Introduction “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” – Warren Edward Buffett; With these words Mr. Warren Buffett an American investor and the CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway‚ is said to be one of the most successful investor on the 20th Century. There are many aspects of Mr. Buffett’s life that makes him one of the most influential and a great leader for our time. As a great leader the Wizard of Omaha has taken a “hands off” management style which is very similar
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Personal traits Self-confidence Warren Buffett is very confident in himself when it comes to investing. He makes an investment is not based on a great amount of information but his “highly confident” speculative. He had made three million dollars with his entirely speculation. He has often described he is never worried about his investment as he believes in himself and never has doubt on his ability. One of his famous quotes clearly showed his strong sense of self-confidence‚ said that “I always
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About Leader Warren Edward Buffett‚ who was often called the “Oracle of Omaha” or the “Sage of Omaha”‚ born August‚ 30th 1930 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. In his early age‚ Mr. Buffet started working in his grandfather’s grocery store. He purchased his first stock at age 11‚ which he ended up making a five-dollar profit on this investment. At age 14‚ he started working as a newspaper delivery boy. He got his bachelor’s degree from The University of Nebraska. Mr. Buffett graduated from Columbia Business
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1.5 Four Tenets by Warren Buffett According to the Robert Hagstrom‚ the book author of “The Warren Buffett Way”‚ he discussed that the involvement of four tenets while Buffet making investment decision in his employment. These four principles serve as guidance for his choices for most of the investment he made. The four of them includes business tenets‚ management tenets‚ financial tenets and market tenets. 1.5.1 Business Tenets Questions as such “Is the business simple and understandable
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY PURCHASES GEICO WARREN BUFFET Executive Summary Berkshire Hathaway has made a bid for the remaining portion of GEICO stock. This report reviews the offer initiated by Warren Buffett. The details of this report include: • Valuation of GEICO stock. The $70 offer made by Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway includes a 26% premium over the current GEICO stock price of $55.75. This report attempts to determine a range of appropriate stock prices for GEICO. Using the Gordon dividend
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structure simple with all the operating unit heads reporting directly to Buffett. This has made Berkshire’s unrelated diversification or
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work at The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has given $28 billion to it. Together with his wife Melinda and Warren Buffett‚ he has also convinced 57 U.S. billionaires to sign up to the Giving Pledge and publicly vow to give away at least 50 percent of their fortune during their lifetime or upon their death. 3. Warren Buffett (USA) - $50 billion‚ Berkshire Hathaway Buffett‚ 80‚ has run his Omaha‚ Nebraska-based conglomerate since 1965. Its interests run from railroads to ice cream. In 2006
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among others. His ability to communicate effectively with the people he leads and‚ at the same time‚ being frugal‚ are some of the reasons why people follow and admire him as a great leader in the world of business. Communication Success Buffett‚ when young‚ took a Dale Carnage
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Nobel Peace Prize (The King Center‚ 2011). Warren Buffett is known as one of the most prosperous investors in the world. He is driven by his initiative and has invested his money is other people’s ideas‚ inventions‚ and
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Cost Concept According to this concept the asset is recorded in the books of accounts at the price paid for it and not at its market value. For example: if a business entity purchases a building valued at $15 million from a friend for $12 million‚ this asset would be recorded at $12 million and not at $ 15 million‚ because for the business entity the cost was $12 million and not $15 million. Now the basis for all future transactions relating to this building would also be at its cost‚ i.e. $12
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