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To: MonsieurGonzo who wrote (6758)9/16/1999 7:38:00 AM
From: smolejv@gmx.net  Read Replies (2) of 11051
 
>>financial structure of (Berkshire Hathaway)... his buying machine<<

Dead on, Steve re floats used to procure equity. Isn't that "speshal" that the subject of the discussion is a "buy N hold" investor? Strange...;/

Re >>Were he young, ... he would simply feed surplus capital...into leveraged and hedged indices.<<

Well, he decided for lower-risk/longer-term alternative, I mean, what's more he did not even try to go and make a pile selling calls & puts as his tutor, Benji "the Great" Graham did.

Darn, do you think he regrets his decision (g)?

dj

PS: re his Scottish origins (a short episode): he cashed in a check for ~49.95 $ his daughter sent him, because "she owed him the money".
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