Larry Sarbit is one of Canada's best-known investors with a long-standing reputation of being a patient value investor. Darren Coleman is a respected senior portfolio manager and veteran of the North American wealth management industry. Larry and Darren are also great friends who love to get together to discuss investing. The result is Simply Sarbit!
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Larry Sarbit/Darren Coleman/Acme Podcasting Company
The chase continues... Larry and Darren discuss the "tyranny of the index," where investors favor passive indexing over active management. Their conversation includes the importance of having a long-term perspective and the ability to handle market volatility.
And Larry explains the origins of indexing, starting with Charlie Ellis' 1975 paper "The Loser's Game."
13 Jan 2026
Chasing Winners
Larry and Darren explore active management versus index funds, highlighting the search for undervalued companies and the dangers of short-term pressures.
11 Nov 2025
How Often Is Often Enough?
Darren and Larry analyze President Trump's proposal for publicly listed companies to switch to semi-annual reporting, highlighting the potential distraction of frequent financial reports and the need for comprehensive company research.
18 Sept 2025
Dividends - An investor’s best friend?
Hosts Larry and Darren Sarbit explore the critical role of dividends in building wealth, focusing on dividend aristocrats and the substantial impact of dividend reinvestment strategies for investors in this episode.
23 Jun 2025
The Legacy of Warren Buffett
Hosts Larry and Darren discuss Warren Buffett's legacy after leading Berkshire Hathaway for 60 years, exploring his impact on the investment world in this interview episode.
16 May 2025
Brother, can you spare a tulip?
Darren and Larry discuss market euphoria and financial bubbles, highlighting historical examples like the Tulip Mania of 1630 and the 2006-2007 housing bubble, and they reference John Kenneth Galbraith's "A Short History of Financial Euphoria" to identify common denominators of financial bubbles.
7 Apr 2025
Milton Friedman, I, Pencil & the History of Tariffs
It’s no joke… We recorded this episode on April 1st, just 24 hours before Donald Trump’s Liberation Day. Because of that, Darren and Larry thought it would be wise to discuss the history of tariffs. They also talked about I, Pencil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Pencil) and Milton Friedman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman)’s take on tariffs. (https://www.wsj.com/opinion/notable-quotable-milton-friedman-on-tariffs-trade-policy-5ae40e7c?st=zdngCE&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink) And hang in, we will be back soon with updates!
26 Feb 2025
Are you a Speculator or an Investor?
In his 2024 annual letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett warned that today's stock market increasingly resembles gambling, with Wall Street profiting while everyday investors chase quick wins through trading apps. As Larry and Darren point out, this creates a big problem... A new type of addict is showing up at Gamblers Anonymous meetings across the country: investors hooked on the market’s riskiest trades.
3 Feb 2025
The E.J. Korvette story... go Ferkauf!
There's a lot to be learned, not just from success, but there's a lot to learn from failure and ideally other people's failure.
And here's a great example... this business has been gone since the '80s, but was a very successful business from the '50s through to the '80s.
This is the story of E.J. Korvette (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._J._Korvette).
9 Jan 2025
A is for Apple
As Darren and Larry work their way through analyzing companies in the S&P 500, known as the Magnificent Seven, they stop off at the Apple store and look at this consumer electronics luxury brand.
19 Dec 2024
Low Prices – Fast Shipping – Millions of Items
Darren and Larry discuss Amazon as a "wonderful business" using Warren Buffett's criteria. They highlight Amazon's rapid growth from selling books in 1995 to its current dominance, emphasizing Jeff Bezos's long-term vision and customer-centric approach. Amazon's moat includes its extensive distribution network, Prime membership, and innovative services like Kindle and Alexa. They also discuss Amazon's potential in new sectors and its significant influence through lobbying and the Washington Post.
28 Nov 2024
Larry knows the Alphabet
Larry and Darren discuss the characteristics of a "wonderful business" using Alphabet as a case study. They highlight the importance of management, trust, and a significant barrier to entry, or "moat." The conversation sets the stage for analyzing other companies in the S&P 500, known as the Magnificent Seven, to understand their investment potential and risks.
14 Nov 2024
Introducing Simply Sarbit
On this, our first episode, Darren intoduces you to the wit and wisdom of Larry Sarbit. Larry has a long history as a portfolio manager in Canada managing American equities and now shares some techniques and advice for people on how he's had his extraordinary investment success. There's a huge, lifetime's body of work that he's contributed and we're going to bring that to you. Enjoy!
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