The Question of Conservatism

Editorial note: this article is an excerpt from Buffett Partnership Letter, January 24, 1962 The above description of our various areas of operation may provide some clue as to how conservatively our portfolio is invested. Many people some years back thought they were behaving in the most conservative manner by purchasing medium or long-term municipal or government […]

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Buffett on Stock Market Forecasting

The following article is an excerpt from Buffett Partnership Letter, July 12, 1966 Ground Rule No. 6 (from our November packet) says: “I am not in the business of predicting general stock market or business fluctuations. If you think I can do this, or think it is essential to an investment program, you should not […]

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