Will Danoff: What I Got Wrong About Tesla (The Long View Excerpt)
A brief case study in how a long-running active manager talks about a decision he got wrong, which advisors can use when discussing active management and stock-level judgment with clients.
Summary
By the markets & outlook deskAn excerpt from Morningstar's The Long View in which Fidelity Contrafund manager Will Danoff describes hesitating on Tesla after a strong earnings report and missing the opportunity, and what he says investors can learn from that. The clip also covers his argument that investors should avoid unprofitable companies.
- Danoff says hesitating after a strong earnings report cost him an opportunity in Tesla.
- He frames the episode around what investors can learn from that hesitation.
- The excerpt also sets out why he argues investors should avoid unprofitable companies.
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