3 Stock Picks, the Case for Investing in Malaysia: Aaron Pek

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Aaron Pek of Value Investing Substack joins the podcast to discuss his bullish outlook on three individual stocks and more generally the investment case for Malaysia.

Content Highlights

• First idea: Intel (INTC) and why it can compete with Samsung (SSNLF) and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) (2:33);
• Some additional background on Intel and its business case (4:49);
• Bears say INTC has years until it can catch up to TSMC, but Intel has the necessary machinery to bridge the gap sooner (10:10);
• Second idea: Occidental Petroleum (OXY), a unique oil play beloved by Warren Buffett (15:23);
• Background on the guest (23:57);
• Third idea: Hibiscus Petroleum (HIPEF), whose management team the guest views as the Warren Buffett management team of southeast Asian oil and gas (28:13);
• The case for Malaysia: a view from the ground (32:29);
• There is an ETF, iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF (EWM) which tracks Malaysian stocks. Discussion of Malaysia's geopolitical place between China and the US (34:39);
• China's lost decade (44:11).

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