Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meetings (since 1994)

The podcast discusses various topics including the logistics of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting, investing in growth and value, the impact of the internet on investments, long-term performance and market position, understanding risk and intrinsic value, surprises and mistakes in the insurance business, clarifying the original Buffett partnerships, different arrangements and preferences of limited partners, transformation of the world through technology, impact of currency fluctuations and interest rates, advantages of buying equities and confidence in M&T bank and Disney, changing nature of investments and evaluating economic characteristics, importance of rational compensation, observations on market trends and valuations, challenges and changes in the newspaper industry, embracing uncertainty and avoiding average, and sustainable competitive advantage and durable profitability.

The podcast covers topics such as the impact of technology on investments, commodity investments and cable television, Berkshire Hathaway's investment in property and casualty vs. life insurance, the value of trust in online transactions, analyzing the academic approach and the puzzling behavior of smart people, understanding the relationship between Berkshire Hathaway A and B stocks, trends in the insurance industry and emerging markets for consumer franchise companies, growth and opportunities in the blade and razor business and the soft drink business, investing and book recommendations, investment decisions and learning from mistakes, and transparency and concerns in Berkshire's annual report.

Topics include election of directors, bid for LTCM, history of hedge funds, 1998 financial crisis, float-based evaluation model, disbanding Berkshire Hathaway, investing in Chinese companies, big bath accounting, Berkshire's inclusion in S&P 500, analyzing Japan's recession, stock price and institutional investors.

The podcast discusses various topics such as exorbitant salaries in public corporations, estimating intrinsic value for capital intensive companies, using nostalgia as a criteria for asset purchases, importance of saving early, inheritance and taxation, analyzing corporate culture when investing, recent investment activities of Berkshire Hathaway, Nike, tobacco and fatty food litigation, factors contributing to the American economy, allocating capital and the Scuttlebutt method, exploring the internet's potential for Horshimes and Geico, investment characteristics of McDonald's and Dairy Queen, fixing failing schools and the potential of vouchers, and the year 2000 problem and its impact on the economy.

1998-Morning Session-BRK Annual Shareholders Meeting

1997-Afternoon Session-BRK Annual Shareholders Meeting

1997-Morning Session-BRK Annual Shareholders Meeting

1996-Afternoon Session-BRK Annual Shareholders Meeting

1996-Morning Session-BRK Annual Shareholders Meeting

1995-Afternoon Session-BRK Annual Shareholders Meeting