Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B)

[skybott]

Well, if I was to get two to three shares before the split happens i would want it mostly to be for long term. Even with the threat of a downside correction, I believe there will still be a heck of a run in the beginning....to what end I don't know. Even if you are a trader that likes to flip, who in there right mind is going to flip in the first day or two with the amount of buying pressure due to the prestige and flat out publicity of this. I definitely think it will settle and there will be a sell off, before this starts to build back up slowly. Those are pretty much all the reasons why Warren Buffet never wanted to split. The volatility and type of trading that would follow. The goal is to be long, but it is going to be so hard to not take, what I think is going to be an enormous profit right off the bat.

Pipa, I am glad you are at least on this board to talk this out with. I am considering selling some other securities to make this happen, with the idea that after it runs I would be able to replace those shares in the companies I sold. I just don't know how much I want to risk? Timing is everything.