Benjamin Graham "Individuals who cannot master their emotions are ill-suited to profit from the investment process."
Warren Buffett "Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it."
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Berkshire Hathaway’s share price is approaching $150,000 for the first time in over five years. Does this round number have any particular meaning from a valuation perspective? This article takes a brief look at the question.
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Berkshire Hathaway: In Search of the “Buffett Premium” was published on March 1, 2011 shortly after the release of Berkshire’s 2010 annual report. The 118 page report was originally offered for sale on this website. However, the passage of time has made the material somewhat out of date since it does not contain data beyond 2010 and the analysis has not been updated to account for significant events since early 2011. As a result, we are now pleased to make the report available free of charge.
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In this article, we present the story of a fictional Berkshire Hathaway shareholder who purchased shares ten years ago and is now evaluating stock price and business performance over the past decade and assessing Berkshire’s prospect for the next decade.
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The Rational Walk is pleased to make our report on Berkshire Hathaway published in February 2010 available to readers free of charge! The analysis was published shortly after the release of Berkshire Hathaway’s 2009 annual report. Although the analysis is over a year old, the historical background and valuation approach may be useful for readers.
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In an article posted earlier today, we provided the video of David Sokol’s CNBC appearance along with commentary regarding his statements. As part of that article, we raised the issue of Mr. Sokol’s statements on CNBC contradicting the Lubrizol proxy statement account of the development of the transaction with specific reference to Mr. Sokol’s characterization of his discussions with bankers at Citigroup on December 13, 2010. Read this article for a more extended discussion on this topic.
