[Daily Journal Annual Meeting Questions]

Thoughts on compelled speech around gender neutral pronouns, NBC's regulation of hugging in the work place and the wider implications of that i.e. Can men and women work together, third wave feminism, et al?

[Elon Musk...human?]

I may be wrong but didn't Buffett or Munger once say something to the effect that they would much rather pick a guy whose IQ was 140 but who thought it was 120 than the guy who thought it was 160?

[How to be Rich - J Paul Getty]

[amazonsearch]How to Be Rich[/amazonsearch]

 

I decided to pick this book up after attending an annual meeting in NYC. The CEO seemed to know this book cold and was quoting specific page numbers. With a somewhat silly title, I didn't think I would get too much out of the book, but oh well, I dug in.

 

 

Sorry to go slightly off topic but which annual meeting? This CEO sounds like someone I could be interested in partnering with.

[Identifying the Next Outsiders]

For what it's worth, Don Braid of Mainfreight Ltd based in New Zealand is cut from a different cloth than most:

 

 

How do you mean? Didn't their European acquisitions, done to grow, turn out a bit of a mess? I also don't recall them ever focusing on the capital structure, reducing the share count, etc?

[New car Old car Leasing or Cash what do you do?]

I drive a 1996 Nissan Station wagon I paid $2,250 for several years ago. Its fully depreciated and keeps going and going and going though I've had to patch up a bit of rust. I'd much rather buy businesses than spend money on a new used car.

[Your returns in 2013]

How do those of you who use IB measure your returns? Do you use one of the reports? Do you use money weighted or time weighted?

[The hunt: looking for an Italian spin off]

Delclima.