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TIP438: Berkshire Hathaway Masterclass w/ Chris Bloomstran

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Valuing Berkshire Hathaway: Insights and Approaches

This chapter explores Berkshire Hathaway's unique stance on dividends and its implications for financial analysis. It provides a detailed valuation of the company's subsidiaries, including their energy, railroads, and insurance operations, while emphasizing the importance of retained earnings and intrinsic value assessment. The discussion also covers various valuation methodologies and the impact of accounting practices on understanding Berkshire's financial performance.

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Speaker 1

Did it used to be worse than it is now? Has it been about the same or is it getting worse?

Speaker 2

I can't really tell because of social media and now it's so prevalent. You hear these comments and you see these comments. I do in my timeline. Just enough to make me wonder, have things really changed? We're still at this point where folks are doubting their abilities. They got here, they worked hard and something comes along and makes them question that. It can be a bad project. It could be a bad manager, a bad experience, a bad call. It can be a number of things. But when anything comes up that makes you question if you belong somewhere, that's a red flag. And that's when we need to kind of take a step back because if you made it here, this is where you belong. And it's only up to you to decide if you're going to leave. It's your decision always, but not based off of something terrible happening to you or someone saying something terrible to you. We work hard to get here. We deserve to be

Speaker 1

here. Now we've mentioned this before, but we're going to say it again. Find the people who are going to support you and cheer you on and hold on to them. They'll help you go beyond the detractors, even the well-intentioned ones. When we get back from the break, we'll hear from Ryan again, and his manager, who was decidedly not well-intentioned. Okay, so now we get to the real doozy. Managers who actively stifle

Speaker 5

growth. I'm

Speaker 1

getting nervous. You're getting nervous.

Speaker 2

Oh, getting nervous.

Speaker 1

Well, is it based on personal experience?

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