November 17th, 2022
Via Bloomberg, interesting commentary on how many – such as crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried couldn’t survive the comparison – but others who actually invest somewhat like the Berkshire Hathaway chairman fare better: A couple of months ago, crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried was peering out from the cover of Fortune magazine above the words “The Next Warren Buffett?” Now he’s at […]
Read more »Warren Buffett’s Protégé Is Building a Mini Berkshire
April 11th, 2022
Courtesy of Wall Street Journal, a look at what some consider to be a Mini Berkshire: Tracy Britt Cool spent a decade working for Warren Buffett. She now wants to buy the kinds of companies that might have interested the famed investor 30 or 40 years ago. Those are businesses typically run by founders or […]
Read more »November 17th, 2021
Via Business Insider, an article on how an investor hailed as ‘The Chinese Warren Buffett’ just revealed a $245 million stake in Berkshire Hathaway — and now counts Buffett’s company among his biggest bets: A longtime associate of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger revealed a $245 million stake in Berkshire Hathaway this week. The purchase signals he has […]
Read more »The Next Generation of Would-Be Buffetts
May 24th, 2021
Courtesy of Barron’s, a look at the next generation of would-be Buffetts: Every generation puts its own spin on tradition. Recipes are adapted. Wedding ceremonies evolve. Vacation-photo slide shows become Instagram stories. And the era of traditional value investing, pioneered by Benjamin Graham as the U.S. was emerging from the Great Depression, has quietly undergone […]
Read more »May 4th, 2021
Via Ozy, a short list of some folks considered to be global Buffetts: 1. Guo Guangchang The 54-year-old businessman who’s often compared to Buffet is a bellwether in more ways than one. One of China’s richest men and biggest investors, he was briefly detained in 2015 amid fluctuations in financial markets. Six years later, Guo’s experience is increasingly […]
Read more »Apollo-Athene: The New Berkshire Hathaway?
March 23rd, 2021
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on the $30bn merger of the private equity firm and the insurer that some liken to Berkshire Hathaway: When Expedia boss Peter Kern dialled into an earnings call last May, hotels were closed, flights were grounded and the new chief executive of the world’s biggest travel agency had […]
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