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MI358: The Essays of Warren Buffett w/ Shawn O'Malley

2024/7/1
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In today’s episode, Patrick Donley (@JPatrickDonley)) sits down with Shawn O’Malley, Chief Editor of our newsletter, We Study Markets, to discuss what his main takeaways were from doing a deep dive into The Essays of Warren Buffett by Lawrence Cunningham.  You’ll learn how Charlie Munger fits into the story of Berkshire, what allowed for Berkshire’s incredible success, how to properly value a company, how Buffett views gold and index funds, the most important aspect of Buffett’s character that stood out to Shawn, plus a whole lot more!

The Essays Of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America is Cunningham’s seminal work. He was a Professor of Corporate Governance for 15 years at George Washington University. He serves on the board of directors for several public businesses such as: Constellation Software, Kelly+Partners Group, and Markel Group.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:26 - Why Buffett recommends The Essays of Warren Buffett as one of his favorites

04:26 - How does Munger fit into the Berkshire Hathaway story and what his role was

05:59 - Why Munger thought buying Berkshire was a dumb decision

11:13 - What was it that allowed for Berkshire’s incredible success

19:44 - How Buffett thinks about risk in investing

25:07 - What Buffett says about index funds

28:13 - How to properly value a company

34:28 - Why Buffett has chosen not to pay a dividend on Berkshire shares

36:49 - How Buffett views gold as an investment

40:28 - What one aspect of Buffett’s character that stood out the most to Shawn

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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