Monday, May 6, 2013

The Question Most Asked of Warren Buffett in 1961 (Warren Buffett, Mr. Market and the Buffett Partnership Letters, 1959-1969 )

From the January 24, 1962 Our Performance in 1961 letter, p.7:
The Question of Size
Aside from the question of what happens upon my death (which with a metaphysical twist is a subject of keen interest to me) I am probably asked most often...
Mr. Buffett was 31 at the time. Some things never change.
HT: the Omaha World-Herald

Here are the Buffett Partnership letters.
As I said in the 2010 repost:
We first posted the partnership letters in September 2007 when it was one of our most popular offerings.
This is a repost from Sept. 2008 with the special bonus feature of a few of the early Berkshire Letters to Shareholders.
But Wait, there's more! The link to Warren's Mr. Market quote.
As always a sincere thank-you to Redfield, Blonsky & Co., LLC.for keeping them alive on the interwebs.

2/11/1959 The General Stock Market in 1958
2/20/1960 The General Stock Market in 1959
1/30/1961 The General Stock Market in 1960
7/22/1961 To My Partners
1/24/1962 Our Performance in 1961
7/06/1962 A reminder
12/24/1962 To all Partners
1/18/1963 The Ground rules
7/10/1963 First Half Performance
11/06/1963 To all Partners
12/26/1963 To all Partners
1/18/1964 Our Performance in 1963
7/08/1964 First Half Performance
1/18/1965 Our Performance in 1964
7/9/1965 First half Performance
11/01/1965 To My Partners of 1966
1/20/1966 Our Performance in 1966
7/12/1966 First half Performance
11/01/1966 To My Partners of 1967
1/25/1967 The First Decade
7/12/1967 First half Performance
10/9/1967 To My Partners
11/01/1967 To My Partners
1/24/1968 Our Performance in 1967
7/11/1968 First half Performance
11/1/1968 To My Partners
1/22/1969 Our Performance in 1968
5/22/1969 To My Partners
4/3/1970 Berkshire Letter written by Ken Chase
3/13/1972 To the Stockholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.:
3/16/1973 To the Stockholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.:
1974 1973 Berkshire Letter
3/31/75 1974 Berkshire Letter
1976 1975 Berkshire Letter
1977 1976 Berkshire Letter
1978 - Present www.berkshirehathaway.com