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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: Said   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: O. M. G.
Date: 03/02/25 1:10 PM
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Yikes, looking back at that 2000-2009 stretch. That’s a CAGR of about 4.5%
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how long Berkshire can sort of flatline for a decade


Absolutely not!

You got it completely wrong as to that result one can only come by carefully selection as endpoint the very low at the beginning of Jan 2009.

Choose any endpoint in that stretch or the following years other than one in 2008/9 and you see a continually rising Berkshire from when I bought 19.Oct 2000***.

***The day Cramer yelled "Berkshire Hathaway? There is only one thing to do: SELL! SELL! SELL!" - - - with me then knowing it's time to buy.

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