_General_papers_with_audio/

[Yours Truly]

The more I read about this guy, the more he's sounding like a young WEB... I forsee him taking a much larger role within BRK in the near future..

 

Regarding his stock picks, supposedly in one of the articles, it highlights the fact that he spends at least 500 hours picking apart and analysing a company before deciding on investing in it

 

[fareastwarriors]

Another piece on Ted Wechsler in BusinessWeek:  Ted Wechsler: The Next Warren Buffett?

 

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-10-25/ted-wechsler-the-next-warren-buffett#p1

 

but it's pretty much a rehash of the Bloomberg article.