Comments on: Everything I didn’t learn in B-school

By: Stephen Sweeney

Stephen Sweeney — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:44:13 +0000

I’m a big Buffett fan as well, although I’m not nearly as well-read on him as you. You might find it amusing that before we left Darden, I did print off ALL of the shareholder letters through 2006 and put them in a binder. I won’t lie … I haven’t finished them yet.

By: andrew

andrew — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:41:38 +0000

@Demian
i read the ’89 chairman’s letter – riveting stuff: Folksy, avuncular common sense. Really interesting to read WB’s comments about zero-coupon bonds and how they were bastardized by I-Bankers in the ’80s. I particularly liked how he called EBDIT a “sawed-off yardstick” and an “abomination” when used as a lax lending standard.

By: Demian

Demian — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:14:50 +0000

@andrew, thanks for adding a splash of color to an otherwise dry post. Actually, I’m probably somewhere between a ‘panting fanboy’ and a ‘panting alterboy’

As for Harry Bottle, that was my nickname in prep school, so it’s quite convenient.

By: andrew

andrew — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:55:26 +0000

Demian – You are SUCH a panting fanboy of Warren Buffett! That’s OK – there are worse $ men to admire, I guess (you tried to get me to admire Eddie Lampert a few yrs back, saying he was a latter-day Buffett. Now I kinda wish his kidnapper had plugged him).
Favorite funny line from the ’89 B.H. Chairman’s Letter: ” Naming the plane has not been easy…We finally settled on “The Indefensible.” Plain spoken, candid and down to earth.

Best under-the-radar online handle for a W.B. admirer: “Harry Bottle”

By: Nola Caine

Nola Caine — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:14:21 +0000

Makes me wonder if this was just your b-school or could a similar criticism be made of all… For what it’s worth, all I know about investing I learned from “investing for dummies”.