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YTD performance:

What sticks out the most to you?

Interesting to see $BRK-B up 16.98% while its largest holding $AAPL is down -5.20%
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RT @HiddenValueGems: Semper Augustus annual letter is out. 149 pages of financial history, stories about Charlie Munger, analysis of Berkshire Hathaway, current market conditions and expected returns.

All you can wish for to make it a fun weekend!

Enjoy 😉 $BRK
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I have recently noticed Ferrari fashion ads on the FT app. So they have decided to expand their TAM, grow the fun base…?

Unlikely to make an impact on their bottom line any time soon, but still quite an interesting move $RACE #Exor
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In his latest letter, Buffett has explained the value $OXY creates for the US economy and why he owns a 27.8% stake.

I am sure he has looked at $EQNR, but surprised he has not taken a stake (or maybe it is not disclosed yet)?

In this month's Capital Markets Day mgmt promised $14bn cash distributions in 2024 (19% yield) via dividends and buyback....crazy!
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Even if you do not own $BRK, I highly recommend reading this 16-page masterpiece. Buffett also discusses his investments in $OXY and five Japanese conglomerates.

And the Meeting is in Omaha on 4 May! berkshirehathaway.com/letter…

16/16
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1⃣6⃣Financial results: “Berkshire also reports to you what we call “operating earnings.” Here is the story they tell: $27.6 billion for 2021; $30.9 billion for 2022 and $37.4 billion for 2023.”

15/16
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1⃣5⃣On the Insurance business: “You can feel good about the fact that you own a piece of an incredible P/C operation that now operates worldwide with unmatched financial resources, reputation and talent. It carried the day in 2023.”
14/16
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1⃣4⃣On the Utilities business (BHE): “When the dust settles, America’s power needs and the consequent capital expenditure will be staggering. I did not anticipate or even consider the adverse developments in regulatory returns and, along with Berkshire’s two partners at BHE, I made a costly mistake in not doing so.”
13/16
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1⃣3⃣On the value of BNSF: “Our railroad carries its 23,759 miles of main track, 99 tunnels, 13,495 bridges, 7,521 locomotives and assorted other fixed assets at $70 billion on its balance sheet. But my guess is that it would cost at least $500 billion to replicate those assets and decades to complete the job.”

12/16
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1⃣2⃣ On the importance of domestic oil production: “Our country would be very – very – nervous today if domestic production had remained at five million BOEPD, and it found itself hugely dependent on non-U.S. sources. At that level, the SPR would have been emptied within months if foreign oil became unavailable.”
11/16
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1⃣1⃣$AXP and $KO: “The lesson from Coke and AMEX? When you find a truly wonderful business, stick with it. Patience pays, and one wonderful business can offset the many mediocre decisions that are inevitable.”

10/16
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🔟Today's market: “Today’s active participants are neither more emotionally stable nor better taught than when I was in school. For whatever reasons, markets now exhibit far more casino-like behavior than they did when I was young. The casino now resides in many homes and daily tempts the occupants.”
9/16
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