Bull Market Rhymes

They’ll be the topic of this memo., I want to mention up front that this memo has nothing to do with assessing the markets’ likely direction from here., The first is the extreme brevity of the financial memory., Memory, prudence, realism, and risk aversion would only get in the way of that dream., This memorandum is being made available for educational purposes only and should not be used for any other purpose.

The Roundup: Top Takeaways From Oaktree's Quarterly Letters - 2Q2022

In today’s uncertain environment, we’re reminded of a quote from Warren Buffett that Howard included in his memos It’s All Good (July 2007) and The Tide Goes Out (March 2008): “It’s only when the tide goes out that you find out who’s been swimming naked.”

Investing in Real Assets Today

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Assessing Relative Value in Credit amid Coronavirus Uncertainty

The further we moved away from the GFC, the less the memory of the dramatic volatility from the crisis resonated with investors.

The Memo: This Time It's Different

PCQ 4Q2023

As Howard recently noted in his memo Easy Money: Low interest rates made it: • easy to run a business, with the stimulated economy growing unabated for more than a decade; • easy for investors to enjoy asset appreciation; • easy and cheap to lever investments; • easy and cheap for businesses to obtain financing; and • easy to avoid default and bankruptcy.

Coming into Focus

All Rights Reserved Follow us: Memo to: Oaktree Clients From: Howard Marks Re: Coming into Focus Roughly two months have passed since my last memo, Time for Thinking, and still not much has changed in the economy or the markets., Thus, I’m going to use this memo to go into greater detail on a few topics., I touched on a few of them in my last memo, but I’m going to undertake a fuller treatment of the subject here., This memorandum is being made available for educational purposes only and should not be used for any other purpose., This memorandum, including the information contained herein, may not be copied, reproduced, republished, or posted in whole or in part, in any form without the prior written consent of Oaktree

Political Reality Meets Economic Reality

All Rights Reserved Follow us: Memo to: Oaktree Clients From: Howard Marks Re: Political Reality Meets Economic Reality In 2016 I wrote Economic Reality (in May) and Political Reality (in August), two memos covering subjects I thought were important and timely., And thus this section of my memo., Legal Information and Disclosures This memorandum expresses the views of the author as of the date indicated and such views are subject to change without notice., This memorandum is being made available for educational purposes only and should not be used for any other purpose., This memorandum, including the information contained herein, may not be copied, reproduced, republished, or posted in whole or in part, in any form without the prior written consent of Oaktree

1994-01-24-random-thoughts-on-the-identification-of-inv-opportunities

A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d Legal Information and Disclosures This memorandum expresses the views of the author as of the date indicated and such views are subject to change without notice., This memorandum is being made available for educational purposes only and should not be used for any other purpose., This memorandum, including the information contained herein, may not be copied, reproduced, republished, or posted in whole or in part, in any form without the prior written consent of Oaktree.

2003-03-11-whad-ya-know

A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d Memo to: OaktreeClients From: Howard M a rks Re: Whad’Ya K n o w ?, I always ask Nancy to read my memos before I send them out., UThe Value of Predictions II The P&I survey reminded me of a memo I wrote in 1996 under the above title., This memorandum is being made available for educational purposes only and should not be used for any other purpose., This memorandum, including the information contained herein, may not be copied, reproduced, republished, or posted in whole or in part, in any form without the prior written consent of Oaktree.