Potential Ideas

Around a year back, Carrier (CARR) was spun off from UTX (now Raytheon Technologies). The event coincided with one of the craziest markets of all time. Finally, I sold off my entire position in CARR on Friday, garnering a decent 3.5x return in a year. While I always prioritize the process over the outcome, it’s a great feeling when you get a great outcome following your investment philosophy. I’m a big Joel Greenblatt fan. I might have read about his investment in Host Marriott spin-off (having similar parallels to CARR) in his classic book numerous times that I could speak about it even in my sleep now. Last month, I was amazed to read exquisite details about that investment along with excellent insights on Greenblatt’s investing principles in a fascinating book – Richer, Wiser, Happier. The author, William Green, brings never-before known investing principles from one of the world’s best super investors in this highly recommended book. Hence, after selling my position, it was a good opportunity to document my learnings and what I could have done better by drawing parallels with the Host Marriott spin-off.