Berkshire Hathaway AGM 2024: Key Takeaways

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Here are 30 key takeaways

1. Big tribute to Charlie Munger. The entire 30-minute starting video is about Charlie. It’s amazing what he has done for the investment community

2. Berkshire Hathaway trims its stake in Apple by 13%

3. Insurance is still an excellent business. Ajit is doing an amazing job

4. Q1 was good for Berkshire Hathaway. The company keeps compounding at attractive rates

5. Every time you see the word EBITDA, you should replace it with bullsh*t earnings

6. Berkshire earns more than $100 million per day currently

7. Succesful investing is all about having a few very big winners

8. The power of compounding is the most underrated power in the world

9. Berkshire Hathaway will keep buying back shares in the years to come

10. Don’t check stock prices daily

11. Coca-Cola and American Express will probably never be sold

12. Apple will (probably) remain the largest position of Berkshire Hathaway in the years to come

13. Always look at a stock like a business.

14. Don’t try to time the market

15. The market is there to serve you. Use it to your advantage

16. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham is the best investment book ever

17. Higher taxes are quite likely in the future according to Buffett

18. Berkshire Hathaway‘s primary investments will always be in the United States

19. Anyone who says size doesn’t hurt performance is selling

20. Charlie’s two best ideas were probably BYD and Costco

21. Buffett feels extremely good about his exposure to Japan

22. The best time to sell a wonderful company is (almost) never

23. “I don’t know anything about Artificial Intelligence.” - Warren Buffett

24. Geico is still an amazing business. The company is making progress in its data analytics

25. Geico has lower costs than virtually any insurance company

26. “Charlie was the best Partner I could have very imagined.” - Warren Buffett

27. Always surround yourself with people you look up to and trust

28. “During our entire partnership, Charlie never lied to me even once.” - Warren Buffett

29. If there would be no risk there would be no insurance business. Insurance is still a very attractive business despite climate risk

30. Never bet against America
 
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