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Berkshire Hathaway: One Stock You Must Own

If BRK.B is such an outstanding stock, why did they take such a drop last year (along with the rest of the economy)? This company gets continually over-rated just because it's run by Warren Buffet. Everyone knows that insurance is taking a beating now. Warren Buffet is a very good conservative investor but he's not immune to the difficulties of the world market.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe: What's Buffett's Strategy?

I think Buffett is betting that Rail will replace a large percentage of the trucking (over-the-road) transportation in the future. I too believe that is a safe bet. Rail is cheaper, albeit slower and more cumbersome, that short haul truckers. We need to conserve fuel in the US. Computers have allowed purchasing managers to be able to make large, timely orders instead of last minute just-in-time stockage.