So true. If an investment letter doesn’t lead off with a summary of their historic investment results, I think there is a very good chance they have underperformed the market.
I would never keep my money with an investment manager that wrote a 150 page annual letter. That’s valuable time that could be spent on investment research and shows a mind that has an inability to focus on what’s important.
Didn’t Buffett sing Guard’s praises in the 2020 annual letter? I remember him saying the CEO was going to be a future superstar for Berkshire’s insurance group. Guess that didn’t work out.
I took a middle ground on my Berkshire stock. Sold the $460 calls. Pocketed the premium and potentially sell out at a higher price (although fingers crossed it doesn’t hit $460!)
My son was 6 years old and opened a brokerage account thinking I needed to plan for college. I bought $2,000 of stock in a company called Emulex. Fifteen months later the stock had gone up 80x’s. Literally crazy. Sold it and took care of college.