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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: ppant   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Life Beyond Cash
Date: 05/10/26 11:35 AM
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Berkshire’s existing massive portfolio of productive businesses continues compounding every day whether a major acquisition occurs tomorrow or not.

For compounding to occur, the earnings generated by the operating businesses have to be re-invested in opportunities that generate good returns on the capital deployed. If the majority of the free earnings keep sitting idle for long periods, it will show up in a decreasing rate of compounding for the overall business. Everyone is aware that Berkshire has a large asset base throwing off circa $40b odd in cash flow annually. It is how that is going to be used by Abel that is the core question.
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