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...
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 2, 2015 | Case Studies, Investment Quotes, Warren Buffett
Earlier this year I watched Lang Lang play Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor—one of my all-time favorite pieces of music. The concerto is a monster—full of big octaves, virtuosity, excitement and power. It has around 30,000 notes, but the music is tied together with a...
by John Huber | Mar 26, 2015 | Investment Philosophy, Shareholder Letters & Reports, Superinvestors, Warren Buffett
Last weekend I spent a couple hours reading through Buffett’s old partnership letters (again). I was looking for something specific that I remembered him talking about, but then as I was flipping through them trying to find this comment, I just decided to read them...
