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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. BNSF is watching what others do and is not above copying good ideas to become more efficient while serving customers well.

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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. BNSF is watching what others do and is not above copying good ideas to become more efficient while serving customers well.

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Transcript: William Cohan

The Big Picture

RITHOLTZ: In the ‘80s, they were really a financial arm of GE and a way to facilitate its client base. 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. COHAN: Plenty of relevance. COHAN: Did a ton of deals.