This is our signature publication, offering a monthly perspective on the markets beyond the day-to-day noise. Each issue features an Editor’s Note from Editor-in-Chief John Buckingham, along with a complete list of our current stock recommendations and timely highlights on the individual holdings. The A Patient Prospector monthly newsletter offers […]

Welcome to A Patient Prospector! I’m John Buckingham, Editor-in-Chief and co-founding Executive Director at wealth management firm Value87 Investment Partners. At A Patient Prospector, we believe successful investing rarely comes from knowing what the market will do next. It comes from knowing what you own, then doing the work: studying […]

There is never a shortage of market news. We might think there’s too much. Every week brings another deluge of economic reports, earnings announcements, interest-rate debates, geopolitical developments and other action. Amid all the market noise and frenetic activity, the more important question is: What actually matters to a long-term […]

If our Market Observations tell you what we are thinking, our Stock Pick list shows you our current recommendations. This is the heart of the A Patient Prospector All Access experience and one of the primary reasons to become a member. We don’t believe a stock recommendation should disappear into […]

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling nearly 900 points (1.65% on a total return basis) and the Bloomberg 3000 Value index retreating 1.46% last week, we were reminded that September historically has been the worst month of the year for stocks,… …even as we note that the Bloomberg 3000 […]

Value investing might be described as the art of buying a dollar fifty cents. That’s been broadly true in our experience, but such a statement requires more context. One of the larger challenges for investors in general, not just Value investors, is waiting for the market to recognize what you […]