Money and Finance
- Warren Buffett On Cnbc
Links to videos: Picking the perfect bracket for $1 billion Warren Buffett says 2008 crisis worse than he realized Warren Buffett: Wells Fargo & U.S. Bank in very good shape Oil by rail shipments causing congestion: WSJ Buffett says GM's Barra...
- A Rising Star Emerges At Berkshire
When Tracy Britt arrived in Omaha, Neb., in 2009 to meet with Warren Buffett, she brought a Harvard M.B.A., a glittering resume and a boatload of ambition. But she also brought the famed investor a gift to highlight their shared Midwestern roots: a bushel...
- Buffett’s Kind Of Deal
It is by now almost trite to say that there are deals and then there are Buffett deals. And the $23 billion acquisition of H.J. Heinz is certainly a Buffett deal. Warren E. Buffett is known for picking public targets, setting his price and the targets...
- Analysis Of Berkshire Hathaway
The paragraphs below are from an article by Whitney Tilson in November of last year when people were worried about Berkshire's index puts. T2's full analysis of Berkshire is available HERE. As Mr. Tilson pointed out, the worries were overblown...
- Oak Value Fund - Investment Adviser’s Review – Third Quarter 2007
Last quarter we dedicated a significant portion of our commentary to the notion of risk and the emotion of “fear.” In a short period of time, Mr. Market has become increasingly focused on this fear. The discipline that defines us requires that we...
Money and Finance
Buffett's Crisis-Lending Haul Reaches $10 Billion
Billionaire Warren Buffett tossed lifelines to a handful of blue-chip companies during the financial crisis. Five years later the payoff on those deals is becoming clear: $10 billion and counting.
Mr. Buffett approached that figure after he collected another hefty payment last week, bringing to nearly 40% the pretax income on his crisis-era investments, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.
The bounty is a vivid illustration of one of Mr. Buffett's favorite investing maxims: "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful."
- Warren Buffett On Cnbc
Links to videos: Picking the perfect bracket for $1 billion Warren Buffett says 2008 crisis worse than he realized Warren Buffett: Wells Fargo & U.S. Bank in very good shape Oil by rail shipments causing congestion: WSJ Buffett says GM's Barra...
- A Rising Star Emerges At Berkshire
When Tracy Britt arrived in Omaha, Neb., in 2009 to meet with Warren Buffett, she brought a Harvard M.B.A., a glittering resume and a boatload of ambition. But she also brought the famed investor a gift to highlight their shared Midwestern roots: a bushel...
- Buffett’s Kind Of Deal
It is by now almost trite to say that there are deals and then there are Buffett deals. And the $23 billion acquisition of H.J. Heinz is certainly a Buffett deal. Warren E. Buffett is known for picking public targets, setting his price and the targets...
- Analysis Of Berkshire Hathaway
The paragraphs below are from an article by Whitney Tilson in November of last year when people were worried about Berkshire's index puts. T2's full analysis of Berkshire is available HERE. As Mr. Tilson pointed out, the worries were overblown...
- Oak Value Fund - Investment Adviser’s Review – Third Quarter 2007
Last quarter we dedicated a significant portion of our commentary to the notion of risk and the emotion of “fear.” In a short period of time, Mr. Market has become increasingly focused on this fear. The discipline that defines us requires that we...