🗣️ Investor Talk #20: Todd Wenning

Founder - Flyoverstocks.com

Welcome to Investor Talk — where we interview successful investors to uncover their journeys, strategies, and the lessons they've learned. Get inspired by real stories and gain valuable insights to sharpen your own investment approach.

Every interview follows the same set of sharp, insightful questions — such as “What is your investment strategy?”, “What are your highest conviction stocks?”, and “What’s the biggest investment mistake you’ve made?”

In this edition, we have the pleasure of interviewing:

Name: Todd Wenning @ToddWenning
Age: 42
Residence: United States
Invests since: 2003

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 I started investing when I got my first job out of college with Vanguard. Looking back, I was fortunate that such a high-character company took a chance on a history major with no business or investments background. From there, I worked my way toward a research focus, eventually becoming an analyst with The Motley Fool in 2006. I moved into the institutional research side of the business with Morningstar in 2011 and then went onto two buyside roles from 2015 to 2023. I'm currently managing my personal capital, publishing the Flyover Stocks newsletter, and teaching finance at the University of Dayton where I also serve as the advisor of a student-run fund.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆?
I invest in quality companies with economic moats led by thoughtful stewards of shareholder capital, and buy them at a reasonable price. And then, be patient...