6 investing tips from Warren Buffett to start the New Year on a positive note
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6 investing tips from Warren Buffett to start the New Year on a positive note

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As the New Year has kicked off on a positive note with market indices touching all time highs, most investors are curious to explore investing opportunities from their closed ones and acquaintances, while some try to make sense of the volatility of what Benjamin Graham referred to as ‘Mr market’. But of course, if they told everybody what a simple game it was, 90 percent of the income of the people that were speaking would disappear.” So, let us understand what key investing tips the Oracle of Omaha has given to the investors. Importance of retained earnings: Buffett, in his 2019 letter to shareholders, quoted Edgar Lawrence Smith's 1924 book ‘Common Stocks as Long Term Investments’ which was reviewed by John Maynard Keynes who wrote that well-managed industrial companies do not distribute to the shareholders the whole of their earned profits. Risk evaluation: He also wrote, in the letter in 2019, about disciplined risk evaluation which is the daily focus of his company's insurance managers.

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Does Warren Buffett know something that we don’t?
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Does Warren Buffett know something that we don’t?

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Warren Buffett, who has quipped that his favorite holding period for a stock is “forever," continues to have substantial money at work in American companies. View Full Image Graphic: WSJ Buffett and his late business partner Charlie Munger didn’t outperform the stock market 140-fold by being market-timers. “He’s cognizant of the fact that markets gyrate and go to extremes," says …

Investment lessons from Buffett’s letter to shareholders
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Investment lessons from Buffett’s letter to shareholders

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Operating profit over net profit: According to Buffett, operating profit – profits earned purely from core operations of the company – is a better gauge of the company’s financial health. Buffett says while net profit is reported more as a mandatory accounting practice, and is even widely transmitted, Berkshire Hathaway is more comfortable with operating profit. “The primary difference between …

Warren Buffett uses his annual letter to warn about Wall Street and recount Berkshire’s successes
10 months ago

Warren Buffett uses his annual letter to warn about Wall Street and recount Berkshire’s successes

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— Warren Buffett credited his longtime partner — the late Charlie Munger — with being the architect of the Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate he has received the credit for leading and warned shareholders in his annual letter Saturday not to listen to Wall Street pundits or financial advisers who urge them to trade often. That would be like finding gold and …

8 money lessons to learn from Warren Buffett’s letters to shareholders
1 year, 1 month ago

8 money lessons to learn from Warren Buffett’s letters to shareholders

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Before taking a big financial bet, one should first learn the basics. One of the most famous investing legends in contemporary times is Warren Buffett who often shares his wisdom in the famous annual letters to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway. Surplus of liquid assets such as cash: He underscored the fact that Berkshire holds a boatload of cash and treasury …

Buffett shares good news on profits, AI thoughts at meeting
1 year, 7 months ago

Buffett shares good news on profits, AI thoughts at meeting

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— Billionaire Warren Buffett said artificial intelligence may change the world but new technology won’t take away opportunities for investors and he’s confident America will continue to prosper despite its bitter political divisions. — Buffett said Apple — Berkshire’s biggest stock holding — is a wonderful business because of how devoted consumers are to their iPhones. “But I do understand …

Warren Buffett touts benefits of buybacks in his shareholder letter; All you need to know
1 year, 9 months ago

Warren Buffett touts benefits of buybacks in his shareholder letter; All you need to know

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— Billionaire Warren Buffett said critics of stock buybacks are “either an economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue” or both, and all investors benefit from them as long as they are made at the right prices. Buffett used part of his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders Saturday to tout the benefits of repurchases that fiery Wall Street critics like …

Warren Buffett’s 9 investing philosophies to improve your life
2 years, 6 months ago

Warren Buffett’s 9 investing philosophies to improve your life

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The best investment you can make is investing in yourself. The much-acclaimed American business magnate and philanthropist Warren Buffett who is also one of the most successful stock market investors constantly insists on improving oneself by constant reading and practice of the trades learned from the books and through experience. Lesson learned: Choose to live frugally and reap the rewards. …

The single most important takeaway from Warren Buffett’s 2021 letter
2 years, 9 months ago

The single most important takeaway from Warren Buffett’s 2021 letter

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Warren Buffett’s 2021 letter to shareholders is out and you may have already zeroed in on your favorite part from the letter. There’s an interesting story around Ben Graham and how he let go of a potential 100-bagger because he stuck to his core principle. Warren Buffett on the other hand stays invested as long as the fundamentals of the …

Warren Buffett’s letter: A peek into the doyen’s annual letter to shareholders
2 years, 9 months ago

Warren Buffett’s letter: A peek into the doyen’s annual letter to shareholders

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Berkshire Hathaway recently released its annual letter written by its chairman and ace investor Warren Buffett — also known as the Oracle of Omaha, along with the fourth quarter earnings release. Mr Buffett wrote about the Berkshire’s special penchant for Apple stock in which the company now holds 5.55 percent shares, laments the lack of good ‘buy’ opportunities in the …

Warren Buffett warns investors not to gamble on stocks
3 years, 7 months ago

Warren Buffett warns investors not to gamble on stocks

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— Billionaire Warren Buffett warned people not to think investing is an easy way to make a fortune as he answered a variety of questions at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting Saturday. Buffett spent several hours answering questions Saturday afternoon at an online version of Berkshire’s annual meeting alongside vice chairmen Charlie Munger, Greg Abel and Ajit Jain. I think I …

Warren Buffett’s nuggets of wisdom for investors from his latest letter to shareholders
3 years, 9 months ago

Warren Buffett’s nuggets of wisdom for investors from his latest letter to shareholders

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Warren Buffett's letter to Berkshire shareholders this year was silent on the covid-19 pandemic and investing in tough times. Let's look at the two nuggets of wisdom from Buffett's latest letter and also some from his previous ones that can help investors stay on course in the current time when markets are close to their all-time highs. On productive assets …

Warren Buffett again encourages investors to bet on America
3 years, 9 months ago

Warren Buffett again encourages investors to bet on America

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— Billionaire Warren Buffett encouraged investors to maintain their faith in America’s economy and the businesses his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate owns in a reassuring letter to his shareholders Saturday. Buffett said one of his biggest investments last year was the $25 billion repurchase of Berkshire’s own shares. One of Berkshire’s hardest-hit businesses last year was aviation parts manufacturer Precision Castparts, …

Warren Buffett likes stocks again
4 years, 1 month ago

Warren Buffett likes stocks again

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Warren Buffett is a living, breathing billionaire, but he’s also a leading economic indicator. A filing late Monday showed that in the latest period Berkshire Hathaway bought a handful of U.S. pharmaceutical giants: AbbVie Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Merck & Co. and Pfizer Inc. Even so, my colleague Max Nisen tells me that Buffett’s pharma bets likely aren’t entirely vaccine-related, …

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