Seth Klarman: Investors Can No Longer Rely On Mean Reversion

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“For most of the last century,” Seth Klarman noted in his second-quarter letter to Baupost’s investors, “a reasonable approach to assessing a company’s future prospects was to expect mean reversion.” He went on to explain that fluctuations in business performance were largely cyclical, and investors could profit from this buying low and selling high. Also see Seth Klarman Tells His Investors: Central Banks Are Treating Investors Like “Foolish Children” Q2 Letter: Baupost won big in Q2 with PG&E, eBay, Liberty Global If you’re looking for value stocks, and exclusive access to value-focused hedge fund managers, check out Hidden Value Stocks….

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