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Inspiration from the World of Sports

All Rights Reserved Memo to: Oaktree Clients From: Howard Marks Re: Inspiration from the World of Sports I’m constantly intrigued by the parallels between investing and sports., In the latter memo, I listed five ways in which investing is like sports:  It’s competitive – some succeed and some fail, and the distinction is clear, It was Yogi’s passing in late September that inspired this memo., This memo gives me a chance to discuss an invaluable clipping on the subject that I collected nine months ago and have been looking for an occasion to mention., The Victor’s Mindset It often seems that just as I’m completing a memo, a final inspiration pops up.

I'd Rather Be Wrong

 Memo to: OaktreeClients From: Howard M a r k s R e : I’dRatherBeWrong Just a few weeks ago, I published “Tell Me I’m Wrong,” my latest list of things in the investment environment that I find worth worrying about., I’m going to devote a few pages here – I promise this’ll be the shortest memo in years – to a point I touched on in “What Worries Me” (August 28, 2008) but omitted from the more recent piece., This memo will be about one of the inarguably most depressing topics of our time: the seeming inability of governments and politicians to solve – or even tackle – the financial problems we face., This memo is inspired by two excellent newspaper articles that appeared within the last month: “Party Gridlock Feeds New Fear of a Debt Crisis,” by Jackie Calmes (The New York Times, February 17) * and “Perils of the California Model” by David Wessel (The Wall Street Journal, March 4)

Performing Credit Quarterly 1Q2023

As part of the discussion, they explore Howard’s memo Lessons from Silicon Valley Bank.

Taking the Temperature

In his latest memo, Howard Marks discusses five market calls he’s made during his career.

A Look Under the Hood

In his latest memo, Howard Marks offers observations based on his meeting with the board, consultant, and senior staff of a state pension fund.

Shall We Repeal the Laws of Economics?

In his latest memo, Howard Marks discusses the economic facts of life, as he examines the workings of free markets and what happens when they’re tampered with.

Thinking About Macro

That’s why Howard has devoted his latest memo to a topic he largely disavows: macro forecasting.

The Rewind - Something of Value

Howard reflects on this memo, originally published on January 11, 2021, with his son Andrew Marks.

Fewer Losers, or More Winners?

In his latest memo, Howard Marks discusses the essential choice in both investing and sports.

The Impact of Debt

All Rights Reserved Follow us: Memo to: Oaktree Clients From: Howard Marks Re: The Impact of Debt My partner Bruce Karsh recently supplied me with a newspaper article about chess that inspired me to write a brief memo called The Indispensability of Risk., The response to the memo was favorable, hopefully because people found the content valuable, but quite possibly because it was only three pages long versus the usual ten to twelve., Thus encouraged, I’m following up with another short memo., (Unless otherwise indicated, this memo is the source of the quotations that follow; in all cases, emphasis is in the original.), In that memo, I used a series of simple graphics to show that the lower a company’s debt load is, the greater the decline in fortune it could survive.