Pat Dorsey: Economic Moats and More
From The Long View by Morningstar
March 31, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 365
About this episode
Pat Dorsey discusses economic moats, company management, and the evolving usefulness of quantitative screens in investing.
Morningstar’s former head of equity research on what investors get wrong with moats, what to look for in company management, why quantitative screens are less useful than they were, and the process he uses to filter out signal versus noise.
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Guest: Pat Dorsey
Topics covered
- economic moats
- company management
- investing strategies
- quantitative screens
- signal vs noise
Keywords
- economic moats
- investing
- company management
- quantitative screens
- signal vs noise
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Organizations: Morningstar
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