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Jon Quast

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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

There are regulatory reasons for that.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

So, Lemonade is available in some places that Tesla isn't.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

So, this makes sense.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

Yeah, I think this is going to be a general trend.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

Cars are getting smarter, and insurance needs to tap into that.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

I don't personally like it.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

I personally struggle with paying for satellite radio when I can get FM radio for free.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

But one thing I was thinking about is, it's so interesting, $100 a month.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

Are you going to save $100 on your car insurance with 50% off from Lemonade on those miles?

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

I don't know if there's enough there to do that.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

And so that's just kind of an interesting pricing dynamic.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

I think that Warren Buffett already admitted it was a mistake before he retired and was expressing that he did not like the direction that Kraft Heinz was going and splitting these companies back apart when he spent all that time and effort getting them together.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

I wouldn't necessarily say, though, that this is Abel trying to establish himself and make a name for himself and go his own direction.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

If you look at the stake that Berkshire has in Kraft Heinz, yes, it is huge.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

And yet it's only 2.4% of Berkshire's total stock portfolio.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

And so if he was going to make his mark, he'd do it in another company such as Coca-Cola or American Express, selling off these much more important positions.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

But I think he's just tidying up the portfolio from something that he recognizes maybe isn't going to deliver the returns they're looking for.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

And Buffett's already expressed that he's disappointed.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

Let's see you do it.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
FSD’s Big Week, Abel Makes a Mark on Berkshire, and 24/7 Trading

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