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Chasing Value: Considering Berkshire Hathaway... again

 Aug 20, 2008 02:48 PM UTC
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Return Risk
-14.39% LOW
Tracked Blogger
Symbol Sentiment Start Return Closed
PTR Positive 08/20/08 -38.41% --
BRK.A Positive 08/20/08 -1.03% 08/25/08
BRK.B Positive 08/20/08 -14.66% --

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Filed under: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), PetroChina Co Ltd ADR (PTR), Comfort Zone Investing, Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy

Over the summer, my twelve-year-old son proclaimed that he was going to be the world's first zillionair! I had to explain to him that if he achieved that lofty goal he would be the only one because that is more capital than exists today; unless he meant Zimbabwean dollars. I suggested that long before he owned the whole planet there might be a few objections here and there.

This got me thinking about my pal Warren, a frequent topic of conversation in business and investment circles, and how he amassed such a great fortune over the past five decades.

He is a long way from owning the world but he has started to expand his horizons to the international scene. He has bought and sold PetroChina (NYSE: PTR) for a tidy $4 billion dollar profit and he has...




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