Saber Capital Annual Investor Letter
Here is Saber Capital’s annual letter that I sent to my investors last week: Saber Capital 2017 Review
If you’d like to get on Saber’s email distribution list, you can do so here . Some of the letters and write-ups I send to clients gets posted here as well. This email list will receive some of the writing that I send out to my investors, usually one or two pieces of commentary every few months.
Thanks for reading!
John Huber is the portfolio manager of Saber Capital Management, LLC , an investment firm that manages separate accounts for clients. Saber employs a value investing strategy with a primary goal of patiently compounding capital for the long-term.
John can be reached at john@sabercapitalmgt.com.
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