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16 Aug 2023

Global Wealth declined by $11.3 trillion last year, the first annual drop since the Global Financial Crisis

Here are the biggest winners and losers Source: Barchart, Fortune

15 Aug 2023

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway invested a total of $814 million in 3 home builder companies during the 2nd quarter. Those investments include D.R. Horton $DHI, Lennar $LEN, and $NVR

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway on Monday unveiled an $814mn investment in three US housebuilders, a bet on a sector that has benefited from dearth of supply. Berkshire disclosed it had purchased 6mn shares of DR Horton, worth about $726mn at the end of the second quarter, as well as 152,572 shares in Lennar and 11,112 shares of NVR. Shares of housebuilders and companies who service the industry have rallied this year after a difficult 2022 during which higher interest rates crimped demand. However, while higher mortgage rates have cooled the pace of existing homes sales, new homes sales have remained surprisingly robust owing to the limited supply.

15 Aug 2023

The cost of timing the market

Source: Elements / Visual Capitalist

15 Aug 2023

Capital allocation framework

Source: Brian Feroldi

14 Aug 2023

balance sheet vs. bikini

Source: Compounding Quality / Chris Quinn

14 Aug 2023

About providing the right information, and presenting it the right way!

Source: P. Akers thru Pascal BORNET

14 Aug 2023

Mohnish Pabrai is seen by many as the best Indian investor ever

He paid $650,000 to lunch with Buffett and compounded at 25% (!) per year. Here's his investment checklist by Value Walk thru Compounding Quality / Chris Quinn

11 Aug 2023

Profitability Analysis

Source: Compounding Quality / Chris Quinn

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