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Moneyball is widely known and admired. People love the story and want to replicate the success. The key idea we see played out isn't unique to baseball: "How do we maximize 'wins' while leveraging the resources we have available?" This story revolves around the idea in baseball that buying the best players is the way you buy the most wins. Jonah Hill's character challenges this idea saying, "Your goal shouldn't be to buy players. It should be to buy wins. And in order to buy wins, you have to buy runs." But how do you "buy runs"? It boils down to the basics: getting players on base. While analytics offer significant advantages, it's crucial to find ways to reconnect back to the ultimate goal of generating "wins" by identifying the fundamental pieces and understanding how they help generate wins. When we start to do that, we can start to ask the right questions and work toward meaningful impact.

Baseball metaphors abound in investing, at least in the U.S., and Fiduciary Management’s Jonathan Bloom uses an apt one to describe his firm’s approach: “It’s as true as ever that investors are looking to hit home runs,” he says. “We're content to hit singles and doubles and actually think the secret to the business is more in reducing strikeouts.” Looking to pay “sufficiently cheap” prices for advantaged businesses that prosper when times are good and gain ground when times are difficult, Bloom and his team discuss in the latest issue of Value Investor Insight where they are finding idiosyncratic opportunities today (link in the comments). $BME $G $GTES $FBIN $SW #valueinvesting #stockresearch #valueinvestors

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∀ The Perils Of Investing In ⚾ Cards Of Pitchers: Pitchers are becoming increasingly difficult to collect as an investment. A look at why most pitchers don't have staying power plus tips. The post The Perils Of Investing In Baseball Cards Of Pitchers appeared first on Cardlines. https://lnkd.in/guttRJ4h #Basics | CollectingAll.com

Why did the financial planner go to the baseball game? He heard it was a great place to "pitch" his investment ideas! #FinancialPlanner, #WealthManagement, #FinancialPlanning, #PersonalFinance, #InvestmentAdvisor, #MoneyManagement, #RetirementPlanning, #FinancialConsultant, #FinancialAdvisor, #FinanceExpert, #FinancialGoals, #WealthAdvisor, #FinancialStrategy, #FinancialServices, #FinanceProfessional

I’ve noticed something recently with my boys and their baseball games. The games they win are where the team consistently hits singles and they get runners on base. If they were only going for home runs, they would honestly lose every game. They are nice when they happen, but are more like icing on the cake of scoring consistent runs. I think real estate is similar. Every deal doesn’t need to be a home run. Consistent singles are the way to go. What is a single? Depends on where you are at. Maybe a single is buying your first property. Maybe it’s getting a commission on a sale. Maybe it’s finding a deal and partnering on it with someone else with more experience or capital. Maybe it’s investing in a syndication. Whatever a single is for you, get on base. Feel free to reach out if I can help you get a hit.

The 2011 Brad Pitt movie Moneyball is one of those rare baseball films that even people who don't know a thing about the game somehow end up loving. ⚾ At the end of the day, Moneyball really isn't about baseball. Technically, yes, it's a story that involves a baseball team. But what this movie is truly about is Brad Pitt shaking up the status quo…when people really don't want to see it get shaken up. That is something all leaders, and really all people, can relate to. 🧠 So, how does Moneyball relate to sales, analytics, and success in a data-driven world? Find out here: https://hubs.li/Q02J4byN0 #Moneyball #BradPitt #SalesLeaders #Disrupt #Success #Sales #Sandler #PerformancePartners #Charleston #SouthCarolina

Baseball for the best time to sell your bank? Use a baseball game as a metaphor. The best time to sell - 6th inning. You have a comfortable lead. Heart of the lineup is due up. Ace reliever is warming up. You're projecting a win. The future is bright. A bright future. That's what buyers are looking for. Are you a bank CEO, President, CFO or Board Member with questions you have regarding the consideration of selling? DM me here on LinkedIn to ask confidentially and I will get back with you.

Just like MoneyBall, you aren't buying people, you are buying the results that those people will result. The highest earning baseball teams are really good at assembling players who are really good at getting on base. You don't need everybody swinging for the fence. You just need a solid group who wants strike, and who will move through the bases. #moneyball #aplayers

What do baseball and investing have in common? Lots! What are your thoughts? Here's our take on the topic: https://lnkd.in/evskjAgB #investing #baseball