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Matthew Schissler Investments | What a Commuter Airline, an Insurance Company, and Fitness Franchises Teach About Operating Risk
Pick three industries that look nothing like each other. Now imagine being a part owner in all three at the same time. Matthew Schissler of Paradise Valley holds stakes in a commuter airline, an insurance company, and boutique fitness franchises. The lesson each one teaches is about operating risk, and it arrives three different ways.…
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Matthew Schissler Investments | Building a Portfolio That Spans Public and Private Companies
Matthew Schissler of Paradise Valley holds positions in small and mid-cap public companies through his funds, and he is also a part owner in a commuter airline, an insurance company, and boutique fitness franchises. Those are not separate activities. They are part of the same capital allocation framework. Most investors operate in one world or…
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Matthew Schissler Investments | The Case for Concentrated Direct Investing Over Diversified Passive Exposure
Diversification is sold as prudent. In many contexts, it is. But for investors who actually know the companies they are putting capital into, broad diversification is also a way of hedging against your own conviction. Matthew Schissler of Paradise Valley has built his approach around directness, not dispersion. His funds invest directly in small and…
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Matthew Schissler Investments | What “Significant Growth Potential” Actually Means When Screening Small-Cap Stocks
If you have ever read a fund prospectus, you have seen the phrase “significant growth potential.” It appears on almost all of them. What it actually means in practice depends entirely on the person doing the screening. Matthew Schissler of Paradise Valley uses it as a term of precision, not a marketing phrase. His funds…
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Matthew Schissler Investments | Why Direct Investing Beats the Fund-of-Funds Model
Most fund-of-funds structures charge two layers of fees for the privilege of diluted conviction. Matthew Schissler of Paradise Valley skipped that model. His funds invest directly in companies, which means the research matters, the decision is final, and there is no intermediary smoothing over the mistakes. Direct investing at the small and mid-cap level is…
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Matthew Schissler Investments | Evaluating Growth Potential in Small and Mid-Cap Public Companies
Most investors treat small and mid-cap stocks as a middle category: not as risky as microcaps, not as stable as blue chips. Matthew Schissler of Paradise Valley does not think in those terms. The companies he focuses on are the ones where the ceiling is still visible and has not been reached yet. Schissler’s funds…