Sorry to be talking about the world’s greatest investor in a manner in which nobody addresses him. Apologies, again. However, what must be said, must be said. I do not know whether WB suffers from guilt pangs, I do. When I hear about farmer deaths (Monsanto), Kids killing themselves on Mobikes (Hero, Bajaj Auto), Cancer […]
How many people have told you this: “Invest like Warren Buffett”. Excellent piece of advice, now how I wish it were possible. Let us get the facts right, WB is NOT the world’s greatest fund manager. He is not the world’s most charitable person. He is not….there is a whole list of what he is […]
It was really long ago when I met Mr. Ramesh Chauhan, the erstwhile owner of Thums Up, Limca and Gold Spot. It was some time in the early 1990s that this deal happened. I was asked to do a valuation of the brand – and well, I did it. The final selling price was very […]
Warren Buffet is a great investor, and a great CEO for Berkshire Hathaway. He regularly makes very profound investment statements regarding the investment world…and the other managers. One of the statements attributed to WB is: ‘When all you have is a hammer, the world looks like a nail‘. This is easy to interpret. Take […]
Warren Buffet has a fantastic image and a super machinery that keeps his image intact. In fact growing… We saw a few days ago – that WB is: 1. a fantastic CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. 2. His whole portfolio (obviously including the insurance business) is extremely well diversified across industries, geographies, etc. 3. His performance […]
No this is not a simple post on the Oracle of investing…but just clearing the air for some people. Who is WB? He is a brilliant investor. There is no doubt that he has created a lot of wealth for his shareholder. Does it make him the greatest. Well we will discuss that later on. […]
I had to do this column. Not because ulips are God’s gift to mankind, but unit linked insurance plan that I bought (circa 2004, much before the media decided that ulips are bad). I bought unit linked insurance (and continue to own them) from Hdfc Standard Life Insurance company. Here are the details for the […]