by John Huber | Jun 27, 2016 | General Thoughts, Investment Philosophy, Overall Stock Market, Portfolio Management
I thought I’d put up a quick post with an interesting chart that might provide some food for thought. Considering the volatility in the past few days that was created by the surprising results of the “Brexit” referendum where the U.K. voted to leave the European...
by John Huber | Sep 29, 2015 | Portfolio Management, Shareholder Letters & Reports, Warren Buffett
I was glancing through the Berkshire letters from the late 1990’s because I recall Buffett briefly mentioning his large silver position he acquired and I was trying to see if Buffett referenced the specific cash cost of production. He didn’t in the letter—only...
by John Huber | Aug 10, 2015 | Investment Quotes, Portfolio Management, Warren Buffett
“One of my friends—a noted West Coast philosopher—maintains that a majority of life’s errors are caused by forgetting what one is really trying to do.” – Warren Buffett, 1965 BPL Partnership Letter I’ve read a few things lately discussing the benefits of...
by John Huber | Jun 17, 2015 | Portfolio Management, Think Differently, Warren Buffett
Someone on the Corner of Berkshire and Fairfax board recently posted this comment referencing Buffett’s well-known piece on inflation from 1977. In the article, Buffett describes the variables that drive a company’s return on equity. There are only five ways...
by John Huber | Apr 21, 2015 | Case Studies, Investment Philosophy, Joel Greenblatt, Portfolio Management, Superinvestors
I have been busy over the past couple of weeks. My wife gave birth to twins about two weeks ago, and now that I am back in the office, I am catching up on some reading. While we were in the hospital for about a week, I did have some time to do some reading, and I have...
by John Huber | Dec 22, 2014 | General Thoughts, Investment Philosophy, Portfolio Management
This weekend I came across a link to an excellent Manual of Ideas interview with Allan Mecham that I’ve read before, but I decided to read through it again. There are a few key points that Mecham brings up that I think are really worth repeating, so I thought...
