How Reading 10-Ks for 10 Hours a Day Helped Me Beat the Market

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A fund manager shares insights on how extensive reading of 10-Ks leads to superior investment decisions.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-reading-10-ks-for-10-hours-a-day-helped-me-beat-the-market . A fund manager explains how reading 10-Ks and primary sources for hours daily drives better investment decisions and long-term returns. 4. TL;DR A concentrate Check more stories related to finance at: https://hackernoon.com/c/finance . You can also check exclusive content about #value-investing , #10-k-filings-for-investing , #stock-market-analysis , #long-term-investing , #primary-source-research , #investor-psychology , #investment-strategy , #financial-statements-analysis , and more. This story was written by: @judahspinner . Learn more about this writer by checking @judahspinner's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . I run a concentrated value fund that returned 62.2 percent last year against the S&P 500's 17.9 percent. The approach behind it is unglamorous: I spend about 10 hours a day reading 10-Ks, 10-Qs, and industry reports instead of scrolling feeds. This essay is about why primary sources consistently outperform secondary commentary, how the discipline applies to engineers and founders as much as to…

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Guest: Judah Spinner

Topics covered

• investment strategy
• financial analysis
• value investing
• primary source research
• long-term investing

Keywords

• 10-K filings
• investment returns
• stock market analysis
• investor psychology
• financial statements

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Organizations: HackerNoon, S&P 500, value fund, AI

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