Just Tell Me What the Investing Formula Is

Author John Huo in the Malaysian number one book bestseller, Malaysian Multibaggers, gives a blueprint for finding companies that delivered 10x-100x Returns on Bursa.

He writes about the "genetic code" of a 100-bagger, and states that if you can find a company that has all four of these genes, you have found your "durian tree sapling".

Indeed, it is a content heavy book that is rife with potential about succeeding on Bursa Malaysia, and particularly in the growth stocks (and not value investing) arena.

The Milo Tin Portfolio

Perhaps before you read the book, however, he also does say you need to be prepared to develop the long term patience for what he calls the "Milo Tin portfolio".

To paraphrase John Huo, the crux of the Milo Tin idea is that money is saved for a rainy day and should not be touched unless it is an absolute emergency. In the old days, it is putting the physical share certificates in an empty Milo Tin, putting the Milo Tin in a safe, and forgetting about it for a very long time.

Indeed, at the recent Berkshire Hathaway 2026 Annual General Meeting, both stalwarts of the Berkshire, Greg Abel and Ajit Jain were asked about the balance between patience and action, in the world of wonderful company investing (which does also involve growth investing).

Patience and doing nothing, according to them, is far more important than action and multiple investments...

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