Four common elements of a financial crisis
Excessive investment in an asset class
Easy financing usually involved
Government bailout needed
It will happen again in 5-10 yrs
The riskier the debt the higher the
Interest rates
What is the price of BRK.A stock
300,000
The primary business of warren buffets Berkshire Hathaway
Insurance
Warren buffet prefers what 5 things in companies
Prefers companies to stocks Management act like owners Moats-barriers to entry No tech companies Generators of cash flow
Financial metrics used by buffet
Percentage profit margins (10% higher)
ROE
A basic truth law or assumption is
The principles of democracy
Dividends are paid on a
Quarterly basis
The mean of a stock tells you the
Rate of return
Standard deviation measures what
Risk
Lowest to highest expected return of asset class
Treasury bills Government bonds Corporate bonds Large company stock Small company stock