The Oracle's Classroom

Passionate student-teacher of all things business, Warren Buffett, and Berkshire Hathaway

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At 5pm (est) today I'll be releasing the full 200+ tab Excel file I used to write the book only to subscribers of Watchlist Investing Substack (FREE SIGNUP)

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I just learned that The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway is currently the #1 new release in Organizational Learning on Amazon! Harriman House #berkshirehathaway #amazon $brka

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Berkshire has a long history of opportunistic capital allocation, including issuing debt. $brka #warrenbuffett #finance #debt

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On this day in 2008 #berkshirehathaway acquired Marmon. #warrenbuffett $brk $brka $brkb

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In honor of St. Patrick's Day, a quote on luck from #warrenbuffett $brk $brka $brkb #stpatricksday #luckoftheirish

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I hesitated to use the 'word-that-shall-not-be-named' but on reconsideration thought it might help others see the folly in using it. $brk $brkb $brka

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It's the get rich slow scheme. $brka $brkb $brk #worldlywisdom #charliemunger

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$brka was the little (economic) engine that could. Its transformation was well underway by the late 1970s. #warrenbuffett #berkshirehathaway $brk $brkb

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#warrenbuffett and #charliemunger created a "mini-bank" inside Berkshire. For a time, $brka separated the financials for this segment, which could be viewed like a bank (and indeed for a while included one in Mutual Savings). Harriman House

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$brk used this technique with its long-time holdings in Proctor & Gamble (for Duracell), Washington Post (for a TV station), and Phillips 66 (for a specialty chemicals business).

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Some #wisdom from #CharlieMunger from the 2021 $DJCO annual meeting.

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The 2018 accounting change only made Buffett's letter that much more important. The bottom line became in Buffett's words, useless.

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Buffett admitted in his recent letter to shareholders that he overpaid for PCC. Berkshire took a charge of about $10bn to align the financials with the mistake.

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One man's junk bonds are another man's reach for yield. #bonds #investing #finance #business #junkbond

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Some wisdom from Charlie at the 2021 Daily Journal Annual Meeting. #berkshirehathaway #charliemunger $brk $brka $brkb

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The numbers grew and the percentages shifted as Berkshire grew through the decades.

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