This post will definitely be one of those memorable moments in Investorial’s history. Aside from being my first podcast, it is also my first interview with a fund manager, Jim Chuong! Jim will be the first to humbly tell you that being compared to the Oracle of Omaha is a bit much. But there certainly exist similarities. Jim founded the Chuong Investment Management (formerly The Toronto Investment Club). Chuong Investment Management (CIM) is an investment partnership that followed closely Warren Buffett’s own partnership structure when he first started. As well, Jim has managed CIM to an annual return of 22.9% since 1998 (without buying tech stocks) by following the tenets of value investing.

We had lunch at a local Tim Hortons before Jim went for his regular workout. I tried cleaning up the audio, but I want to apologize for the background noise and the occasional baby’s cry. Jim was a really nice guy who spoke very intelligently and candidly on every subject that came up during our 43 minutes. We chatted about a wide variety of subjects from MERs, to value investing, to comic books, tennis, saving for yourself and many other subjects. I learnt a lot from this experience and I know you will too! Download it, put it in your iPod and listen on your way to work. You’ll be glad you did!

Jim Chuong Podcast Interview (10 MB, 43 minutes)

I definitely believe that Jim is one of the good people you will find in the investment industry and I want to thank Jim for being such a good sport about the interview. I also encourage readers to find out more about Jim’s success with his investing philosophies.

Podcast Feedback
What do you think of the podcast? As it is my first such project, I’d appreciate very much any feedback you may have on how I could improve the interviews as well as Investorial. I think having the occasional podcast to supplement the text content will improve the overall effectiveness for getting the message to you the audience!

I would be interested in feedback. You got to hear my voice finally, comments? Did any American listeners realize that I didn’t say “aboot” or “eh”? What do you think of the format? Is there anybody you would recommend to be my next interview candidate?

Podcast Mentioned Links
Peter Lynch - One Up On Wall Street (Canadian)
Chuong Investment Management (formerly Toronto Investment Club)

P.S. I may stop blogging for the next few days, so that this podcast can stay as the first entry on the homepage. I will still be blogging behind the scenes, but you may not see the new posts until a few days later!