A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame For Buffett

Don’t get me wrong I am a huge fan of Warren Buffett and both his personal and Berkshire Hathaway investing track records speak for themselves as one of the most solid and consistent in recent investing history.  I can’t help but wonder though if Buffett’s rising celebrity status doesn’t have a negative effect for true long term Berkshire Hathaway investors.  Hardly a day goes by without some sighting, comment, or mention of Buffett in the news.  Over the past year I have seen:
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Munger on EBITDA

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net May 9 2009.

Charlie Munger though a pioneer in value investing and the four filters is a fairly raw character and has a way of getting to the point in a sometimes abrupt manner. Charlie did just this when he referred to EBITDA as “bullsh*t earnings” at the Berkshire Hathaway meetings in 2003.
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Warren Buffett’s Biggest Mistake

This article originally appeared on The Div-Net Feb8 2009
Much has been written about the success of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, but little on his failures. I think a great deal can be learned by analyzing the failures of successful people. By studying these failures hopefully we can avoid them ourselves.
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Buffet on the Economy

I enjoyed this so much I thought I would share it. Clipped from a Fortune Magazine Blog earlier:
Warren Buffett emailed this note to the directors of his company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Tuesday after he heard that the U.S. Treasury sold $32 billion in 4-week bills at a yield of 0%:
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