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The Motley Fool July 1, 2004 Bill Mann |
Buffett on White Mountains Berkshire Hathaway completes its warrant exercise to take a 16% stake in White Mountains Insurance. |
The Motley Fool February 5, 2007 Emil Lee |
White Mountains' Cleaner Q4 Results Although last year's hefty losses hurt White Mountains' yearly results, the company has a great long-term track record. The troubles incurred by 2005's hurricane season should prove a mere hiccup in the long run. |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 Emil Lee |
Insurance Industry Basics: Combined Ratio Investors who buy insurance companies with low long-term combined ratios should eventually be rewarded with superior investment returns. Just ask Warren Buffett. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2004 Bill Mann |
Warren Buffett: World's Greatest Sandbagger Berkshire's performance in 2003 was magnificent. Bill Mann reviews the letter from the chairman. Each year, Warren Buffett puts pen to paper to tell Berkshire Hathaway shareholders exactly what he thinks about his company's performance over the past year. |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
Just Another Quarter for Berkshire When it comes to a solid group of businesses like those under the Berkshire umbrella, quarterly reports seem irrelevant. |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2011 Bryan Hinmon |
Berkshire Beckons Now might be the time to buy into Berkshire Hathaway. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer |
White Mountains Insurance Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of property and casualty insurer White Mountains Insurance soared as much as 16% in intraday trading on heavier-than-average volume. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2007 Buz Livingston |
Dueling Fools: Berkshire Hathaway Bull It's more important to know whether your investments have a system in place, as Berkshire does, to generate shareholder value in the future. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Emil Lee |
Getting to Know the Insurance Industry Investors, Warren Buffett made a fortune in insurance. Could you? |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2011 Jason Moser |
Rising Star Buy: White Mountains Insurance Group While White Mountains is trading at a discount today, it might not stay that way for very long. |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2011 Neha Chamaria |
Why Progressive Doesn't Look Very Impressive Progressive's second-quarter numbers misses estimates. |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2004 Bill Mann |
Oh No! Berkshire Earnings Down! Headlines hollering about the drop in earnings at the company ignore the rapid change in investment gains or losses, which are based on transactions, as well as the very nature of the insurance business. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2004 Bill Mann |
Warren's Lost His Touch?! According to Thomas Kostigen, Warren Buffett's management style isn't "sophisticated" enough. The columnist criticized Buffet for not using new trading techniques. |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer |
5 Stocks That Could Be Quick Doubles You want a 100% gain? Check out these five stocks that could be in line for a double. |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
A Better Way to Buy Buffett? Berkshire Hathaway's closed-end fund now comes with a discount, but is it a good deal? |
The Motley Fool December 10, 2007 Sham Gad |
Don't Minimize Your Investment Returns Too often investors choosing an investment program are so concerned with maximizing their returns they forget to ask the most important question: What will it cost me? |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2004 Bill Mann |
Berkshire Sells Insurance! Oh My! Many are wondering when the multiheaded insurance scandal is going to tag Berkshire Hathaway. Relax, folks. |
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Emil Lee |
Profit From Disaster? Here are some investment strategies for playing a possible insurance industry downturn. |
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Should You Invest Like Buffett? If you really want to achieve Buffett-like returns, let Buffett just invest for you. In other words, consider (after doing your homework on it, of course) buying one or more shares of Berkshire Hathaway. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2012 Alex Planes |
Why I'm Not Buying Berkshire Hathaway A legendary investor, but a lagging stock. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: Berkshire Hathaway Bear Berkshire Hathaway trades at a premium to other insurers, is stingier to its shareholders than other conglomerates, and looks to be too cash-rich to invest its entire hoard successfully in the future. |
The Motley Fool December 30, 2009 Morgan Housel |
The Best Stocks for 2010: Berkshire Hathaway Cheap, diverse, and enduring, Berkshire Hathaway is a winning stock for 2010. |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Philip Durell |
The Best Blue Chip for 2007: Berkshire Hathaway Management doesn't get any better than Warren Buffett. It's hard to find a better lower-risk investment or a better blue chip than Berkshire Hathaway. |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Warren Buffett, Sports Gambler Several months ago, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary backed an insurance contract that would leave the company on the hook for $30 million if France won the World Cup. |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Will Obama Succeed Where Shareholders Have Failed? Delving beyond the headlines. |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Going Short on Warren Buffett One investor shorts Berkshire Hathaway, betting that both classes of shares will underperform the market over the next few months. Read on for his reasons for doing so. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2007 Buz Livingston |
Dueling Fools: Berkshire Hathaway Bull Rebuttal Stay calm, investors. Buffett's eventual end won't be Berkshire's. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2004 Bill Mann |
Gates Joins Berkshire Board Taking Warren Buffett's late wife's seat, Bill Gates joins the Berkshire Hathaway board of directors. Here are some comedic ways things may change. |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2005 Bill Mann |
Christmas in March Was Berkshire's annual letter good? Yep, and given the environment, that's quite an accomplishment. |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2006 Bill Mann |
Talk About a Competitive Advantage! Berkshire companies should market that 31% of their profits are destined for charity. |
The Motley Fool August 28, 2010 Mac Greer |
When Buffett Sells When to sell, Buffett-style and who will replace Mr. Buffett. |
The Motley Fool March 7, 2008 Bruce Jackson |
Not Listening to Buffett Cost Me Thousands Don't make the same mistake. |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Salim Haji |
Buffett Sells. Should You? Warren Buffett is clearly not finding many opportunities to invest the U.S. stock market today. Despite the fact that he has $27 billion of cash sitting idle, concerns about valuation are driving him to sell some stocks and increase that pile of cash. In doing so, he is sending a strong, clear message not only about the specific stocks he is selling, but also about the U.S. equity market in general. |
The Motley Fool May 29, 2008 Todd Wenning |
The Only Two Things You Can Do Wrong Wise words from Warren Buffett regarding the two things investors can do wrong when buying stocks.. |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Sham Gad |
What's Your Investment Manager Worth? Finding the investment manager who suits your investment profile requires worthwhile effort. Don't pay if you're not getting good value. |
Managed Care December 2001 |
Specialist compensation outpaces primary care Specialists' compensation has risen steadily in recent years, according to the Medical Group Management Association... |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2011 Tony Luckett |
Why Buy Berkshire Hathaway? Is Warren Buffett's company worth buying at the moment? |
The Motley Fool July 7, 2004 Bill Mann |
Buffett Rips Congress on Options Why just counting the options given to the top five execs is a dumb, dumb idea. |
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Buz Livingston |
Berkshire Thankful to Mother Nature Berkshire's pricing, along with the dearth of reinsurance, has spurred rapid growth in the "catastrophe bond" market. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer |
Berkshire Hathaway's Lackluster 2011 Berkshire's stock didn't shine in 2011. What went wrong? |
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
11 Companies Rewarding Failure Investors, take a closer look at compensation, and ask yourself whether the CEOs of the companies you own are earning your respect and confidence -- or just earning more than they deserve. |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Brian Richards |
Roundtable: Buffett's Next Moves, and Is Berkshire a Buy? Several analysts discuss what they would ask William Buffett if they could. |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
Stocks You Won't Sell If the companies you own pay you well, you may never need to sell them. |
The Motley Fool November 18, 2004 |
The Upside of Falling Stocks It's not always a bad thing when the market tanks. |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Warren Buffett Goes Buying ... and Selling Warren Buffett's moves over the years would leave you well ahead of the pack. Here's a rundown of Berkshire's latest buys and sells. |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2008 Bill Mann |
Is Buffett Talking Up His Own Book? Reflecting on columnist David Weidner's article about Warren Buffett on Marketwatch.com. |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2004 Bill Mann |
Did Buffett Say "I Don't Sell"? A reader picks up a seeming contradiction from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet. |
The Motley Fool September 24, 2008 Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Buffett Buys. Should You? Warren Buffett says that Berkshire Hathaway will invest at least $5 billion in Goldman Sachs. What does Buffett's latest move mean for investors? |
The Motley Fool April 12, 2004 Rich Smith |
Dominion's Executive Pay Revolt Gas and electric utility Dominion Resources announced last week that it is in the midst of a shareholder revolt over executive compensation. |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
CEOs Still Raking It In Are CEOs really 301 times more valuable than rank-and-file employees? |