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Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings and Investment Ideas

UNH is my favourite from that list, still making $6 billion cash profit in a recession, love it!

Fairfax Financial's Holdings Reveal Increased Faith in Equities

i like Fairfax, i just want it to drop a bit as the shares has a great year last year.
Hopefully after Fridays sell off, the stock keeps dropping for a while for a good entry price.

Berkowitz, Rodriguez and Pabrai: Examining Q3 Filings

LUK does have a lot of investments that once looked like stellar performers but now look like dogs, i.e. copper mine, iron ore mine
In fact none of their businesses look very recession proof. I guess the plastics business will do better with low oil (if they still have someone to sell their product to).
However they are smart guys and raised capital early so have $3 billion or so on hand.
They will probably do well with that capital but next qtr results will be horrible and they will probably have to mark-to-market their fortesque shares. Which i believe they paid A$7.50 for, after touching $A60 they have crashed to A$2.27. Goodbye billion dollar profit!
LUK shares have been over-valued for the last 8 years, now back to more historical prices of well below book value. Apart from 1992 and 1999-2007 period they always traded below book value.
Worth buying at $17? not sure, certainly better value but they could go lower.
Very lumpy earning make this a long termer

Be Like Buffett: Get Off the Roller Coaster

i've been tempted by GE, but I don't understand how a company thats made so much cash over the years is now short enough to have to give such good terms. Giving a discount and a 10% yeild is fire sale stuff, doesn't make sense to me. If I was a share holder, i'd be pissed

Berkshire Hathaway: Like a Kid in a Candy Store

Buy Markel, its similar but is smaller so can grow more