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Interview. Chris Mayer on Finding Quality Compounding Stocks

April 8, 2026 · 1 h 26 min

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In this insightful interview I spoke with fund manager Chris Mayer. Chris is an investment fund manager and author of many books including "100 Baggers: Stocks that Return 100 to 1 and How to Find Them". In this interview we talk everything from investment philosophy and when to sell to specific stocks like Constellation Software and Copart. We hope you enjoy!

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Show Notes

(0:50) — Investment Philosophy (1:45) — Concentration (4:08) — Margin of Safety (7:18) — Risk of Paying a Premium Multiple (10:02) — Buy & Hold or Sell? (17:33) — CSU Reinvestment Risk (24:02) — What Stocks Excite Chris the Most (28:26) — Is the Quality Sell-Off Justified? (33:31) — AI Risks (37:14) — Thoughts on Copart (51:00) — Research Process (1:02:44) — What Companies Will Be Impacted by AI (1:08:52) — How Do You Have Confidence in a Buy/Sell Decision? (1:13:05) — How Psychological Biases Affect Decision Making (1:16:55) — The Risk of Copying Successful Investors (1:22:03) — Why You Can Time the Market (1:24:36) — The Investor's Odyssey

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