John Hjorth

Issue with this particular article solved. Thank you, @VersaillesinNY!

It's actually a great idea, Egon [ @EgonKuhn ]!, For sharing articles here on CofB&F we could start a separate topic in the 'Forum Support' forum, located lower end on the Board Index, about how to share articles behind subscriber paywall without commiting subscriber infringement for the behind subscriber paywall articles assumed subscriber obligations.

Thanks, Egon [ @EgonKuhn ]! [ Hint, hint, ], I must be off the hook now! lol!

I have just tried to find out how does that 'Share unlocked article link' work, and what's its limitations, terms [applied above by @gfp here, naturally only available for WSJ subscribers!] , by carefully studying all relevant places on the WSJ website, so far to no avail. So I ended up then firing up that pretty dumb WSJ support chatbot who diden't even have a name [ ], only delivering options about what to ask for, only able of delivering canned responses [ ], in the end the chatbot gave up, and asked me to type an email body text to a support crew member, promising me to get back to me usually within 24 hours. The e-mail body text from me : 'How does the share unlocked article link work here on WSJ? And what are the limitations for the subscriber sharing it and link users, respectively?' In the mean time, while we're waiting : 'Goodnight, thank you, and may your God go with you.' [Dave Allen], and may I add here ',and may your mouse become your candle light in your quest of obtaining knowledge and wisdom!, by providing you insights to all what's embedded in any text you study!' [Hint, hint, , ]. Please send me by PM your email address, if you want a copy of the WSJ article. I'll send it to you.

Now that kind of funny, @brobro777 lol!, But I not sure all here on CofB&F would agree on that, i.e. Charlie [ @dealraker ]. ...

New, updated Denmarks 100 richest list out and available : - - - o 0 o - - - Attached : 1. English language version, generated by the use of Google Translate, 2. Danish language original, source for 1. Økonomisk Ugebrev - De 100 rigeste i Danmark - 2025-2026 - Dansk - 20251126.pdf Økonomisk Ugebrev - De 100 rigeste i Danmark - 2025-2026 - English - 20251126-komprimeret.pdf

The front page of latest physical edtion of The Economist : I imagine and visualize the Economist editor in chief adressing KAL 15 minutes before the to the press internal realease dealine :'KAL, we're in desparate need for something to the frontpage related to our main article in this edition, Come on, man!' KAL 'going Grok' in desparation ... - And isen't that just a bit cheap? I mean, even I can do it today , and the world hasen't missed out at all on a great cartoonist in me never surfacing:

@changegonnacome, I've never been able to figure it out from reading your posts here on CofB&F, are you an American citizen, and if not, of which nationality are you? Please, and naturally, respectfully, feel free to decline to elaborate by reply here, if that's the way for you to approach this question of mine, to protect and maintain your privacy.

A few days ago, I stumbled on X on a post containing what is now also a separately short on the YouTube channel named Nordnet Sverige [<- meaning Nordnet Sweden], he is the investment economist at Nordnet, Sweden branch, operating out of Stockholm. - - - o 0 o - - - He is certainly a different personality than his brother in arms and crime , Danish Nordnet investment economist Per Hansen, operating out of Copenhagen branch, who is of a totally different mold and breed, pretty rational, neutral, not even ever, never, actually stuffed into a suit, or wearing a tie under client events, simply never!, always dressed something like this, with 36 years experience in the stock markets, I personally consider him a very good talking head, simply because it over some time becomes clear and evident to one self, that he actually knows what he is talking about, and his total capacity of what he is cabable of to follow closely on ongoing basis, is very impressive! I personally think he is a material driver of Nordnet Bank AB, Danish branchs succes, having surpassed by now more than every 10th Danish citizen, from the youngest new born, to eldest Danish citizen, at hospice, closest to passing away. - - - o 0 o - - - Here is his Swedish brother in arms and crime performing on a slack rope : The title of the short is 'The superpower on the stock exchange'. What he talks about in Swedish is that all his friends and family members he has helped setting up their portfolios beat the crap out of him, because they don't give a damn about how things are going, never logging on to their portlios, unless he contacts them about something about it!, while he, him self, starts selling when he suddenly is up i.e. 60 per cent on something, and using the proceeds from sales on averaging down on things that are going down! [ ] Outcome : His family members and his friends sitting on several multi baggers, while he, none! Please note the colour of his butterfly! It is the colour used by Nordnet Bank AB, all branches, on all marketing material!

Thank you for the elaboration, @dlr1493, I'm sorry I can't be of help with that.

Hi @dlr1493!, If you can't find a physical copy in UAE of the book, isen't it then about reordering the book at Amazon? - Combined with some patience? - - - o 0 o - - - And a belated welcome to you here on CofB&F, by the the way & also!

This is, to me personally, true and correct, also forward looking. I think it's possible to download an app from somewhere to your screen on your device there providing a count down box to always remind you about how long incumbent POTUS still will be POTUS, showing you years, days, hours and seconds to when his by then elected successor will enter the POTUS position. This is about being aware of the timewise proportions of the phenomen. Furthermore incumbent POTUS is not exactly a spring bunny, 79 years old, turning the sharp corner of 80 next year on 14th June. The last comment isen't a token for that I wish him over the rainbow, up or down, it's a just a fact for all of us, that the complimentary to life is death, and the order of these two is not optional, we can't opt for chosing to start dying [ ].

Thank you for sharing, @Junior R, The estimates and progressions of total market size development based on population progressions are nothing less than mind blowing.There will be a lot to do for all of them. A structural savings deficit, that just continues to swell.

Yes, @Jay Rent, Excactly the existing corruption still going on in Ukraine is the mere reason why Ukraine has been held out in a streched arm with regard to membership of NATO and EU. I speculate it's a rotten embedded cultural part of Ukrainian mentality, which is pretty hard to get rid of, and to sweep for, to eradicate. It's a major issue in all this mess here on Ukraine. Gradually, it has become clear Ukrainian innovation and entrepreneurship regards drone technology has made Ukraine a leader in that field today. That's actually pretty awesome, all things taken into consideration.

Thank you for elaborating here, Egon [ @EgonKuhn ], It certainly makes sense to me, personally, doing it so, with almost never cheap high quality companies. The risk of building the position too fast at a wrong price gets reduced materially. But it certainly requires patience to do so. And if one is not overall wrong in the first place about the company, one gets rewarded abundantly over time, and after some years price paid becomes gradually more and more irrelevant for the investment.

Sanjeev [ @Parsad ] Who knows what that totally crazy idea of mine may bring, if that particular event may appear here? Honestly, I don't really have any idea of how I personally in situ would react to such an event here! All I did back then at about last Chrismas was hedging my personal situation in advance of such event incurring, I really don't want to 'loose' her, all while she is really not 'mine', and she never will be! I simply coulden't stand any longer not to discuss it with her openly, sincere and honestly. I may end up staying put, or leaving and come back again shortly after leaving, because I can't get it to work for me in a satisfactory way, before the war ends, if possible at that particular point in time, going cold on it, I'll figure it out any way, eventually! Stay young and flexible by mind and mindset, not by birth certificate! If it eventyally may work out, I'll perhaps just buy one more bed for the room and invite her over, perhaps it may even end up we're both staying there or somewhere around that, because we like it, ending up liquidating all our earthly belongings here, including our home! - Who knows!? -The idea of living asset light with much more stocks has a certain appeal to me! [almost @Viking style!?]

Only in your wildest wet dreams! Latest printed edition of The Economist dated 22nd November 2025 has US present GDP growth LTM at 2.1 %, last quarter at 3.8 percent annualized, expected GDP growth whole 2025 at 1.9%, take the forecast for what it is, a forecast. Consumer prices up 3.0 % LTM, forecast whole 2025 2.8 %, unemployment rate by now at 4.3 %, current account balance and budget balance totally down the drain at minus 4.0 % and minus 5.9 %, respectively. All signs in the stars of this going to become good, very good! The best is yet to come! Mar a Lago accord, USD reserve currency and all stuff like like that. Just wait and see!

Anders Puck Nielsen, on Youtube a couple of days ago, still remembering, he is a 'military brain' : YouTube : Anders Puck Nielsen [November 22nd 2025] : Trump's ultimatum and the limits of US leverage over Ukraine

This., +1, wholeheartedly, in all details and shades and nuances, shared here by @Spekulatius. To me personally, it's razor sharp, with nuances and shades shared here, dead head-on.

We have a very nice person among us here on CofB&F that has rearrived here, active again not that long ago after a break from here during some time span, who I think likely is the person with most potential skin in the game related to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, at least I speculate it so. With that person I have earlier discussed what to do, if this armed conflict escalates out af control, thereby actively involving Europe including Denmark in war against the agressor. You can look it up in the Novo Nordisk topic posted today. It made me chew on things again today. Here is a couple of shots of our two fridge magnets, It's hers, I dumped all mine, when we started living together : #1 : The Lady of House actually has family on Vancouver Island, two sisters to the mother of the Lady of The House, immigrated to Vancouver Island with their spouses and kids [5 or 6 kids per family] in the late 1950's, hell bent to take over and establish Danish control over Vancouver Island, populating the island, the kids also reproducing! The Lady of the House still has regular contact with one her male cousins over there. #2 : Reads 'Venner er den familie du selv vælger', which translates to English by : 'Friends are the family you chose yourself'. When I'm fridge dumpster diving, I always come think of Sanjeevs [ @Parsads] board signature on the former board software platform! I also like the colours on it. - - - o 0 o - - - - It has been in last Christmas vacation period, I think, I had this serious talk with her about what do we do , if that Russian-Ukrainian situation ecalates into Denmarks active participation in the war. Simply because we have the means and are situated to do so if we want. Many here are not because of all kinds of obligations, locked in where the tent pegs are already driven in [jobs, debt etc.] Earlier I have had only one real showstopper for my longing to go abroad, my father and well being in his last years. He passed away in August 2022, and his estate is settled by now. Our kids are adults, busy with their own lives and thet are all three doing well, never asking for anything, but also not paying much attention to us. One gets used to it, we weren't really not much better ourselves, untill our two longest living parents were late in their life,and really in need of our attention. We coulden't come to an agreement on this. She had no intentions of moving her butt in that case, and wanted me also to stay put. I had to say to her, that I diden't agree with her, and she had to give the same terms, that I offered her for colocation with me : No strings at all, she can do whatever she wants, infidelity the only exeption, she is a mature and independent person in her own right. Waking up every morning beside her knowing she is there because she wants to is a very confirming way to start the day, every day! That also implies never a marriage with me, because it creates so many obstackles in an eventual split later, according to Danish Law. She really diden't understand it to its full extent back then, but she grabbed that now, and she reluctantly set me free to do whatever I would do in that instant. But there was silence some days in the house, we diden't talk much with each other during those days. If I leave in case of war here, i'll likely go to Vancouver Island for a period, living like a bum in a backpack and a room with a be bed, a table, a chair, my devices and Wifi, my ride still my rollator, perhaps a bicycle, subject to my health situation permits. That's my most serious concern in that regard, leaving the good, but not perfect Danish one-payer health care system. She will then stay here, with our home totally intact. What is it? I've found out there is a spot, land pocket, on the east side of Vancouver Island, where it's actully by now possible to grow olive trees. Such climate must fit me well. If I eventually end up needing a Canadian bank account I already know where to ask. The only thing I haven't checked is the Canadian border and entry control. I'll need to check that up at the Canadian Embassy in Copenhagen. - - - o 0 o - - - Personal anecdotal IRL stuff here shared especially with my fellow North American board members about how it is to be a North European citizen by now. I certainly understand it perhaps can be hard for North American citizens to grasp, far away, on long distance, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

@Dalal.Holdings, As you already know, I object - fiercely! - against the your general line of postings in this topic, however I've sensed and observed your posts in this topic has become less biased as of lately, in my overall personal opinion. Yet, it's all about dayly life conditions for European habitants and residents, citizens. It's also about proportions and dimensions of living on our shared planet , in the part of it here callled Europe, in the solar system, of which our solar system is an integrated part, that modest, immaterial planet being an intregral part of a pretty stable system, by its separate contribution to stablility to the whole system over thousand of years [from our own by that yeard stick very short sighted perspective of how things fundamentally seems to work, by now.) We're all born to last last likely less than 100 years, a short pause in universal time, all while we all practice setting up time alarms and short term deadlines on to-do things in our personal lives,while the universe has all the time needed avialable, whatever, look at things done, and yet still patiently waiting for things to get done! In the end, finally, our future succcesors will eventually burn up, by the Suns iron core gradually swolling the human populatiom at that time, when it'actually a proposed, but obviously a burning turd ball ! Not about i.e. attached screw capsules, that I live with here on my A38 youghurt, but not on our milk, bacause the Lady of the house is very cost conscious.

Thank you, @djokovic1, I'm personally one of those 'patient' shareholders holding on during the 'drougt, lost Fairfax decade', finally getting compensated and rewarded handsomely for my past patience so far, so I'm still highly skeptical towards the Fairfax future, compared the overall sentiment towards Fairfax here on CofB&F. Disclosure : By now a ~3.5 percent position, with no intentitons by now to add. I may miss out on something beatiful because of that stance, I'm actually well aware of it. On a personal level I personally admire boundlessly what Prem is doing in his own name with regards to helping, giving others, a chance in life, likely after a rough start in the ovarial lottery. He's a good man, in short - A role model to study in that respect!

V. Prem Watsa should just focus on doing his very best at running Fairfax Financial Holdings, in stead of commenting on the Fairfax stock market price, and then eventually everything will eventually turn out to be great for the Fairfax shareholders holding on.

Egon [ @EgonKuhn ], Diden't you not that long ago initiate a small position in l'Oreal [OR.PA]? Or am I wrong here, not remembering correctly here? - I've been looking around to find your post about it, but so far to no avail. Am I right about that, or wrong? In case I'm right, what is your stomach feeling about that posisition by now? Meaning : 'I want to buy more!" , or 'I will stop here, for now, to observe what's going on, but still invested and interested', or 'It does not feel right, so I'll likely dispose of the thingy again, some time soon' ? - Perhaps you're feeling something else? Thank you in advance.

Egon [ @EgonKuhn ], I have never dived into any those two before, I can't really explain why, all I can say by now is AMBU has several times indirectly crossed my path, latest in the Novo Nordisk saga,one of the new board members elected and cherry picked for the new Novo Nordisk board of directors is the AMBU CEO Brit Melby Jensen, and I can assure you is this not just coincidental, based on my knowledge about Lars Rebien Sørensen, 'Lars 1' already knows her from her carrier path at Novo Nordisk back from when she a manager at Novo Nordisk, and 'Lars 1' was a Novo Nordisk CEO. Novo Nordisk - About - Board of directors : Britt Meelby Jensen So I'll start with that. Eventually, I'll look at them both. But please give me some time for both. The offer was made so that I I would avoid solidifying like a hot piece of lava that gradually cooled down. It's called inspiration, combined with sharing something for something here at CofB&F. I owe this lovely place to give back as much as I can, because when I found it at 13th March 2013, after finally finding Nordnet Bank, Danish Branch, via a news paper add and seetting up an account there at 21st June 2012, later in September transferring an inferioir pension account account converted to cash and transferred to Nordnet Bank for immedially buying the first few Berkshire shares at 12th September 2012, as first thing to do, then for the first time after the first time on, I was a soulless orphan with no home, absolutely frustrated by looking at at mispriced Danish listed small caps, typically run for the giggles of the controlling shareholder and CEO, untill I more or less accidentidentially stumbled upon CofB&F, after spending something like 15 minutes reading in what then was available for unregistered guests, reading for free here at CofB&F, I found and pressed the 'buy' button and transferred I think it then was CAD 30.00 via my Paypal account, to Sanjeev [ @Parsad ]- an absolutely nominal entrance fee, to stay on here, for life. It's the the best investment I've ever made, but it's $MS WYGIWYG - What you give is what you get - mutual in its nature per se. Something for something. So, thank you for the inspirational request, Egon [ @EgonKuhn ]. It doesen't matter that they are already listed, I'll happily take your polite requests here from the inspirational angle for my part, what is in it for me, that a CofB&F member already has directed some interest and kJoules towards something in my geographical turf. For these two specific Danish companies I'll likely open and start separate topics in the Investment Ideas Forum, because they are both already listed, and thereby already available, likely available by choice of broker, but only for all of us here as registered members of CofB&F.