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THE WARREN BUFFETT WAY SUMMARY

Robert G. Hagstrom

Investment Strategies of the World's Greatest Investor


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The Warren Buffett Way by Robert G. Hagstrom is a captivating book that delves
into the investment strategies and philosophy of the legendary investor Warren
Buffett. It offers valuable insights and lessons for anyone interested in the
world of finance and investing.

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME? LEARN ABOUT THE GREATEST INVESTOR IN THE WORLD.

Many people think of Warren Buffett as a statistical anomaly, so you might be
surprised to find out what he attributes his success to. It isn’t intelligence
or an advantageous start. It isn’t a supernatural insight into the market.
Distilled into the simplest terms, it’s just following sound business practices
and putting in the time – both of which can be taught. 

In this Blink, we’ll get into Buffett’s background and the early lessons that
set him on the path to investment success. Then we’ll discuss the influential
figures and decisions in his life. After that, we’ll outline his basic business
tenets, the psychology of finance, and the importance of rational thinking.


A PROMISING START

When he was eleven years old, Warren Buffett made his first investment. He’d
saved $120 from entrepreneurial endeavors like selling soda and peanuts. So he
studied the price charts and confidently made his purchase. But as it often
happens, the stocks dipped, immediately losing value. When they rose again to
slightly above what he paid, Buffett panicked and sold at a profit of $5.
Shortly after that, the stock value skyrocketed.

He’d learned two tough lessons: He would never again obsess over what he paid
for a stock. And he would never sell for anything less than a substantial
profit.

After that, everything Warren Buffett touched seemed to turn to gold. Not that
he didn’t work for it – he graduated college and then fought for a position at
Graham-Newman Corporation, where he got his real education in trading. Then, at
the age of 25, he started his first limited liability partnership with a $100
investment and the simple goal of beating the Dow Jones by 10 percent a year. He
ended up beating it by 22 percent – and, over a 12 year period, grew his
investment to $25 million. 

In 1965, four years before ending the partnership, Buffett bought Berkshire
Hathaway, which had begun in 1889 as a cotton manufacturer. As the textile part
of the business was slowly dying, Buffett made a decision that would shape the
rest of his life. In 1967, he bought up the outstanding stock in two decently
healthy firms: National Indemnity Company and National Fire & Marine Insurance
Company. It was a dramatic departure from textiles – and it took Berkshire
Hathaway from $2.9 million in securities to $5.4 million in just two years. This
decision set the company on course to becoming the investing giant it is today.

From his first limited liability investment of $100, Warren Buffett is now worth
over $100 billion. Many people consider him to be a systemic anomaly. There’s a
long-accepted school of thought in the investor world called the Efficient
Market Hypothesis that says you can’t beat the market. And Buffett himself
expresses that he won a genetic lottery, having the right skills in the right
moment in time to flourish. 

That said, the rest of this Blink will explore Buffett’s ability to beat the
market not with chance, but with skill.


A GOOD EDUCATION

In 1921, a grandmother in Los Angeles opened a candy shop in her neighborhood.
Her name was Mary See, and See’s Candies became a multigenerational,
multimillion dollar company. It survived some of the hardest times for a small
business, including the Great Depression and the sugar-rationing that happened
during World War II. The company survived because it was just that good. Quality
took them the distance. So, when Grandmother See’s heirs were ready to sell in
1971, they did so for $25 million – to Berkshire Hathaway.

To understand the point of this story, we have to go back and talk about the
many influences in Warren Buffett’s life. 

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THE BUFFETT BUYING GUIDE

So how does Warren Buffett decide what businesses to buy? Over the decades, he
has developed twelve tenets – or checkpoints – to determine whether he’s willing
to make an investment.

First, there are the three basic business characteristics. Warren Buffett has
long been a believer in investing only within the realm of your own knowledge.
In other words, he believes you should know the businesses you’re buying. The
businesses should be simple and easy to understand, have an operating history
that’s consistent, and offer a favorable long-term outlook.

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MEET MR. MARKET

Imagine you own shares in a business with your partner, Mr. Market. Fortunately,
your business is economically stable and has a promising future outlook. But
that doesn’t matter to Mr. Market, because he’s prone to sudden shifts in
temperament. Every day, Mr. Market offers to buy your shares in the company.
Some days, he’s in a great mood and sees the future as bright and sunny – on
those days, he offers you a high price. Other days, he sees nothing but doom and
gloom, so he offers you a low price. The good thing is, he makes the offer every
day, no matter how much you reject him; you can’t hurt his feelings. The last
thing to know about Mr. Market is that you’re free to ignore him or accept his
offer, but you absolutely should not submit to his influence.

This little analogy was created by Ben Graham, who we discussed earlier. It’s
designed to illustrate the importance of being psychologically ready for
investing. To be free of Mr. Market’s emotional upheavals, a field of study was
formed called Behavioral Finance. Students of this field have discovered several
psychological traps that cause investors to make bad decisions. Among them are
simple concepts like overconfidence, loss aversion, and the lemming effect –
which is the tendency to follow the crowd.

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PATIENCE AND RATIONALITY

A study analyzed the one-year, three-year, and five-year returns for S&P stocks
over a 43-year period. The results showed that the proportion of stocks that
doubled in one year was only 1.8 percent on average. For the three-year report,
it was 15.3 percent. For the five-year report, 29.9 percent had doubled. 

The aim of the study was to answer the question of whether large returns are
possible from long-term investments. And the answer is yes. But still, most
stock market activity happens in a reactionary state with short-term thinking in
mind. Obviously, this isn’t how Warren Buffett operates, and that’s what makes
him so special. But why is he different?

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KEY IDEAS IN THE WARREN BUFFETT WAY


 * INTRODUCTION

 * 1
   
   
   A PROMISING START

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   A GOOD EDUCATION

 * 3
   
   
   THE BUFFETT BUYING GUIDE

 * 4
   
   
   MEET MR. MARKET

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   PATIENCE AND RATIONALITY

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WHAT IS THE WARREN BUFFETT WAY ABOUT?

The Warren Buffett Way (2013) chronicles the unprecedented success of one of the
world’s greatest investors. From his first $120 investment to his ultimate $120
billion net worth, it focuses on the history and strategies of the man who
seemed to do the impossible: beat the market.




WHO SHOULD READ THE WARREN BUFFETT WAY?

 * Amateur and advanced economists and investors
 * People interested in success stories
 * Anyone who wants to learn about Warren Buffett’s life

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert G. Hagstrom is a New York Times best-selling author with 30 years of
investment experience. He’s Chief Operating Officer of EquityCompass and Senior
Portfolio Manager of the Global Leaders Portfolio. 


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