Category: Warren buffett
Letter to shareholders from Warren buffett – Some thoughts
March 10th, 2009, No Comments
Warren buffett as most of you must be aware is considered as one of the foremost investors. He is the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and publishes an annual letter to shareholders which is a must read for any aspiring or seasoned value investor. You can access his letters here. The 2008 letters was published more [...]
Overseas investing
December 4th, 2008, 2 Comments
I was recently chatting with sandesh and he asked me a question – Why don’t you invest in US based companies? Is it due to the fact that you consider them outside your circle of competence or some other reason ? My response was – As an indian resident, I cannot invest out of india [...]
Warren buffett or Rakesh Jhunjhunwala style ?
October 29th, 2008, No Comments
I received this excellent question from prabhakar via email and have taken the liberty of posting the reply on the blog. Hi rohit, I have a query that’s bothering me a lot for quite some time now. Let me clarify at the outset that i believe in value investing(Buy something good way below its intrinsic [...]
Value investing is simple but not easy
September 23rd, 2008, No Comments
The above is a statement by warren buffett. It is a very apt comment. Value investing does not require a major leap of faith. Most of us can find companies selling below intrinsic value. That is the simple part. The difficult part is ignoring your emotions and buying such a stock. Value investing is even [...]
Berkshire hathaway annual meeting and quarterly results
May 3rd, 2008, No Comments
Berkshire hathaway (warren buffett’s company) is having their annual meeting over this weekend. This meeting is called the woodstock of capitalists. I have been reading and following buffett for the last 10 years and tend to read his every interview, speech and the Q&A session of the annual meetings. You can find a great compilation [...]
How to be a better investor – from Warren buffett and Charlie munger
May 7th, 2007, No Comments
Berkshire had their annual meeting on May 5th and 6th. During the Q&A session the following question was asked on how to become a better investor. I have read something similar from warren buffett earlier and could not resist posting the answer to the question again. The reply goes to the heart of becoming a [...]
