Alice Schroeder

The power of compound interest, for better or worse

August 11, 2017

The title of Alice Schroeder’s biography of Warren Buffett is The Snowball. Why? When he was a child in Omaha, Buffett and other children were sledding down a hill. At one point, he noticed that a snowman had fallen over…

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Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules: A book review by Bob Morris

May 1, 2016

Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules: Words of Wisdom from the Partnership Letters of the World’s Greatest Investor Jeremy C. Miller HarperBusiness/An imprint of HarperCollins (April 2016) “Here’s how to invest, here’s how I did it; this is the road I took.…

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Greg McKeown on “The Simplest Way To Avoid Wasting Time”

October 3, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Greg McKeown that he posted at his blog. To visit his website, please click this link. * * * When Bill Gates first met Warren Buffett, their host at dinner, Gates’…

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You Only Live Once, Do It Warren Buffett’s Way

September 2, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Taft for LinkedIn. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Photo: creative commons licensed (BY-NC-ND) flickr photo by trackrecord * * * “You’d get very…

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Alex Malley on “The Four States of Warren Buffett”

May 6, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Alex Malley for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Image credit: iStockPhoto * * * It is my belief that the fanfare and…

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Your Best Just Got Better: A book review by Bob Morris

January 8, 2013

Your Best Just Got Better: Work Smarter, Think Bigger, Make More Jason W. Womack John S. Wiley & Sons (2012) How and why taking “Baby steps” can lead to giant achievements In the film What About Bob (1991), Richard Dreyfuss…

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Tap Dancing to Work: A book review by Bob Morris

December 24, 2012

Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012: A Fortune Magazine Book Carol J. Loomis Portfolio/Penguin Group (2012) “When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever.” Warren Buffett At last…

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The Collected Wisdom of Warren Buffett

December 15, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Michael Moritz. I have read and reviewed almost all of the books and read dozens of articles about Warren Buffett. He is among the very few business thinkers who have…

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Here are strategy+business magazine’s “Best Business Books of 2012”

November 30, 2012

Theodore Kinni has just published an article in which he announces strategy+business magazine‘s “Best Business Books of 2012.”  They are grouped within eight separate categories. s+b is published by Booz & Company. To read the complete article, check out other…

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