Replies to post #865 on Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.B)

[bar1080]

One difference, PE firms often load up their acquisitions with extreme debt.

Note that I don't own BRK shares; But I follow his investing methods.

My stocks are very much like his. I even have a good chunk of an insurance company, Dow component, Travelers. Two of my stocks have been owned by BRK. Two are aircraft related: Boeing and Rockwell Collins. I avoid cutting edge tech. My stocks are all large cap, or even mega cap.

And I change my holdings very rarely, mostly to realize a rare tax loss. Unlike many IHUBers I'm not a slobbering gambling addict.

No doubt Buffett would approve of my method, especially my decades-long use of index funds as my investing centerpiece.

[bar1080]

"So that would mean that almost half of the approx 65 companies that Berkshire currently owns were bought in one year, 2014." I wonder whether that number is right.