Value Investors Club
The Value Investors Club is an internet group that I am a member of. I cannot stress enough how great the website is. I have been lurking for around a year now, and I think it is one of the best resources available to the public.
The Value Investors Club is completely free to join. Once you create an account in five seconds, you can then see what other investors have published. These essays are extremely well-thought-out, well-written, and done by pros. These posts aren't done by Redditors, these are the big boys, but not the ones you see on CNBC, the ones that actually make money. Michael Burry is a member of the VIC. The only caveat is that if you are not a “full member” you are restricted to ideas that were posted at a minimum of 45 days ago. That doesn’t render the advice provided useless, but to get the full experience, becoming a full member would be wise. However, becoming a full member can be difficult. They only accept 1 in 15 applications, and to become a member you have to write an extremely detailed paper on an undervalued stock.
If you backtrack the advice that is provided, you routinely find that you would have made quite a bit of money. The chance to continue making money is still there as well, very few of these plays they write about are played out, as they are mostly written for the long term. Once I get a free weekend, I plan on applying for full membership, something I almost certainly will get rejected for.
Just to prove my point, here is the most recent post I can see, at 10:52 PM on Thursday, September 28. The post, which is 3000 words long, is focused on HCCC, a coal company. The post was made on August 14, and since then, the stock has gained 25%. The hyper-detailed post is a million times better than anything publicly available. It goes over catalysts, management, valuation, long-term upside, risks, and so much more.
If I wasn’t a coward, I would pour my money into whatever this website says. These people are geniuses, and the chance to get to see the machinations of their minds is a treat. I could not recommend enough that if you have a spare ten minutes, you create an account and poke around the website. I promise, within five minutes of creating your account, you will have passed over many posts that will end/have ended up making bank.
On a final note, I’m not sure if I’ve talked about VIC before. If I have, I’m glad I’m doing it again, please look at the website.
Here is the main point, from their website:
"Let's face it. Traditional stock message boards are largely a waste of time. The investment ability of the participants and the quality of the information provided are generally poor. Traditional Wall Street research is also of little use. Analyst recommendations are usually compromised by investment banking relationships, poor research, and institutional groupthink. Additionally, most analysts ignore smaller capitalization stocks, out-of-favor opportunities, and companies undergoing restructurings, recapitalizations, spinoffs, or other extraordinary changes—investment areas that can be extremely lucrative for individuals who do their own research.
Since Value Investors Club is an investment forum for savvy investors whose only qualification is the quality of their investment research and thinking, members find the club an invaluable resource. Scientists, lawyers, physicians, engineers, technologists, financiers, entrepreneurs, professionals from all disciplines, as well as businessmen and women, each add their own perspective on investing to the club discussion. However, every member is well-versed in financial analysis and investments.
Great investment ideas are shared and discussed daily. Once again, the benefits of the club are free but admission is highly selective."
