Becoming Berkshire
The history of the stock market, iconic companies, and American business through the lens of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway.
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Episode 6: Episode 6: The 1965 Buffett Partnership Letter ; The 12½-Cent Takeover
In Episode 6, I revisit Warren Buffett’s 1965 partnership letter and the year he took control of Berkshire Hathaway.
What began as a cheap cigar-butt investment became personal after Seabury Stanton offered Buffett 12½ cents less per share...
Hochschild, Kohn & Co.
Welcome to Issue #51 of Becoming Berkshire!
I originally wrote a couple of paragraphs about Hochschild-Kohn back in Issue #8, but since it was the first investment Munger and Buffett had made together, I figured I’d dive a bit deeper and g...
Inside the 1978 Capital Cities Annual Report
“Be sure to pick a business you enjoy. Do not go for the biggest buck, but go where you will be happiest, because if you are happy, you are successful. And do yourself a favor: get yourself involved in your community. Put something back. Wh...
From the Archives: Buffett’s Playbook Meets Berkshire’s Cigar Butt
I first wrote Issue #3 back in November 2023, when Becoming Berkshire had about 50 subscribers. To be honest, I was not sure how long I could keep this project going.
Now that the readership has grown, I thought it would be worthwhile to r...
Episode 5: The 1964 Buffett Partnership Letter
In Episode 5 of Becoming Berkshire, we look at Warren Buffett’s 1964 Partnership Letter and Berkshire Hathaway’s 1964 annual report.
Buffett explains why so many smart investment firms fail to beat the market, why “a public opinion poll is...
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