Monthly Archive: August 2012

Happy Birthday, Warren Buffett! 0

Happy Birthday, Warren Buffett!

Today is Warren Buffett’s 82nd birthday.  Happy Birthday, Mr. Buffett! Since this “Warren Buffett” blog was launched on the occasion of Warren Buffett’s 80th birthday on August 30, 2010, today is its second anniversary. ...

Warren Buffett and the Facebook IPO 0

Warren Buffett and the Facebook IPO

At the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) annual meeting on May 5, 2012, Warren Buffett stated (in response to a shareholder question): “We should stay away from things we do not understand”.  He (Buffett) “needs to...

Warren Buffett Reduces Holdings In Consumer Stocks 0

Warren Buffett Reduces Holdings In Consumer Stocks

In Berkshire Hathaway’s 2012 second quarter earnings report, Warren Buffett revealed that Berkshire’s holdings in consumer stocks were reduced during the quarter ending June 30.   By comparing Berkshire’s SEC 10Q filings for the first and...