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Non-Tech : Berkshire Hathaway Class B -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Richard Forsythe who wrote (875)	8/3/1999 10:34:00 AM
From: w molloy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1652

BRK a sure thing... Yeah right. I've had this 'sure thing' for three years and it is the dog of my portfolio. Its a bit galling to watch relatively 'blue chip' tech stocks like MSFT, INTC, NOK etc rise 200%+ and watch BRK decline, especially over the last 9 months or so. w.

To: Richard Forsythe who wrote (875)	8/3/1999 12:27:00 PM
From: Henrik	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1652

>>buying BRK is probably as close to a "sure thing" << Richard, Thank you for your contribution. The headline statement is the core question. Having held IBM stock since for the past 20+ years I have no problem with a longer term outlook. We often hear financial advisers and stock brokers quote; 'a $1000 investment made in xxx company yyy number of years ago would today be worth xyz $'. There is no question that Berkshire has been such a stock. The future growth opportunities is a different matter. Regards, Henrik