Berkshire Hathaway Loads Up On Financial Stocks

Discussion in 'Stocks' started by ASusilovic, Aug 16, 2007.

  1. Great. Twelve months worth of track record of writing naked puts during a bull market?

    Buffet is going to be shaking.

    You're lucky you started in 2006 and not in 2001 or 2002.
     
    #81     Aug 25, 2007
  2. BRK A 8/97 8/07

    Price $41,300 $ 120,800

    8/02 8/07

    Price $75,600 $120,800

    Sideways....????

    Do the math. genus :D
    cheers
    john
     
    #82     Aug 25, 2007
  3. Thats 60% for 5 years
    just under 300% for 10 years

    Do the math genus:D
    cheers john
     
    #83     Aug 25, 2007

  4. How about these two mutual funds? They are doing 107% per year returns!

    CACFX 107% returns 12 months
    DPCRX 103% returns 12 months

    I think Warren Buffet should invest in them first.

    You probably never heard about these either? How sweet my friend.

    I do 100% per year just like them. Making 6-9 % every month with simple clean strategies.
     
    #84     Aug 25, 2007
  5. hdawg87

    hdawg87

    Oh MAN

    Did you know that if you had a time machine you could be the richest man in the world by investing in things when it bottomed and then selling at the absolute top.

    WOW

    WE SHOULD ALL DO THAT

    Oh wait, you can't

    Give me P&L that beats Buffet, I'm still waiting...
     
    #85     Aug 25, 2007
  6. Corey

    Corey

    Sweet. CACFX has almost no record, and DPCRX didn't do much for several years until the China bubble came. There were plenty of funds that did 100%+ returns in 1998-2000. Just not many of them were around by 2002. Lets see how these funds do in 5 years. Buffet has quite a bit of history on his side.
     
    #86     Aug 26, 2007
  7. CACFX and DPCRX both have records.

    I can quote you 50 mutual funds that are doing 50% returns a year. Now Warren Buffet can do better than them?
     
    #87     Aug 26, 2007
  8. Why would I write naked puts in a bear market? I would be writing naked calls and bear spreads. Same deal. The harder they fall better it would be.
     
    #88     Aug 26, 2007

  9. I was comparing last 12 months, most recent year, you changed the yardstick.
     
    #89     Aug 26, 2007
  10. Corey

    Corey

    But the point is, Buffet has consistent returns for many many years on end. Many of these mutual funds that have done phenomenally have bet the house on a speculative bubble, and just like many of those in 1999 -- they will end up losing most of their investors money once the bubble deflates (or worse, pops). I am sure there are funds that have a better historical performance than Buffet short term -- but you will be hard pressed to find many that have survived 30 years with consistent numbers.

    It is unfair to compare Buffet to sprinters when he admits to being a marathoner.
     
    #90     Aug 26, 2007