An article in last month’s Forbes offers a synopsis of the investment approaches of some of our country’s prominent billionaires: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway– Buffett uses a “common-sense…
Tag: Warren Buffett
The Underappreciated Role of Luck in Investing
By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — The $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot had a lot of people daydreaming about what they would do if they won such a windfall. With…
Buffett's Secret to Investing Success
A recent article in Forbes outlines what Warren Buffett frequently cites as the central themes of his investing approach—which can be found in two of his favorite books: The Intelligent…
Value Investor Channels Buffett
A recent Barron’s article profiles value investor Fred Copper, lead manager of the Columbia Overseas Valuefund, who has learned that the best way to beat his benchmark (the MSCI EAFE…
How Did Berkshire Hathaway Look in 1975?
A recent Morningstar article offers an overview of Berkshire Hathaway stock performance since 1975 and whether it would have been attractive to an investor in the early days based on…
Buffett Winding Down Derivatives
Warren Buffett is facing the expiration of equity-index put options that the Berkshire Hathaway CEO initiated between 2004 and 2008 “to bet that stock prices would rise in the long…
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…
Everyone Makes Mistakes, Including Warren Buffett
In last month’s Wall Street Journal, columnist Jason Zweig recently wrote, “If I had to write one sentence that is true always and everywhere, it would be this: Smart investors…
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…
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…