Aphorisms on business wisdom - quotation marks symbolizing timeless insights on character, lending, and trust emerging from reflection

Aphorisms

Below is a list of thoughts firm owner Albert Mason has had over the years. Please read and share your thoughts, favorites, comments, or questions. We value your feedback. -Don’t…

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Oil and Gas 2026

The oil and gas industry has been around for over 150 years, during which in spite of being very risky, it has prospered.  This is largely because the majority of…

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Sand dunes symbolizing long-term investing, patience, and disciplined financial planning

Sand

You’ve worked or will work most every day for 20 or 30 years and maybe you will have worked at a job you did not much like.  At the end…

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Why Not Us

I own a seven-decade old wooden sail boat. I point this out not to brag, for anyone will tell you a person has to be a bit crazy to own…

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How We Invest

Part 1: Philosophy Our Process The biggest portion of our time is spent doing research/due diligence on public companies.  This includes companies we already own as well as potential investments. …

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Where do our investment ideas come from?

Our mandate is that we will consider any investment as long as it is a listed equity or bond.  This means our investment universe (range of securities we can buy)…

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