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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (76478)	2/24/2000 9:15:00 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Wayne - [...I have only been arguing that it is useful to get a line on what's happening by calculating the theoretical value of the options the way Buffett does. That's the sort of calculation you would have to do to unwind the option plan the way Buffett did at General Re.]] Can you reference a discussion of how Buffet values options? I am curious as to how Buffett's wealth accumulation has been distributed between realized and unrealized capital gains, interest, and cash from operating earnings of private companies, and other (collecting change from sofa cushions?). I think that it is inherent that a company's value is reduced when taken private, due in part to the loss of opportunities for gain in both the manic and depressive phases of Mr. Market. Regards, Don