Why there is only one Warren Buffett?
Everything about him and his investing strategies is widely known… then why?
Everything about him and his investing strategies is widely known… then why?
Berkshire Hathaway spends triple that amount on his security each year. Buffett owns about $100 billion of Berkshire stock and lives modestly. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Warren Buffett is a legendary investor, leads one of the world’s biggest companies, and has ranked among the world’s wealthiest people for decades. Yet he earns … Read more
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. now has a record amount of money to put to work. Berkshire’s cash pile hit new heights at $149.2 billion of funds in the third quarter, surpassing a record set in early 2020, the company said in its earnings report Saturday. The fresh high came even as Buffett poured more … Read more
Warren Buffett dismissed art as a bad investment nearly 60 years ago. France could have made $1 quadrillion if it had invested instead of buying the Mona Lisa, he said. Buffett described investing, valuing and building businesses, and Berkshire Hathaway as art. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Warren Buffett invoked one of the … Read more
Warren Buffett has underlined how lucky he is by pointing to Afghanistan. The investor won the “ovarian lottery” by being born in the US, where his skills are rewarded. Buffett has also invoked Afghanistan to highlight inequality and push for higher taxes. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Warren Buffett’s talent for spotting undervalued … Read more
Warren Buffett potentially missed out on Microsoft’s IPO because of Liberty Media’s John Malone. Malone told the investor that he wouldn’t buy the software stock due to competitive threats. The media mogul later said he’d be “bigger than Warren Buffett” if he spun off fewer companies. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Warren Buffett … Read more
Warren Buffett said costs were rising fast during Berkshire Hathaway’s recent meeting. Buffett has called inflation a “gigantic corporate tapeworm” for investors and businesses. Asset-light companies that can raise prices and scale easily often weather inflation best. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Warren Buffett said he was seeing “very substantial inflation” and homebuilding … Read more
“It’s almost a buying frenzy,” the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. chief executive officer said during the conglomerate’s annual meeting, which was held virtually from Los Angeles. “People have money in their pocket and they’re paying higher prices,” he said. Buffett attributed the faster-than-expected recovery to swift and decisive rescue measures by the Federal Reserve and U.S. … Read more
Warren Buffett criticized SPACs and Robinhood at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting. The investor said they encourage gambling and treating the stock market like a casino. Charlie Munger, Buffett’s right-hand man, damned both trends as well. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Warren Buffett blasted special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the Robinhood trading app for … Read more