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    Summary of Scott Fearon & Jesse Powell's Dead Companies Walking
    Summary of Scott Fearon & Jesse Powell's Dead Companies Walking
    Summary of Scott Fearon & Jesse Powell's Dead Companies Walking
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    #1 I learned the basics of money management from Geoff Raymond, who ran the investment division at Texas Commerce Bank in Houston. He was a very deliberate person, and he believed in human-to-human contact rather than numbers to gauge a company’s future performance.

    #2 I was very nervous about visiting the offices of Global Marine, a company I was considering buying. I was worried about the company's cyclical nature, and whether or not I could predict the bottom of a downturn. I decided to wait and buy it on the way up at $7 or $10.

    #3 The oil services industry unraveled in Houston in the early 1980s, and utilization dropped from 70 percent to 25 percent. Global Marine’s stock was trading under $1 by mid-1985.

    #4 People often learn from history, but only the recent past. They forget that the past is not a reliable predictor of the future. Investors frequently fail to look beyond the recent past, and this has gotten them into trouble.

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    PublisherIRB Media
    Release dateMay 13, 2022
    ISBN9798822515574
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      #1

      I learned the basics of money management from Geoff Raymond, who ran the investment division at Texas Commerce Bank in Houston. He was a very deliberate person, and he believed in human-to-human contact rather than numbers to gauge a company’s future performance.

      #2

      I was very nervous about visiting the offices of Global Marine, a company I was considering buying. I was worried about the company's cyclical nature, and whether or not I could predict the bottom of a downturn. I decided to wait and buy it on the way up at $7 or $10.

      #3

      The oil services industry unraveled in Houston in the early 1980s, and utilization dropped from 70 percent to 25 percent. Global Marine’s stock was trading under $1 by mid-1985.

      #4

      People often learn from history, but only the recent past. They forget that the past is not a reliable predictor of the future. Investors frequently fail to look beyond the recent past, and this has gotten them into trouble.

      #5

      The price of oil collapsed, and people were making big, bold predictions like Enron CEO Kenneth Lay would one day rival behemoths like IBM and Exxon in revenues.

      #6

      The energy industry is as volatile as a live wire, and expecting short-term results to continue into the future is rarely a safe bet. The history of the restaurant industry shows that even popular establishments have to update their menus and decors to survive.

      #7

      The most disastrous case of historical myopia in recent memory is the 1980s oil bust, which was largely

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