Sun Tzu on Value Investing

August 3, 2015 Vilnius, Lithuania
In 506 BC, the ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu was in command of a vast army of the Wu Kingdom, preparing for battle against the neighboring Chu.
Sun Tzu and his colleagues immediately sensed that the Chu army lacked the will to fight; so the general acted quickly and ordered the main attack to seize the initiative.
His surprise assault spurred a chaotic route of the Chu army, bringing an easy, low-risk victory for Sun Tzu.
This battle exemplifies Sun Tzu’s approach to military strategy, which he later outlined in his book Art of War.
Like all Chinese philosophy at the time (Sun Tzu was a contemporary of Confucius), there’s a beauty in the simplicity of his wisdom, all of which still applies today.
I was re-reading Art of War recently, and I couldn’t help noticing how much the principles apply to investing.
We’re living through some of the most insane financial conditions in modern history.

This post was published at Sovereign Man on August 3, 2015.