Semper Augustus is willing to tolerate temporary leverage if a company makes an accretive acquisition and works off the debt over 3-4 years, but is generally skeptical of high leverage and has found over 35 years of investing that conservative leverage discipline 'keeps us out of trouble.'

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Chris Semper

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tolerate leverage... acquisition... work it off over 3 to 4 years... generally pretty skeptical... keeps us out of trouble.

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We Asked Chris Bloomstran Why He Won’t Own the S&P 500 At These Levels — And What He Does InsteadExcess Returns
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:13:17 PM

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