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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" 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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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
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Author: AdrianC ⎊✹  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Buffett's letter,
Date: 09/18/26 9:05 AM
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Susan L. Decker will continue to serve as Lead Independent Director.

Many of us here have a bigger ownership stake than Susan Decker.

Rational from 2022:
rationalwalk.com - Berkshires directors have skin in the game

One situation I would point out as somewhat problematic, at least by Berkshire standards, is the fact that Lead Independent Director Susan Decker owns only 3,125 Class B shares with a value of slightly over $1 million. Ms. Decker has been on Berkshire’s board since 2007 and her professional background documented in the proxy leads me to believe that $1 million is not a substantial portion of her net worth. Especially for the lead independent director, it would be good leadership to have a larger stake in the company given the ownership of her peers and I hope she acquires more shares in the future.

She had not increased her stake as of the last proxy:
Berkshire Hathaway: PDF document
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