Comments on: Buffett losing his touch? Don’t bet on it

By: LinkStuff Dec 1

LinkStuff Dec 1 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:04:07 +0000

[...] Capitalist thinks that Buffett is not losing his touch. I’m not so [...]

By: bubba

bubba — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:19:50 +0000

You would think that business reporters would have a stronger case before writing off Buffett but fools continue to rush in where angels fear to tread.

Only a fool would believe in the future of the US greenback.

By: The Well-Heeled | Creating Wealth Through Knowledge

The Well-Heeled | Creating Wealth Through Knowledge — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:12:53 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:43:02 +0000

Just thought I would post a link to an article written by Buffett several years ago _ Superinvestors of Graham and Doddsville, in response to Four Pillars comment about no one beating the market over the long term. IF the link doesn’t work google the title…its an excellent read.

http://www.sandmansplace.com/Superinvestors_Graham_Dodd.html

The last time I can remember that people were commenting on how Buffett lost his touch was in the dot com bubble and look what happened there.

Cheers
Mike

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:30:39 +0000

FB,

I agree with you. The headlines that sell well are the ones like “Has Buffett lost his touch”. If most financial columnists wrote about buy and hold forever and portfolio allocation they could write only a handful of articles and after a while it could get boring for the reader..

As a blogger posting content i have found that articles that discuss things appealing to the public have the highest readership, whereas things that could really be beneficial to the public are discarded as waste ..

By: The Financial Blogger

The Financial Blogger — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:43 +0000

Since Warren Buffet is a long term investor, there is no point of looking at his short term performance.

Unfortunately, most business reporters write about finance to get paid, not because they know that much more than anybody else. The proof is obvious: how many of them show their investment track record?

It would probably add a lot of value to their articles and they could make a lot of money (if they can beat the market!)

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:25:51 +0000

The time frame is a good point (and why I like Buffet’s reponse). The harder you try to never have a losing quarter, the more likely it is you’ll lose everything!

By: NN

NN — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:25:46 +0000

Indeed, FP. But he didn’t start out with this access, and I would argue that he achieved considerable, unusual investing success without it.

By: Four Pillars

Four Pillars — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:07:42 +0000

The biggest difference between Buffett and other investors is his patience and willingness to take a long term view.

That and the fact that he has access to companies and deals that normal investors don’t have. Ie the GE deal as previously mentioned.

By: A.J.

A.J. — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:25:44 +0000

If I had a buck for every time a story like this about Buffett pops up in the business media. I guess his name sells copies.

Reply to Mike. I think your wrong, but I’ll tell you what; I’d rather be lucky then smart any day of the week.