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Transcript: Brad Gerstner

The Big Picture

I had my first child in June of 2008. Now, the first half of 2008, I was doing pretty well in the fund. But of course, I didn’t know the world was gonna meltdown in 2008. I bought Priceline on November 1st, 2008. And we would go on to sell that business to Microsoft in 2008. So here’s the math, Barry.

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Transcript: Elizabeth Burton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

The Big Picture

One, one is true and I’ve always said is that I wanted people to stop, ask if I could doing math. And no one asked me if I can do math anymore with a degree from Booth, particularly in econometrics and statistics. So people really ask you, you take French and can you do math. Two reasons. And it’s a critical need.

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Transcript: Ted Seides

The Big Picture

It started on January 1 of 2008. SEIDES: In Warren’s 2008 annual letter, I think it was 2008, he made a statement. And what’s their budget like a fraction of it, right? RITHOLTZ: So hold the duration risk aside with those two, but just for an investor in treasuries, I know you’ve done the math before.

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How to Make $1,000 Fast (33 Quick Ways to Make $1,000 This Month)

Good Financial Cents

It didn’t happen overnight for me, but then few blogging resources were available when I started out in 2008. Since they’re small businesses they may not have the workload or the budget for full-time employees. You may have an idea about starting a blog, but you’re not sure exactly how to start or what topics you’ll take on.

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2018 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

Brown Advisory

It doesn’t manage for quarter-to-quarter earnings, provide earnings guidance, or have budgets and strategic plans at the parent company, though some of the subsidiaries do. In the last 10 years (2008 through 2017), Berkshire’s shareholders’ equity per share and share price grew at 10.5% Berkshire is unusual among public companies.

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2018 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

Brown Advisory

It doesn’t manage for quarter-to-quarter earnings, provide earnings guidance, or have budgets and strategic plans at the parent company, though some of the subsidiaries do. In the last 10 years (2008 through 2017), Berkshire’s shareholders’ equity per share and share price grew at 10.5% Berkshire is unusual among public companies.

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Transcript: John Hope Bryant

The Big Picture

One, it doesn’t have a budget allocation from Congress. They’re a budget, they’re a check writing organization. BRYANT: So money, unlike math, money is highly emotional. I mean, there’s 50,000 kids in the Atlanta public school system, so you can do the math there. RITHOLTZ: Right. RITHOLTZ: Yes.

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