At a time when Buffett is being criticised for his style, again, I can't help but admire the investor & the person. Can't help but want to be more like him.

"Buy a company because you want to own it, not because you want the stock to go up."

Some excerpts:

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"Buy stocks for simple reasons, not torturous & sophisticated ones".

Eventually the thesis for a good investment boils down to 2-3 simple points. You have to do a lot of work to figure out what those are & why.

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Even Buffett has struggled with & changed his exit decisions. This I believe is a much tougher problem than the buy decision.

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1969 article: He has made a fortune and is no longer motivated to count boxcars and read statistical manuals. He comes close to the truth when he says: “You shouldn’t be doing at 60 what you did at 20.”

90 & still counting box-cars.

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He attributes his problem to a market that no longer lends itself to his kind of analysis, where real values are hard to find. - 1969

It has been 50 years since we are debating whether the market values "this kind of analysis".

"This kind of analysis" is all that there is.

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You must not fool yourself & you are the easiest person to fool.

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Think about how you felt during March-2020. Now read this:

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People questioned even the Coca Cola purchase in 1988 (seems like one of the most obvious buys in history with the benefit of hindsight).

Don't cheat, put in the hours. The courage will come from the strength of your convictions.

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He didn't succumb to the pressure even on his philanthropy. He was thinking long term even here.

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The swag of Munger:

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Pick you money managers for their philosophy & process not their short term performance:

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Stand for something. Put your heart on the line. Be authentic.

People always respond to it.

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Munger on Capital Gains tax.

Investors know in theory but ignore in practice: the so-called capital gains tax is no capital gains tax at all. It is a transaction tax. No transaction, no tax.

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Buffett's idea of heaven: "Not having to work with people you don't like".

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