Stig has invited legend investor Chris Bloomstran from Semper Augustus to teach us how to value Berkshire Hathaway on today's show. Semper Augustus has an outstanding track record with a CAGR of 9.2% after fees (10.0% before fee) since his fund's inception on 2/28/1999 compared to 8.1% for the S&P500.

There is no one in the space we respect as much as Chris Bloomstran when evaluating the intrinsic value of Berkshire Hathaway.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

01:28 - How is the S&P500 currently values.
05:43 - Whether investors still dollar cost average into the S&P500.
17:53 - How much of the S&P500 return has come from the big five tech companies.
23:29 - What can and more importantly, can’t you read from the 13F filings.
32:51 - Was Berkshire Hathaway’s acquisition of Alleghany a good investment?
44:11 - What stood out in Warren Buffett’s last letter.
49:02 - How will inflation impact Berkshire Hathaway?
1:08:06 - How will the interest rate hikes in 2022 impact Berkshire Hathaway.
1:16:41 - What are Berkshire Hathaway’s normalized earnings?
1:28:14 - What is the intrinsic value of Berkshire Hathaway?

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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Read Chris Bloomstran’s letters to his clients.
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