20 | Thomas Chua, Steady Compounding

Compounding Curiosity

My guest today is Thomas Chua (@SteadyCompound), founder and Lead Editor of Steady Compounding, where he now runs a stock research service focusing on Compounders and publishing his weekly newsletter.

In this conversation, we cover Thomas’ investment style and philosophy, and his story behind Steady Compounding.

I hope you enjoy my conversation with Thomas Chua.

For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page on https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep20

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Show Notes:

[00:00:31] - [First question] - Background

[00:06:11] - Was Thomas always keen on sharing his work?

[00:10:34] - What does Thomas’ process look like?

[00:13:04] - Thomas’ information diet

[00:20:23] - From value investing to growth

[00:24:36] - Idea generation process

[00:26:01] - Situations to avoid

[00:30:45] - Obscure and nitty-gritty research

[00:35:42] - Plans for Steady Compounding

[00:37:06] - Most undervalued life experience?

[00:38:01] - Influential books

[00:38:35] - Where might opportunities lie today?

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Connect with Thomas:

Follow Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteadyCompound

Steady Compounding’s Website: https://steadycompounding.com/

Steady Compounding’s Substack: https://steadycompounding.substack.com/

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Mentioned/Recommended Content:

The Joys of Compounding by Gautam Baid: https://www.amazon.com/Joys-Compounding-Passionate-Heilbrunn-Investing/dp/0231197322

100 Baggers by Chris Mayer: https://www.amazon.com/100-Baggers-Stocks-100-1/dp/1621291650

The Little Book That Still Beats the Market by Joel Greenblatt: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Still-Beats-Market/dp/0470624159

Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299

Poor Charlie's Almanack by Peter D. Kaufman: https://www.amazon.com/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-Charles-Expanded/dp/1578645018

Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin: https://www.amazon.com/Poor-Richards-Almanack-Benjamin-Franklin/dp/1602391173

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