That’s the new nickname that I’m giving the President. Why’s that? Because when you shake enough trees and you’ll never know what will fall out. According to Ancestry.com Blog – President Barack Obama and Warren Buffett are 7th cousins, 3 times removed. Family history experts at Ancestry.com discovered the relation and determined that the men [...]
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An Interview With Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger is Warren Buffett’s long-time business partner, and the Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. Some people might even consider him the real brains behind the outfit. However, Munger is hardly a carbon copy of Buffett: Munger is known to be a Republican, whereas Buffett has generally supported Democrats. Buffett devotes his time almost exclusively to [...]
Behind The Scenes
Things aren’t always what they seem in the financial industry, so it’s usually a good idea to try to find out what’s going on behind the scenes with some of the most well-known money managers. A lot of amateur individual investors don’t know this, but word in the street is that the Oracle of Omaha [...]
Buffett and Bogle Redux
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Buffett and Bogle
I was perusing the financial sector today and happen to notice that Goldman Sachs (GS), has been trading above $140.00/share for the past few weeks. That’s quite an improvement from three to six months ago, when everyone thought the world was coming to an end, and Goldman Sachs was trading around $50-$60/share. I’m sure it [...]
Ponzi A Go-Go
A few years after I began my financial self-education and personal quest to conquer the markets, I became intrigued by behavioral finance/economics, and what makes investors tick. One of the aspects of behavioral finance that I find important and always seems to fascinate me is herd mentality. I’m always amazed at the great lengths people [...]