Buffett’s Investment in Dempster Mill–A Cigar Butt

by John Huber | Jul 11, 2016 | Case Studies, Superinvestors, Warren Buffett

I came across a case study that discusses Dempster Mill recently. I thought I’d post a brief summary of some notes I jotted down while reading it. Dempster Mill is a company that Buffett bought in the early 1960’s when operating his partnership. The company...

Warren Buffett 1998 Talk at University of Florida

by John Huber | May 9, 2016 | General Thoughts, Investment Philosophy, Investment Quotes, Superinvestors, Warren Buffett

I spent some time traveling in the car last week. Whenever I am driving by myself, I always listen to something—usually related to business or investing. I keep a long list of videos of interviews or talks that I can pick from whenever I am in the car. On this...

Berkshire Hathaway is Safe and Cheap

by John Huber | Mar 23, 2016 | Investment Ideas & Company Research, Warren Buffett

I own Berkshire Hathaway stock. In fact, it’s a stock I bought recently for the first time ever, despite following it for years. I think earlier this year it became (and to a large extent still is) far too cheap. It’s not a stock that I think has huge upside, but it...

Comments on Mistakes and Buffett’s Original Berkshire Purchase

by John Huber | Mar 7, 2016 | Case Studies, Superinvestors, Warren Buffett

I was reading through the 2014 (last year’s) Berkshire Hathaway annual report and 10-K looking for a few things, and happened to reread Buffett’s letter from last year. I wrote a post a couple weeks ago concerning buybacks and Outerwall, and how a company that is...

Long-term Thinking and Back to Basics

by John Huber | Jan 15, 2016 | General Thoughts, Get Better by Reading, Think Differently, Warren Buffett

When markets are tumbling, it’s time to get excited about stocks. This is often talked about, but rarely practiced. J. Paul Getty once said the key to getting rich is simple: “Buy when everyone else is selling and hold when everyone else is buying”. For the value...

A 31-Year Old Buffett Discusses the Stock Market

by John Huber | Nov 16, 2015 | Warren Buffett

I came across this video that I’ve never seen before. It’s a video of a young 31-year old Warren Buffett giving an interview to a journalist about the stock market decline that occurred in the first half of 1962: Buffett’s comment at the very...