On March 2013, my wife asked me – “You’re reading a lot. Why don’t you share your knowledge with others by writing”. That simple nudge from her made me to write my first post – The Joys Of Compounding. After 2.5 years I’m writing my 183rd post. Writing for 2.5 years helped me to learn the concepts deeply. More than that it helped me to rediscover myself. And I thank my wife for her nudge. Almost an year back Prof. Bakshi tweeted a picture on learning which is shown below.
The line – ‘We Learn 95% of what we teach to others‘ got seared into my brain. And I was reflecting on that line for almost an year. If writing for 2.5 years helped me to learn so much then what if I teach others for the rest of my life? After a lot of thought I have decided to teach to learn better.
What am I going to teach - A Gentle and Practical Introduction To Value Investing Where am I going to teach - Somewhere in South Bay Area; Library or City Hall. Dates - Oct 31st, Nov [7, 14, 21], Dec [5, 12]. Time - 1 - 4 p.m. How much does it cost - $0. Is there a hidden agenda - No. It's my passion for teaching & curiosity to learn more. Mode of delivery - Offline. Detailed lecture notes will be blogged. Total attendees - 10; I already handpicked 5 of them.
I have 5 more slots open. If you’re interested to attend the course send me an email. It’s first-come-first-serve. I’m putting my heart & soul into this. If you’re planning to attend make sure you stay committed throughout the course.
Jana,
I request you to share the transcript of your lectures on the blog if possible.
Another possible way could be of recording (audio/video) the lectures.
Regards,
Sarvdeep
Sarvdeep,
Before each lecture a detailed writeup (no powerpoint) will be blogged.
Since this is my first attempt I stay away from audio/video recordings.
Regards,
Jana
This is absolutely amazing. If only you had done this in India/Mumbai, I would have signed right away !! Wondering if you can share your lecture notes, etc. later. All the best !!
Thanks Rohit. Yes a detailed writeup will be blogged for each lecture.
Regards,
Jana
Great initiative! All the best…Looking forward for lecture notes…(I am in Qatar!!) 😦
Thanks Rajesh.
Regards,
Jana
Best wishes. Will it be available on you tube? Where I can watch ? Kindly let me know
Thanks and regards Dr R V MURALI 6, Dr RAJENDRAPRASAD ROAD HASTHINAPURAM CHENNAI-600044
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Thanks Murali,
It’s an offline course. And I will share my detailed writeup on each lecture.
Regards,
Jana
All the best. Sent from my iPhone
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Thanks Harish.
Regards,
Jana
Great.. The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with One Step – Lao Tzu
May this initiative take you miles ahead..
Hope to see your notes soon.. 🙂
Thanks Naveen.
Regards,
Jana
Brilliant initiative, eager to learn from your offline write-ups..:)
Thank you
Great Initiative Jana.
great intiative…….always been a joy reading ur posts…………hope to become a little wiser from ur upcoming teachings…..thnks for ur effort.
Which city is it happening?
Dimesh,
Somewhere around Sunnyvale which is in California.
Regards,
Jana
hey jana try keeping something like this in Mumbai too
All the best! Teaching helps one really understand the topic.
Happy Learning! 🙂
Would love to read your notes..Genuinely interested in Value investing…
Thanks Haiderali.
Regards,
Jana
Will you record the sessions?
Rishabh,
No. But I’ll make sure that the lecture notes are very detailed.
Regards,
Jana
Best of luck with your teaching endeavor. Iâve enjoyed your learnings and commentaries and Iâve been investing for over 30 years. See one, do one, teach one. I look forward to your class notes as well.
Hutch Vernon, CFA
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Thoughtful Investing.
Thanks Sir.
Regards,
Jana
Good job. looking forward to learn more about value investing.
Thanks Vijay.
Regards,
Jana
Not a single day goes by without visiting your site for new posts. Thanks for this one. Looking forward for lecture notes.
Thanks Ram for your nice words.
Regards,
Jana
Jana next time if you happen to visit India/Mumbai pls pls let me know. Want to meet you
Sure Ram.
Regards,
Jana
I wish you all the best Jana. I’ve been reading your blog for quite a while and I’ve learned immensely from your writings. Thank you.
Kind regards,
Alejandro
Thanks Alejandro.
Regards,
Jana
Good luck, Jana!
All the very Best…
Hi Jana,
Thats a great initiative and I sincerely wish you conduct as many classes as your blogs. Wish I could attend it.. I am in Mumbai.. If you have any workshop in Mumbai rest be sure of one participant…
good luck , thanks for sharing your thoughts , as I always I look forward to your blogs which are enlightening
Good idea Jana.. service to mankind is service to God.. God bless you!
Thanks.
Regards,
Jana
👍 endeavour Jana !!!
Thanks Krishkeya.
Regards,
Jana
Wish I could attend it.. I am in Kolkata. If you have any workshop in Kolkata or intend to visit in the city of joy anytime in near future please let me know at ayan40025@gmail.com
All the best….looking forward to your writeups. Unfortunately, moved from San Jose to Pune 5 yrs back 😦
Jana – this is a great initiative and will be immensely beneficial to all. Good luck and all the very best !!!
Wish you all the best Jana. I read your blog, esp book recommendations – I love them.
-Harsha
Wish you the very best!
wish u all the best luck !!!
Jana very good effort and work in your endeavour. Hope to see part 2 soon.
Hi Jana,
This is a great service you are doing to investing community.Wish you all the best.
Congratulations and wishing you all the best!
I have a question regarding this excellent lecture. Thank you for the thorough presentation of ROE and ROIC. Taking that into account, how does one then value the business in terms of how much he/she should pay for it (or for its stock)? Any quick answer would be great or pointing me in the direction of a lecture/book would be much appreciated. Thank you again. Great Blog.
Thank you sharing a great lecture. I have one follow up question. Taking into consideration the ROE and ROIC calculations, how does one value a business to assess how much he or she should pay for it (or for its stock. Any quick comments or pointing me in the direction of a book would be much appreciated. Thank you very much for hosting a great site.
David,
Take a look at my posts https://goo.gl/QJKY90 and read articles titled “Accounting For Value – [1 to 4]”. OR wait for another 10 days and my lecture notes on valuation will be out.
Regards,
Jana
Thank you Jana. Best to everyone.