CNBC recently announced that Warren Buffett just made a quick $12 billion on a clever Bank of America investment. Because of an astute investment made in Bank of America six years ago while the bank was struggling, Warren Buffett is about to make a quick $12 billion and become the … Read More
Here is Warren Buffett’s First Tax Return From 1944 (Age 14)
PBS Newshour recently released a copy of Warren Buffett’s first tax return which he filed in 1944 at the age of 14. When Buffett arrived for his PBS NewsHour interview with Judy Woodruff, he pulled out his first tax return while he was in the makeup chair. Buffett’s income in … Read More
How To Develop A Superinvestor Mindset Like Buffett, Munger, Neff, Loeb, Lynch and Soros
One of my favorite investing books is How To Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett, by Lawrence A Cunningham. One of the best pieces in the book looks at the principles applied by some of the greatest superinvestors of all time. Here’s an excerpt from the book: The … Read More
How Warren Buffett Turned $10.6 Million Into $221 Million While Others Were Embracing The EMT
As a value investor it is important that you read every word of every letter ever written by Warren Buffett in his Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letters. One great example of what you can learn comes from his 1985 Chairman’s letter in which he discusses his intrinsic value calculation of The … Read More
The Investment Strategy Pioneered By Warren Buffett Is In Crisis (CNBC)
CNBC reports that Warren Buffett’s value investing long/short strategy generated a 15 percent cumulative loss in the past decade and negative returns in 6 out of the last 10 years, according to Goldman Sachs. Before that, the value strategy had a successful run of more than 70 years. Here’s an … Read More
Warren Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway Has An Unprecedented $100 Billion In Cash, Here’s Why
Great article by Jeff Nielson at sprottmoney.com that highlights Buffett’s equity portfolio is valued at $135 billion. With $100 billion in cash, that means more than a 40% cash component, an unprecedented mountain of cash in the history of Berkshire Hathaway. The question is why? Here’s an excerpt from that article:
Warren Buffett: Classic Investing Wisdom From The Man Who Was Rejected By Harvard & Initially By Ben Graham
One of the best Buffett interviews was one he did with Economic Club President David M. Rubenstein, honoring the 25th Anniversary of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.. This is classic Buffett, filled with humor and loads of investing nuggets:
Warren Buffett: It’s A Huge Bargain To Buy Stocks Now If Interest Rates Stay Where They Are, Here’s Why
In a recent CNBC interview Warren Buffett said, “The most important item, over time, in valuation is interest rates”. He added, “It’s a huge bargain to buy stocks now if you knew interest rates would stay at this level”. In terms of investing in bonds Buffett said, “Anybody that prefers … Read More
1300 Miles From Wall Street – Warren Buffett, Todd Combs, and Ted Weschler
Warren Buffet, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler of Berkshire Hathaway recently did an interview in Omaha, 1300 Miles from the hustle and bustle of Wall Street. In this interview Buffett discusses why he and Munger chose Combs and Weschler for their positions at Berkshire. The three also discuss what it’s like … Read More
Warren Buffett: Berkshire’s Earnings Aided By America’s Economic Dynamism
One our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple – Stock Screener is of course Warren Buffett. One of the best resources for investors is Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Reports and the associated Chairman’s Letters which are are full of investing nuggets. Berkshire’s recently released 2016 Annual Report provides lots of great … Read More
Warren Buffett – Wall Street Makes Billions From Wealthy Investors With A ‘Superiority Complex’
(Image Source, Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-g-taft/the-warren-buffett-effect_b_5577685.html, [Accessed 8 Mar, 2017]) One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple – Stock Screener is Warren Buffett, and one of the best resources for any investor are the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Shareholder Letters. In his 2016 letter Buffett explains how Wall Street firms generate … Read More
Warren Buffett – Bubbles Happen When Price Action Overtakes Common Sense
(Image Source, Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-g-taft/the-warren-buffett-effect_b_5577685.html, [Accessed 7 Mar, 2017]) One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple – Stock Screener is Warren Buffett. I recently re-read an awesome interview that Buffett did with the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission back in 2010, where the commission was charged with the task of understanding … Read More
Buffett scorns tricky Wall Street accounting, but defends buybacks
(Image Source, Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-g-taft/the-warren-buffett-effect_b_5577685.html, [Accessed 1 Mar, 2017]) One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Warren Buffett. I just read a great article on Reuters where Buffett shares his thoughts on two things; corporate America’s misuse of GAAP accounting principles, and share re-purchases. Here’s an excerpt from … Read More
Warren Buffett – How to Calculate Intrinsic Value
(Image Source, Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-g-taft/the-warren-buffett-effect_b_5577685.html, [Accessed 16 Feb, 2017]) One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Warren Buffett. Yesterday I provided and excerpt from Buffett’s ‘Owner’s Manual’ – In June 1996, Berkshire’s Chairman, Warren E. Buffett, issued a booklet entitled “An Owner’s Manual” to Berkshire’s Class A … Read More
Warren Buffett – An Owner’s Manual
(Image Source, Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-g-taft/the-warren-buffett-effect_b_5577685.html, [Accessed 15 Feb, 2017]) One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Warren Buffett. In June 1996, Berkshire’s Chairman, Warren E. Buffett, issued a booklet entitled “An Owner’s Manual*” to Berkshire’s Class A and Class B shareholders. The purpose of the manual was … Read More
Warren Buffett – How Charlie Convinced Me To Break My Cigar-Butt Investing Habit
(Image Source, Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-g-taft/the-warren-buffett-effect_b_5577685.html, [Accessed 9 Feb, 2017]) One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple is of course Warren Buffett. As a value investor, one of the most important free investing resources is Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters. Each contains hidden gems of value investing wisdom. One of my favorite … Read More
Warren Buffett – Thoughts On Market Forecasting – 1966 Partnership Letter
One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple is of course Warren Buffett. As a value investor, one of the most important free investing resources is Buffett’s earliest partnership letters. Each contains hidden gems of value investing wisdom. One of my favorite gems is in his 1966 partnership letter which … Read More
Guy Spier on Mohnish Pabrai and ‘That’ Meeting With Warren Buffett
One of our favorite investors here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is Guy Spier. Spier is the founder and managing partner of Aquamarine Capital, an investment partnership styled after the original 1950’s Buffett partnerships. In 2008 he, along with Mohnish Pabrai, had lunch with Warren Buffett after submitting the winning bid … Read More