Economic franchise is one of the most important investing concepts used by Warren Buffett. Companies with economic franchise are rare in the business world. They are great businesses which enjoy pricing power and could stand incapable management. In his 1991 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffett explained the concept of economic franchise: “An economic […]
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Why Buffett Hates the Airline Business
BECKY: Okay. In terms of other things that came up this weekend— Andrew touched before on the question that Bill Miller asked— of Legg Mason. His question was again related to the airlines. He’s been on Squawk and talked about his investment thesis. He has bought into a lot of these airlines. And he points […]