He built his second biggest position, is bank of america e. He invested three to five, three or five billion, got a ten per centa dispreferred shares with ha ten % dividend and then a warrants to buy whatever price. But so his initial, his cost basis on bank f americas, 14 billion. The positions nowt 35 billion. So absolutewato. It was the pumin the safest and best on he could have possibly made even without all those things baked in.
Trung Phan returns to the show for a third time to discuss Warren Buffett’s $18 billion miss on Disney - twice!
He and James discuss the 92-year-old’s growth investment strategies focused on long-term stakes, reducing risk profiles, and increasing margins decade-over-decade.
Additional topics include:
- Warren Buffett's 1966 Meeting with Walt Disney (03:56)
- How Warren Buffet became CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (13:50)
- Warren Buffett's relationships with Michael Eisner and Bob Iger (20:00)
- Buffett's willingness to invest in a company "late" (30:24)
- How did Buffett's investment style change over the decades? (40:20)
- The story of Rose Blumkin and the Nebraska Furniture Mart (45:50)
- James' trading strategy to piggyback Berkshire Hathaway's positions (52:42)
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