Sir Chris Hohn on Investing
Sir Chris Hohn | In Good Company | Norges Bank Investment Management Two risks every investor must understand: Competition risk: a competitor takes your market share Replacement risk: your product becomes obsolete entirely Two levers of growth: Volume growth: selling more units Pricing growth: raising prices with no added cost; every extra dollar of price flows straight to profit What separates great businesses: barriers to entry. Irreplaceable physical assets: airports can’t be duplicated Intellectual property: aircraft engines, embedded software Switching costs: once installed, customers don’t leave The paradox of moats: ...