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8 Key Takeaways from Berkshire Hathaway's 2015 Shareholder Letter
Over the weekend Berkshire Hathaway released their 2015 Annual Report and the most sought after Letter to the Shareholders from Warren Buffett. Buffett's investment and business track record is truly amazing with 19.2% annualized gains in book value and 20.8% annualized gains in share price from 1965-2015. Compared to the S&P 500's 9.7% annualized return that is an outstanding track record of beating the market.
Every year this nondescript looking annual report is likely the most coveted by investors. Buffett shares his investing and business knowledge and has a knack for putting it into the simplest terms.
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Warren Buffett On Cnbc
Links to videos: Berkshire Hathaway celebrates 50 years Who will succeed Warren Buffett? #Ask Warren: Charlie Munger No surprises at IBM: Buffett Deere's long term attraction: Buffett #Ask Warren: Glenn Close What's inside Berkshire Hathaway?...
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Buffett Mystique Hasn't Boosted Berkshire
I’m a few days late getting to this. I think a key to keep in mind is that Buffett thinks Berkshire is significantly undervalued and willing to buy back shares at any price below 1.1x book value. Warren Buffett's towering stature among investors...
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Buffett Reveals Warts As He Prepares Annual Letter
Warren Buffett bought oil stocks near the peak of an energy boom, declined to spend $35 million on a growing television station and swapped a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) stake for a shoe company he later said was worthless. In each case, shareholders...
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Berkshire Struggles With Being Ignored
Thanks to Barry for passing this along.By Warren Buffett's reckoning, his company had a good 2011. But you would hardly know it to look at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s stock price. When Mr. Buffett releases his annual letter to shareholders on Saturday,...
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Takeaways From Berkshire Hathaway's 2014 Shareholder Letter
Whether you've invested a dime in the stock markets or not, you've undoubtedly heard of Warren Buffet and his investing powerhouse Berkshire Hathaway. Last year I started a small position in Berkshire Hathaway through the Class B shares available...
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