Leandro: Five Below (FIVE), Topicus (TOI.TSX), and Texas Instruments (TXN)

<p>Hey Guys! This week our guest is Leandro, he is the lead contributor at Best Anchor Stocks. This episode was all about Leandro investing process and journey. He shared some of his investment ideas featured at Best Anchor Stocks such as Five Below ($FIVE), Topicus ($TOI) and Texas Instruments ($TXN). He gave us context on their specific industry, their competitive advantage, and the management team.<br> </p> <ul> <li>[0:00] What happens to Five Below ($FIVE) in a recession or in an inflationary environment?</li> <li>[4:50] Possible pitfalls for Five Below</li> <li>[7:25] Adobe buying Figma: Eliminating a Threat</li> <li>[14:00] The Inception of Best Anchor Stocks</li> <li>[17:00] Important Lessons Learned</li> <li>[18:00] Leandro’s Investment Process: Vetting the Management Team</li> <li>[27:00] Finding the Things that Matter on an Investment</li> <li>[33:00] Topicus ($TOi)</li> <li>[44:00] Texas Instruments ($TXN)</li> <li>[57:00] Luxury Brands</li> <li>[1:02:00] Finding Ideas</li> <li>[1:04:00] Sharing Ideas Publicly</li> <li>[1:08:00] More from Leandro and Closing Questions</li> </ul> <p>Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality.</p> <p><strong>Mitimco</strong></p> <p>This episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIMCo invests in a handful of new emerging managers who it believes can earn exceptional long-term returns in support of MIT's mission. To help the emerging manager community more broadly, they created&nbsp;<a href="https://emergingmanagers.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">emergingmanagers.org</a>, a website for emerging manager stockpickers.</p> <p>For those looking to start a stock-picking fund or just looking to learn about how others have done it, I highly recommend the site. You'll find essays and interviews by successful emerging managers, service providers used by MIT's own managers, essays MITIMCo has written for emerging m