Patrick Rial
The Hosomichi strategy is managed by Patrick Rial
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23 years in Japan
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Fluent Japanese speaker
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Experience:
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Varecs Partners: Senior Analyst 2015-2025
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J.P. Morgan: Strategist & Small Cap Analyst 2013-2015
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Morgan Stanley: Product Manager 2010-2013
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Bloomberg: Reporter 2006-2010
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Freelance Journalist 2005-2006
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About Us
Hosomichi?
Pronounced Hō-sō-mē-chēē - it means "narrow path"
“Oku no Hosomichi” or “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” is the seminal travelogue and haiku collection of Matsuo Basho.
Basho lived a stone's throw from my house in the old town of Tokyo. He set out from there on a 2,400km journey to explore Japan and draw inspiration. He was 45 years old, the same age I was when I set out to become a fund manager. I too am a peripatetic thinker.
Investing is also a “narrow road”: a limited number of companies create the majority of the value.
Basho sits outside his home in Fukagawa , Tokyo with my faithful dog, Kurumi.