Episode notes
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
- 02:49 - How Buffett came around to purchasing Geico.
- 07:45 - Why Buffett’s reputation helped him get a fantastic deal on Nebraska Furniture Mart.
- 10:33 - Why the efficient market hypothesis is partially false.
- 12:13 - How Salomon Brothers nearly destroyed Buffett’s reputation.
- 26:35 - How Berkshire Hathaway faired through the 1999 tech bubble.
- 43:23 - How Buffett foresaw the calamity to occur in 2007/2008 great financial crisis.
- 51:20 - Why Berkshire’s purchase of Apple was perhaps the greatest trade of all time.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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