Seen that? - Berkshire Hathaway says 'Get Boring'

Filed in archive Best of on November 19, 2009

Berkshire Hathaway says 'Get Boring' at The Personal Finance Weblog

Berkshire Hathaway's 2004 annual report came out a few weeks ago. If you'd like to read it you can find it here. Warren Buffett has put together one of investing's all star performances. Even the small investor can pull a nugget or two out of his writings. I wanted to pull out two powerful paragraphs that, if you strictly observe and execute their teachings, are probably more valuable than anything else [...] Read More


Boring Old Bonds: U.S. Savings Bonds & Treasury Bonds at The Personal Finance Weblog

Other than Gary U.S. Bonds and perhaps James Bonds, there aren't many bonds I find exciting. Nevertheless, I am continuing my series on bonds because it's worth knowing at least a little something about them. (See "The Exciting World of Bonds" if you're as clueless as I was about bonds.) If we have any knowledge of bonds, most of us think of U.S. Savings Bonds. Several of my relatives bought these [...] Read More


A Lesson in Finance, Kids Style at The Personal Finance Weblog

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Ilka-Erika Szasz-Fabian Dayana Yochim has a fun article this week at Motley Fool about teaching a friend's 6-year-old daughter about credit after the girl received a credit card solicitation in the mail. My favorite parts: "When you go to the store to buy Barbie a friend, if you pay for her with your new Visa, her friend will cost $1,087 and won't be paid for in full [...] Read More


Berkshire Hathaway yearly report at TJ's Weblog

Stefan links to Warren Buffett's Annual Letter to Shareholders (pdf). Enlighting and funny... [...] Read More


Reading the Berkshire-Hathaway Annual Report at Bizinformer

I've reluctantly discarded the notion of my continuing to manage the portfolio after my death - abandoning my hope to give new meaning to the term "thinking outside the box." - Warren BuffetThe Berkshire-Hathaway Annual Report is something of a classic in business lore. CEO Warren Buffet's letters to shareholders are a great read. The letters contain business advice, a review of the past year in business, and Mr. Buffet's [...] Read More