Category: Christopher Davis

Chris Davis: Navigating Todays Turbulent Markets With Bill Miller

Two legendary portfolio managers, Chris Davis and Bill Miller, engaged in a comprehensive discussion about navigating today’s volatile investment landscape, drawing from their combined decades of experience managing billions in assets.

The conversation, structured around nine key topics, covers everything from investment temperament and market volatility to emerging technologies and geopolitical challenges. Miller, famous for outperforming the S&P 500 for 15 consecutive years while managing the Legg Mason Value Trust, and Davis share insights on stewardship, patience, and contrarian investing approaches. The discussion emphasizes the importance of long-term thinking, adaptability, and maintaining perspective during uncertain times.

Christopher Davis: Letter to Shareholders Fall 2024

In his recent letter to shareholders, Christopher Davis highlights that the era of near-zero interest rates ended in March 2022 when the Federal Reserve started raising rates. This shift marks a return to a more normal economic environment, though it may bring volatility and disruptions.

Christopher Davis: Investing with great conviction

In this interview, Christopher Davis explains his process for analyzing companies and his owner-earnings based approach that led him to companies like Amazon when many value investors avoided them.

Christopher Davis: Bank stocks are a good place to fish

Christopher Davis, chairman at Davis Advisors, discusses in this interview with Barron’s why bank stocks can be a good buy at this time. Including where they themselves are invested in Capital One, Wells Fargo and BNY Mellon.

Christopher Davis: Review of 2023

Read Christopher Davis’ review of the past year and an analysis of selected stocks in their portfolio, including Meta, Applied Materials and Berkshire Hathaway.