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My biggest failure in the stock market :

Alibaba is my biggest failure in the stock market.


I bought it in 01/2022 at a price of $129 and sold it at $87.6 in 09/2023.

It's worth $106 now.


Why did I make this mistake?


Because I followed a guru named Charlie Munger, the business associate of Warren Buffett.


Because it looked cheap compared to its earnings.


And I thought it would keep growing at the same rate.


But the truth is: I had no clue about its competitive advantages.


In fact, out of all the annual reports I’ve read, this one was the most complex.

They had so many different businesses — cloud, food delivery, e-commerce, payment services, banking, logistics, media, etc.


Then Charlie Munger said it was a bad investment because it was in the retail business.


And I thought to myself: "Do I even understand what they’re doing?"


So I sold everything — and I was happy to do so.


Now I only buy easy-to-understand stocks.


And it works well.


Don’t buy things you don’t understand.

Don’t buy everything gurus buy.

Focus your investments on what you know, at a good price, and with real competitive advantages.


That’s how I’ve managed to get 30% returns per year, for three years in a row.


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I met a guy who runs a private equity fund and told me that private equity performs better than the stock market. That made me smile.