…But as Warren Buffett once said, value investing is “is simple, but not easy”. The truth is, the vast majority of investors will never be able to become value investors…
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Berkshire Rallies on Share Buyback Announcement
Last month, Berkshire Hathaway’s board announced that its removing a cap on stock buybacks, giving chairman Warren Buffett the freedom to dole out profits rather than continue his hunt for…
Value Investing Advice from Mohnish Pabrai
…backdrop.” In 2007, Pabrai spent $650,000 to win the annual charity lunch with Warren Buffett. He recounted the experience: “It was exceptional on many fronts,” adding that he was able…
The Future of Berkshire Without Buffett
Barron’s recently invited readers to submit letters they might write to Warren Buffett. One, which they published in June (by writer Andrew Bary), suggested that Berkshire shareholders might derive some…
Ritholtz Ranks What Helps or Hurts Investment Returns
…you begin, the longer compounding can work its magic.” Humility and learning: Everyone makes mistakes (Ritholtz cites Warren Buffett and Jack Bogle as examples). “The key question is how quickly…
Value Investors Face Existential Crisis
Many investors have “drifted away from the hallmark of value investing championed by the likes of Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett: actively picking stocks the market has overlooked.” This according…
Everyone Makes Mistakes, Including Warren Buffett
…did stupid things again today.” Zweig outlined a series of investing mistakes, including Warren Buffett’s 1993 purchase of Dexter Shoe Co. using over 25,000 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. By…
Dimon and Buffett: Short-Termism is Hurting Economy
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett joined forces to pen a recent Wall Street Journal article that warns against short-termism. “Every generation of Americans has the…
Some Thoughts on Howard Marks’ Most Recent Memo
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — Howard Marks’ memos provide some of the deepest and most thought provoking insights in the investing world today. They are on par with Warren Buffett’s…
Bidder Wins Lunch with Warren Buffett for $3.3 million
The annual charity auction for lunch with Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett raised $3.3 million from an anonymous bidder, up from $2.6 million last year. This according to a recent…