10 Highlights Of Charlie Rose Interview Of Warren Buffett – April 14, 2022

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These are 10 highlights of Warren Buffett’s interview by Charlie Rose (released on April 14, 2022). (In the order that they were discussed)

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(1) It is very important to choose what you do and whom you do it with.

(2) To succeed in investing one needs only a 120 IQ.

(3) He has never been less than 80% invested in American businesses.

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(4) Ted Weschler and Todd Combs manage a total of $30 billion. One of them purchased 15 million shares of Activision Blizzard (ATVI) at an average price of $77 months before Microsoft announced its plans to acquire ATVI. The current price of ATVI is $78.

(5) The U.S. system of Federal Government (oversight and regulation) and capitalism works well.

(6) Apple has less than 25% of the smartphone market but is the most successful company in its industry because its iPhone is “aspirational”.

(7) A nuclear war (World War III) can destroy the planet.

(8) 40,000 shareholders are expected at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha on April 30. It will be livestreamed on CNBC.

(9) Although he may be slowing down, he can allocate capital as well as ever.

(10) His legacy is Berkshire Hathaway. It is his “painting”.  What he values most is his family, business, and the millions of people who trust him (Berkshire shareholders).

These are 10 highlights of Warren Buffett’s interview by Charlie Rose (released on April 14, 2022). (In the order that they were discussed)

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(1) It is very important to choose what you do and whom you do it with.

(2) To succeed in investing one needs only a 120 IQ.

(3) He has never been less than 80% invested in American businesses.

(4) Ted Weschler and Todd Combs manage a total of $30 billion. One of them purchased 15 million shares of Activision Blizzard (ATVI) at an average price of $77 months before Microsoft announced its plans to acquire ATVI. The current price of ATVI is $78.

(5) The U.S. system of Federal Government (oversight and regulation) and capitalism works well.

(6) Apple has less than 25% of the smartphone market but is the most successful company in its industry because its iPhone is “aspirational”.

(7) A nuclear war (World War III) can destroy the planet.

(8) 40,000 shareholders are expected at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha on April 30. It will be livestreamed on CNBC.

(9) Although he may be slowing down, he can allocate capital as well as ever.

(10) His legacy is Berkshire Hathaway. It is his “painting”.  What he values most is his family, business, and the millions of people who trust him (Berkshire shareholders).

Article by Dr. David Kass

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David I Kass Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Finance Ph.D., Harvard University Robert H. Smith School of Business 4412 Van Munching Hall University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1815 Phone: 301-405-9683 Email: dkass@rhsmith.umd.edu (link sends e-mail) Dr. David Kass has published articles in corporate finance, industrial organization, and health economics. He currently teaches Advanced Financial Management and Business Finance, and is the Faculty Champion for the Accelerated Finance Fellows. Prior to joining the faculty of the Smith School in 2004, he held senior positions with the Federal Government (Federal Trade Commission, General Accounting Office, Department of Defense, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis). Dr. Kass has recently appeared on Bloomberg TV, CNBC, PBS Nightly Business Report, Maryland Public Television, Business News Network TV (Canada), Fox TV, American Public Media's Marketplace Radio, and WYPR Radio (Baltimore), and has been quoted on numerous occasions by Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal, where he has primarily discussed Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. He has also launched a Smith School “Warren Buffett” blog. Dr. Kass has accompanied MBA students on trips to Omaha for private meetings with Warren Buffett, and Finance Fellows to Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meetings. He is an officer of the Harvard Business School Club of Washington, DC, and is a member of the investment and budget committees of a local nonprofit organization. Dr. Kass received a Smith School “Top 15% Teaching Award” for the 2009-2010 academic year.