佳句書摘 - The Snowball (3)
Posted in Investment, Quote on Jan 5th, 2009
巴菲特也認為,用「質」(qualitative) 的面向來評估你想買進的公司股票,終究會比用「量」(quantitative) 的面向來評估來得可靠。量是一時的,質是長久的。話雖這麼說,但我覺得對普羅大眾來講,以一個小散戶的身份,是很難窺測到一間公司的文化、管理風格、領導人性格(以及目前是那一位高層得勢)、守法程度、在供應商與客戶間的信用口碑、部門間關係(偏向合作或鬥爭)、員工向心力(與心態)、危機處理能力(甚至是有或沒有發生過危機)…等等「摸不到」,或「不法定公開」的面向。然而,這些看不見的因素卻早已深植在一間公司的根裡,小散戶很難知道是誰,在何時,在何處,種下一顆導致一間公司數年後失敗或成功的惡(善)果。
別懷疑,對於隨便一間企業,你所認定的「質」,80%都是媒體(加公關部門操作)塑造出來的。運氣好的話,你可以從在那間公司上班的友人之間聽到另外20%中的5%真相(另外15%是八卦)。想知道更多「質」的真相,你有兩個選項:1)成為有影響力的大戶 2)自己到那間公司工作。
上面都是我的想法,接下來才是真正節錄自p.265的一段話:
Buffet would later write to the partners that buying “the right company (with the right prospects, inherent industry conditions, management, etc.)” means “the price will take care of itself…This is what causes cash register to really sing. However, it is an infrequent occurrence, as insights usually are, and of course, no insight is required on the quantitative side — the figures should hit you over the head with a baseball bat. So the really big money tends to be made by investors who are right on qualitative decisions.”
- The Snowball, p.265
可惜這個世界上有太多重量不重質的投資者了…因為「質」摸不透,又難判斷好壞,也沒有嚇人的數字,沒辦法做成精彩刺激的圖表,很多財經記者、分析師、名嘴、投顧老師、財經書籍,都會刻意避開這一塊吃力不討好的領域,反正說了(寫了)也沒幾個人看…所以這方面的功課就待有心的投資者慢慢DIY挖掘了。Hint: going back to your b-school and consulting your professors should be a good starting point. At least you could count on some hard-core scholars who are not corrupted by volatile numbers on the markets.
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