In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Joel Greenblatt—described as “maybe the best-known value investor this side of Warren Buffett,” shared insights on the subject of value investing…
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Private Equity is Everywhere
…the article notes that many –including Warren Buffett—question the reporting methods because: (1) the value of private investments is difficult to measure; (2) returns can be artificially inflated (the internal…
Business Ownership in the Age of the Public Corporation
…but they are not its purpose.” The article cites the example of Warren Buffett’s purchase of the Berkshire Hathaway mill in 1965 and his eventual closing of the mill—a painful…
Private Equity Maybe Be Ripe for Disruption
…Warren Buffett’s passive investing style of holding companies for the long term. “With a Buffett-style private equity model,” says Yin, “asset managers could charge significantly lower fees and reduce the…
Thomas Piketty's New Blockbuster Guide
…40 languages since 2013. “Six years on, there are more politicians pledging to redress the skewed distribution of income and wealth,” the article contends, citing U.S. presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren…
Buffett Protégé Starting Her Own Firm
One of Warren Buffett’s inner circle is leaving Berkshire Hathaway to start her own firm, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. Tracy Britt Cool, who the…
Hedge Funds Struggling in the Insurance Game Present Value Play
…explains, they “sought to emulate Berkshire Hathaway, where Warren Buffett has successfully combined insurance with sizable equity investments and earned outsize returns on both.” The idea was to attract investors…
Swedroe: Keep Believing in Warren Buffett Despite Berkshire's Underperformance
The stock market may be “crushing” Berkshire Hathaway, but that doesn’t mean Warren Buffett has lost his touch, according to a recent MarketWatch article by Larry Swedroe, chief research officer…
Buffett Likes U.S. Banks
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has increased its holding of financial services stocks to roughly $100 billion, about one-fifth of its total market capitalization. This according to an article inThe Wall…
Buffett's Philosophy Still Speaks Volumes
Warren Buffett is sticking with his value investing philosophy despite the rally cry among some that, this time, the strategy is “dead.” This according to an article in Bloomberg. While…