How to invest, by the late, great Charlie Munger

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With Charlie Munger’s sad passing, we look back and share some of his most important investment philosophies for investing in the stock market.

This article isn’t personal advice. If you’re not sure whether an investment is right for you please seek advice. If you choose to invest the value of your investment will rise and fall, so you could get back less than you put in.

Published on 30 November 2023

It was correct at the time of publishing. Our views and any references to tax, investment and pension rules may have changed since then.

The past week saw the death of investing legend, Charlie Munger, who alongside Warren Buffett ran the US investment conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway. Munger, was often dubbed Buffett’s ‘right-hand man’, but was also a very successful investor in his own right.

Today, Berkshire Hathaway has a market capitalisation of more than $780bn, and by the time of his death Munger had amassed a fortune of more than $2.2bn himself.

But Charlie Munger won’t be remembered only for his immense wealth, instead he’ll be remembered for his clear thinking when it came to picking stocks and his sage investment insight.

Over a career and partnership with Warren Buffett that spanned more than half a century, he produced thousands of nuggets of investment wisdom that were collectively called ‘Mungerisms’.

Here are some of Charlie