Marks: Howard Marks no longer makes active investment decisions at Oaktree
Howard Marks · #53 Howard Marks: Luck, Risk and Avoiding Losers · Mar 5, 2019 · at 1:22:43
Howard Marks, co-founder of Oaktree Capital, discusses why he reads broadly across subjects and clarifies his current role at the firm.
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“I'm not reading at this point to become a better investor. I'm not making that many investment around this decisions around here. I'm really just trying to lead the organization, the people in the culture and relate to the clients and write and speak and that kind of thing. I'm not making investment decisions and I'm just trying to get smarter”
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