1 October 2025

Freddie Lait: patience pays – lessons from building a £1bn business

What is the most undervalued virtue when it comes to investing? In this episode of The Master Investor Podcast, Wilfred Frost sits down with Freddie Lait, founder of Latitude Investment Management, who reflects on his path to £1.2bn AUM, and explains why patience is the investor’s most undervalued asset.

Freddie Lait: patience pays - lessons from building a £1bn business

Episode 17

He also reflects on how investing is as much emotional as it is logical and financial. Freddie explains why growth—not glamour—creates real long-term value, and reveals the thinking behind big bets on companies like Tesco, AutoZone, and Sony. Hit play for sharp takes on AI hype, US market risks, the misunderstood value of inflation-linked bonds, and the single best piece of advice Freddie would give any investor: know yourself and build a repeatable process around your strengths.

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