150 - One GREAT Investment Per Year (1968 Letter)
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Welcome to Episode 4 of the "Becoming Buffett" Series!

This week we discuss the 1968 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.

Buffett's annual letters book: http://amzn.to/2ogVi4U)

Some brief notes:

1968

“Immediately after year end, we purchased all of the stock of Sun Newspapers, Inc. and Blacker Printing Company, Inc., which represents an initial entry into the publishing business.”

Working hard to improve operating earnings in textile ares

They aren’t just abandoning the investment at the first sign of trouble, willing to be patient to allow thesis to play out.

Letter now divided into three sections: textile operation, insurance operations, and marketable securities/acquisitions

Could you have one more income stream 3 years from now?

Insurance operations going well

Investment income increased substantially in 1968 Capital gains from common stock investments “The insurance companies continue to seek new areas for expansion” Could you make ONE great investment this year that could reward you for years to come?

Marketable securities/acquisitions

Funds were held in common stocks as a temporary investment while waiting for acquisition or expansion opportunities Bought Sun Newspapers, Inc. and Blacker Printing Company, Inc. as entries into the publishing industry “This purchase, while small, has the potential for future expansion.”

Is there a local, private company you could buy an interest in (or buy outright)? Let’s stretch our thinking in regard to the options available to us as investors

Management of insurance and publishing companies continued under existing leadership after acquisition

Quality mgmt is a big deal to Buffett Is it for you? Are YOU a quality manager of your business (household)? The benefits of great management is that you now have super talented people working to make you money; work to surround yourself with people smarter than you!

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