Ep. 20 - Navigating South African Stocks with Rudi van Niekerk

Rudi van Niekerk is the Founder and CIO of Desert Lion Capital, a specialist stock fund investing in the unfrequented market of South Africa. Rudi is a fundamental, value-oriented investor that has been able to generate stellar returns with a contrarian, opportunistic and concentrated approach. The frontier of the South African equity market is still a lonely and inhospitable space, which gives investors like Rudi a significant edge. Learn about Rudi's humble childhood growing up in a farm as well the 'catalyst ' for focusing on intrinsic value. To learn more about Rudi please visit . To learn more about Richard please visit . Show Notes: (01:15) Rudy's Background, Growing up in South Africa, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist - Roger Lowenstein (03:31) CapeTown and South Africa, Roughly 325 Companies in the Stock Market (05:33) The hunt for companies trading below intrinsic value (07:28) Generalist versus Specialist Investing (10:29) Margin of Safety Investing, Occasionally looking at resource stocks, macroeconomic factors (14:40) Process of idea generation, Organic, Bottoms Up Research (15:47) How companies can create value (17:43) Going over the portfolio, concentration, cash and holdings (20:28) Attending shareholder meetings, speaking with management, overcoming behavioral biases (23:32) Delving into portfolio holdings, Cartrack Holdings - Smart Mobility SaaS company, fanatical management teams, taking market share (32:30) Selling criteria, change in growth outlook or fundamentals (34:51) Common sense approach to investing, Quality versus Cigar Butts, generating high returns (40:55) Navigating inefficient markets and managing volatility (43:22) South African stock correlations versus the rest of the world (45:32) Rudy's current thoughts on South Africa as a whole (48:28) Closing remarks and contact information

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Ep. 20 - Navigating South African Stocks with Rudi van Niekerk is an episode from Riches in the Niches Investor Podcast by Richard Sosa.

This episode is 49:59 long.

This episode was published on May 18, 2021.

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