Value Investing Journey

Value Investing Journey Jason Rivera is the Owner of Rivera Holdings LLC, Value Investing Journey, and Others - Looking To B out of the Tampa Florida area.

I’m a self-taught value investor who focuses on small and obscure public companies to buy for my investors, and I’m now also looking for private businesses and cash flow producing real estate to buy as well. I’m the author of the acclaimed value investing education book How To Value Invest. I am running this blog Value Investing Journey for more than five years now. I wrote a 60-page book detailin

g the immense power of investment float that I released for free to readers of this blog and followers – on Twitter and Facebook – titled All About Float. I have written for several publications and investment newsletters including: Seeking Alpha, Guru Focus, Insider Monkey, and Palm Beach Research Group among others. I mentor others on how to become great value investors, consult on projects requiring business analysis and valuation skills, and run my investment holding company Rivera Holdings LLC. I recently accepted a position as CX Advisory Board Member of Rutgers University. Through the first five full years of my investment career I’ve produced returns of 29.2% for investors – on average not compounded – every year. This is better than the 25.4% Buffett produced in the first five years of his career.

The global economy is beginning to contract...It was just released that the U.S. GDP dropped 1.4% in the first quarter o...
04/28/2022

The global economy is beginning to contract...

It was just released that the U.S. GDP dropped 1.4% in the first quarter of 2022 - https://www.livemint.com/economy/us-gdp-contracts-in-first-quarter-raising-fears-of-a-recession-11651149390572.html

Russia's GDP will crater by as much as 12.4% the next time it releases data if analysts are correct.

Swedish GDP contracted in the first quarter according to Bloomberg... And so on.

Interest rates rising, inflation skyrocketing, supply chain and labor issues continuing, Covid lockdowns in China.

Things are going to continue getting worse for a while unfortunately.

This is one of the reasons I've been telling people to protect their investment portfolios by investing in high quality assets that produce a ton of cash flow, have at least minor competitive advantages, and low debt levels.

And this is a major reason I'm looking to acquire these businesses for myself and my investors now.

While these assets will still get hurt in a recession/downturn... They'll fare far better in the long term because of their cash flow, competitive advantages, and low debt.

US GDP dropped 1.4% annualized in the first quarter of 2022, worse than expected

The following pictures are two private companies I found that I'm looking to acquire.If you had to pick one, which would...
04/18/2022

The following pictures are two private companies I found that I'm looking to acquire.

If you had to pick one, which would you pick and why?

Company #1's numbers start in 2017 and go to 2021. All actuals based on P&L's provided.

Company #1 is in the plastic manufacturing industry.

Company #2's numbers start in 2019 - those numbers highlighted in yellow are not accurate because I only got financials going back to 2019. Also based on P&L's.

Company #2 is in the logistics/transportation industry.

Balance sheet for both - only the ratios in 2021 are accurate.

03/30/2022

When I first started looking to invest in assets other than stocks years ago I began looking in the commercial real estate space.

Specifically apartment complexes, self storage facilities, and mobile home parks.

For now, I'm no longer looking in this space due to the insane valuations like in the stock market.

But I still am on many of the broker email lists so I still get the listings.

One example of the insane valuations... I just got an email from a broker listing a mobile home park in Central Florida that is selling at 22.9X its current net operating income.

Even if the property does appraise for that... Which is a massive if... I'm not paying 22.9X profit for any investment to buy it.

This is also why I'm mainly focused on buying private businesses now where you can find businesses selling typically for 3 to 5X profit multiples.

03/28/2022

About 10 years ago my parents didn’t understand why they were losing money in their retirement portfolios… Even while the market was going straight up.

I took one look at their investment statements from their “financial advisor” and became furious.

He was charging them a 6% fee off the top to “manage” their money. And he wasn’t even picking the investments… He was a salesman.

He was also “investing” their money in funds that were charging them 2% fees. When he could have had them in funds that charged 0.1% fees.

And then on top of that, you must account for another 2% or so for taxes and inflation… At least you did then.

Meaning, how he set up their investments charged them around 10% in total fees annually.

Or as I explained to them - “This is why you’re losing money every year while the market goes up… To make a 1% return on your money, he must produce 11% per year because of the 10% in fees you’re getting charged.”

And he wasn’t producing 11%+ annual investment returns for them.

This is why I became furious… He was ripping them off and they didn’t even know.

And things are far more uncertain now 10 years or so later…

Sky high market valuations
Inflation at its highest rate in 40 years at 7.9% in the U.S.
And war in Europe

All these things mean investing in any asset class is insanely risky now.

Because of this, I’m opening 5 spots to help you transform your portfolio and your investments…

For 5 people I will be your personal mentor for the next 12 months… We will text daily… We will email daily… We will meet weekly on Zoom… Hell, we can even meet in person if you want to fly or drive to the Tampa Florida area where I live.

In the next 12 months I will mentor you on anything investment, finance, business wise, or even personal wise that you want to talk about.

Anything…

If you have questions about your portfolio… I will help you optimize it.

If you want to analyze stocks, commercial real estate, or private businesses to invest in… I will help you do that.

If you want to even see my personal stock watch list that I’ve never shown anyone… Not even my wife… You can see it.

In other words, I will help answer any questions and relay my full 15+ years of experience to you over the next 12 months to help you reach your goals.

Not only to make sure you’re not getting ripped off like my parents were… But also, to show you ways to invest to make money during these uncertain times.

If you’re interested, text me at 813-534-0421 with the words I’M IN and I will respond.

Why today?

Not just because of the risks with any investment right now…

But I’ve never opened something like this before… And may never offer it again after the 5 spots are gone because of how much time, effort, and mental energy I will give to every single one of the 5 people that sign up.

Always in your service,

Jason

P.S. I already sent this to Masterclass members last week. So let me know before all the spots are filled up if you're in or not.

03/14/2022

What is the best investment during times of high inflation and war?

I've got a few days left on this poll I put up on LinkedIn if you'd like to vote. Also make sure to connect with me as well over there.

It's been a while since I've posted anything other than related to my kids or the wife... I'll explain why in future pos...
03/07/2022

It's been a while since I've posted anything other than related to my kids or the wife... I'll explain why in future posts.

But I had to post this here today.

It's the results from my annual performance review of the portfolios I manage.

The title of this year's blog post...

2021 Performance Review – 22.9% Average Annual Investment Returns The Last Decade

To read the full article you can click below.

2021 Performance Review - 22.9% Average Annual Investment Returns The Last Decade. In this post you'll see my returns for the last decade.

11/12/2021

Should You Buy Alibaba (BABA) Stock After The Chinese Tech Crackdown Stock Analysis For Micky

What you'll learn in this video...

✔ What my thoughts on Alibaba are as an investment.

✔ Is it a good buy?

✔ And More

Watch video here👇👇👇
https://youtu.be/s3XaMl099Lw

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What Did My Partner And I Do For A Company With Access To $800 Million?What are some of the ways you can make money - ou...
11/11/2021

What Did My Partner And I Do For A Company With Access To $800 Million?

What are some of the ways you can make money - outside of investing in stocks - with the knowledge of value investing and financial education?

Watch video here👇👇👇
https://youtu.be/RTrC1Dd7WeQ

Is Gaming Stock Zynga (ZNGA) A Great Investment?What you'll learn in this video...✔ What my thoughts on Zynga are as an ...
11/11/2021

Is Gaming Stock Zynga (ZNGA) A Great Investment?

What you'll learn in this video...

✔ What my thoughts on Zynga are as an investment.

✔ Is it a good buy?

✔ And More

Watch video here👇👇👇
https://youtu.be/BnuoSX07WuY






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11/10/2021

How To Use Value Investing And Financial Knowledge To Advise Companies Worldwide

In this video, you'll learn how you can use value investing and financial knowledge to advise companies worldwide.

Watch video here👇👇👇
https://youtu.be/BfsrSF86G-k

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Full Stock Analysis Of Tech Company Logitech (LOGI) - Part 2What you'll learn in this video...✔ What my thoughts on Logi...
11/10/2021

Full Stock Analysis Of Tech Company Logitech (LOGI) - Part 2

What you'll learn in this video...

✔ What my thoughts on Logitech (LOGI) are as an investment.

✔ Is it a good buy?

✔ And More

Watch full video here👇👇👇
https://youtu.be/lT86tOb0Xyo








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