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Investment Perspectives | Liquidity & Volatility

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Fri, 04/01/2016 - 15:39. The core portfolio can “stay the course” and follow its long-term strategic plan. Investment Perspectives | Liquidity & Volatility. Volatility has returned to the capital markets in recent months. S&P 500 Index represents the large-cap segment of the U.S. company.

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2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

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It doesn’t manage for quarter-to-quarter earnings, provide earnings guidance, court investors with quarterly earnings calls and management meetings, or even have budgets and strategic plans at the parent company. Buffett has been outspoken about financial institutions that have to be bailed out by the government. company.

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2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

Brown Advisory

It doesn’t manage for quarter-to-quarter earnings, provide earnings guidance, court investors with quarterly earnings calls and management meetings, or even have budgets and strategic plans at the parent company. Buffett has been outspoken about financial institutions that have to be bailed out by the government. company.

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2019 Year-End Planning Letter

Brown Advisory

Market conditions may be volatile, but our planning efforts are, as always, focused on stability and consistency. GRATs can be powerful tools in a wealth transfer plan, and active management of a GRAT can add additional value. The December 2016 7520 rate of 1.8% was used for this illustration.

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Transcript: William Cohan

The Big Picture

You know, they hired this guy, Mike Carpenter, you know, from McKinsey to be the M&A guy and you know, just create a strategic planning department just to do deals. I mean, of course, as we all know, he capitalized it on 2016. They were really an M&A machine. RITHOLTZ: And they did a ton of them, didn’t they?

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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. Berkshire doesn’t do strategic plans.) Berkshire is unusual among public companies. The people and the world will be different then.

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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. Berkshire doesn’t do strategic plans.) Berkshire is unusual among public companies. The people and the world will be different then.

Assets 52