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It appears that the top investment performers are people who do more than just passively invest but actually do things to make companies more valuable/profitable. Carl Icahn is a good example of an active investor who tries to get companies to perform better. Carl’s performance even outshines Warren’s.
How is this applicable to entrepreneurs? Entrepreneurs should re-invest in themselves and their ideas because by having more control, they can often do much better than investing passively.
Further, I think entrepreneurs should split their time on the following:
A) Active investing – Where they are personally involved in managing the operations and
B) Passive investing – Where you invest in low risk, liquid investments (eg. treasury bonds) so that you’re not distracted for #1.
It’s not realistic to be involved in multiple active investments without diminishing returns. Therefore, an entrepreneur should ensure that they carefully select A) and that their B category investments should take minimal time. I think a big mistake people make is that they think real state goes into category B). If you have to personally manage the real estate investment by rehabbing it, or managing tenants, I think it would fall under category B.
