Introduction to Howard Marks
Quick bio
Howard Marks founded Oaktree Capital Management in 1995. His investment ideas have profoundly influenced professional investors around the world. Even Buffett strongly recommends Marks’ books and articles.
Books and meno
- “The Most Important Thing“: I strongly recommend this book. Buffett has publicly stated that he has read it several times. If you haven’t read it, be sure to find time to patiently read it several times.
- Memos from Howard Marks: Howard Marks will occasionally publish ideas about investment, market trends, warnings, etc. The content of the articles is very profound. Even Buffett admits that he is a loyal reader of Howard Marks’ memos. This blog has previously introduced one of them: “Information investors need should be important and knowable“
This Interview
What did it talks about?
This post will introduce the content of Howard Marks’ interview with The Motley Fool management team in June 2025025 through a live video broadcast, and the conversation on important investment topics.
This interview revolves around the most important core concepts of investment, such as the nature of investment, market rules, and human weaknesses; it is the most basic investment mentality and principles that all investors should think deeply about.
Because the content is really wonderful, I recommend it to my friends in this blog.
Full interview video recording
Howard Marks’ interview with the Motley Fool management team is available online.
Full interview text transcript
- Howard Marks’ interview with the Motley Fool management team is available online (Simplified Chinese version)
- Howard Marks’ interview with the Motley Fool management team is available online (English version)

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