Jason Zweig

In 1956, he started his own investment partnership out of his bedroom in his house in Omaha. And so he worked at home for much of the early years and he bought some of the smallest, most obscure stocks you could possibly imagine and just made a ton of money doing it.

Yeah, and this is another example of how unusual Buffett was. Of course, today, Nobody would do it this way because you wouldn't need to because there are commercial databases and you could just ask AI to do it for you. But what Buffett did was he had these immense volumes of Moody's industrial manuals, which were these gigantic hardcover books.

Yeah, and this is another example of how unusual Buffett was. Of course, today, Nobody would do it this way because you wouldn't need to because there are commercial databases and you could just ask AI to do it for you. But what Buffett did was he had these immense volumes of Moody's industrial manuals, which were these gigantic hardcover books.

Yeah, and this is another example of how unusual Buffett was. Of course, today, Nobody would do it this way because you wouldn't need to because there are commercial databases and you could just ask AI to do it for you. But what Buffett did was he had these immense volumes of Moody's industrial manuals, which were these gigantic hardcover books.

that consisted of thousands of pages of financial information on publicly traded stocks. And he started with A, and he read every page until he got to Z. Wow.

that consisted of thousands of pages of financial information on publicly traded stocks. And he started with A, and he read every page until he got to Z. Wow.

that consisted of thousands of pages of financial information on publicly traded stocks. And he started with A, and he read every page until he got to Z. Wow.

And if he liked what he saw in combination with the financial information, he would buy the stock no matter how small it was or how long it took.

And if he liked what he saw in combination with the financial information, he would buy the stock no matter how small it was or how long it took.

And if he liked what he saw in combination with the financial information, he would buy the stock no matter how small it was or how long it took.

Yeah, exactly. I once asked Buffett what he would have done if he hadn't become an investor. And he said, I probably would have become an investigative reporter.

Yeah, exactly. I once asked Buffett what he would have done if he hadn't become an investor. And he said, I probably would have become an investigative reporter.

Yeah, exactly. I once asked Buffett what he would have done if he hadn't become an investor. And he said, I probably would have become an investigative reporter.

He bought much larger companies when they had temporarily fallen out of favor, like American Express, The Washington Post, which then was a major public company, Coca-Cola.

He bought much larger companies when they had temporarily fallen out of favor, like American Express, The Washington Post, which then was a major public company, Coca-Cola.

He bought much larger companies when they had temporarily fallen out of favor, like American Express, The Washington Post, which then was a major public company, Coca-Cola.

A large part of Berkshire Hathaway's market value today consists of the private companies that Buffett bought. And that gave him the flexibility of buying in public markets when he felt stocks were cheap, but not having to when he felt they were overpriced. Then he could go to private markets and buy at a negotiated price rather than what he calls the auction price that exists in the stock market.

A large part of Berkshire Hathaway's market value today consists of the private companies that Buffett bought. And that gave him the flexibility of buying in public markets when he felt stocks were cheap, but not having to when he felt they were overpriced. Then he could go to private markets and buy at a negotiated price rather than what he calls the auction price that exists in the stock market.

A large part of Berkshire Hathaway's market value today consists of the private companies that Buffett bought. And that gave him the flexibility of buying in public markets when he felt stocks were cheap, but not having to when he felt they were overpriced. Then he could go to private markets and buy at a negotiated price rather than what he calls the auction price that exists in the stock market.

You know, I think if you're an investor in Berkshire Hathaway, Probably not as significant as you might think. You know, the assets of the company are in place. The investments that Buffett has made over the years are part of the company's holdings. So it's going to run on autopilot based on the decisions he's made over the decades.