Money and Finance
- 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?...
- David Winters: Annual Letter To Investors
Found via GuruFocus. I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down. -Abraham Lincoln Perhaps no company is more closely associated with its CEO than Berkshire Hathaway. When people think of...
- Berkshire Hathaway's New Share Repurchase Program - And What It Means - By Whitney Tilson
This morning Berkshire Hathaway issued a press release announcing an open-ended share repurchase program. This is a bold statement by the world’s savviest investor, Warren Buffett, who is saying a number of important things, not only to Berkshire shareholders,...
- 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...
- Berkshire's No. 2 Man Helps From The Background
Buffett's No. 2 man Charlie Munger plays his role at Berkshire mostly in private The two men who run Berkshire Hathaway Inc. have an arrangement: Warren Buffett is the face of the company and Charlie Munger stays mainly in the shadows. That works...
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The Other Reason for Warren Buffett's Success - by Jason Zweig
Whether he buys stocks in what he calls the "auction market" or private businesses in the "negotiated market," Mr. Buffett tries to secure a margin of safety. That term, defined by his mentor Benjamin Graham, means that the price is so far below a business's underlying value that severe loss is improbable.
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"We do try to buy our businesses like we buy our stocks," Mr. Buffett told me, "and buy our stocks like we buy our businesses." By that he means, among other things, that he wants to understand how the enterprise generates cash, how well-managed it is and whether its customers would stay loyal even if it raised the prices of its goods or services. Note carefully: None of these factors are contingent on the current price of the stock.
"We do try to buy our businesses like we buy our stocks," Mr. Buffett told me, "and buy our stocks like we buy our businesses." By that he means, among other things, that he wants to understand how the enterprise generates cash, how well-managed it is and whether its customers would stay loyal even if it raised the prices of its goods or services. Note carefully: None of these factors are contingent on the current price of the stock.
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"Being a businessman makes me a better investor and being an investor makes me a better businessman," Mr. Buffett explained. "Most businessmen limit themselves to their own field, and most investors don't really think about businesses. And many businessmen are semi-oblivious to the yardsticks other people use outside that field. I'm always comparing everything to everything else. The question I want to answer is. 'Where do we get the most for our money in something we can understand?'"
"Being a businessman makes me a better investor and being an investor makes me a better businessman," Mr. Buffett explained. "Most businessmen limit themselves to their own field, and most investors don't really think about businesses. And many businessmen are semi-oblivious to the yardsticks other people use outside that field. I'm always comparing everything to everything else. The question I want to answer is. 'Where do we get the most for our money in something we can understand?'"
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"I prefer, and [Berkshire Vice Chairman] Charlie [Munger] prefers, the permanent ownership of [private] businesses," Mr. Buffett added. "That's been my focus for well over 20 years. But it's just that sometimes, marketable securities are so much more compelling." Mr. Buffett didn't say whether he thinks now is one of those times, but he did state publicly earlier this month that "I've been buying American stocks."
-"I prefer, and [Berkshire Vice Chairman] Charlie [Munger] prefers, the permanent ownership of [private] businesses," Mr. Buffett added. "That's been my focus for well over 20 years. But it's just that sometimes, marketable securities are so much more compelling." Mr. Buffett didn't say whether he thinks now is one of those times, but he did state publicly earlier this month that "I've been buying American stocks."
- 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?...
- David Winters: Annual Letter To Investors
Found via GuruFocus. I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down. -Abraham Lincoln Perhaps no company is more closely associated with its CEO than Berkshire Hathaway. When people think of...
- Berkshire Hathaway's New Share Repurchase Program - And What It Means - By Whitney Tilson
This morning Berkshire Hathaway issued a press release announcing an open-ended share repurchase program. This is a bold statement by the world’s savviest investor, Warren Buffett, who is saying a number of important things, not only to Berkshire shareholders,...
- 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...
- Berkshire's No. 2 Man Helps From The Background
Buffett's No. 2 man Charlie Munger plays his role at Berkshire mostly in private The two men who run Berkshire Hathaway Inc. have an arrangement: Warren Buffett is the face of the company and Charlie Munger stays mainly in the shadows. That works...