Omaha-born investor who ran Berkshire Hathaway as CEO and became one of the best-known investors in the world; Forbes put his net worth at $148.9 billion in January 2026.
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The Berkshire shareholder letters are a primary source in their own right, read and cited far beyond investing.
7 books of their own · 21 biographies about them · 83 letters · 5 articles · 64 books they recommend
Berkshire's shareholder letters arranged by topic: governance, valuation, mergers.
“The resource is as valuable as Larry Cunningham's The Essays of Warren Buffett, which similarly organizes by subject matter” — Christopher Bloomstran
Source: Semper Augustus 2024 Letter to Clients, 'Books and Tunes for Walking', p. 96
Recommended by: Christopher Bloomstran, Francois Rochon and 11 others
Every Berkshire annual letter since 1965, in order, as the company grew.
“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.” — Andrew Wilkinson
Source: Andrew Wilkinson's Bookshelf, neverenough.com
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Arnold Van Den Berg and 5 others
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America | Berkshire's shareholder letters arranged by topic: governance, valuation, mergers. | 1997 | T2 | Christopher Bloomstran, Francois Rochon, Frank Martin and 10 others |
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders | Every Berkshire annual letter since 1965, in order, as the company grew. | 2015 | T1 | Andrew Wilkinson, Arnold Van Den Berg, Francois Rochon and 4 others |
Back to School: Question&Answer Session with Business Students | – | T4 | Mohnish Pabrai | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Letters to Shareholders 1977-1995 | – | T4 | Mohnish Pabrai | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders, 2016 | – | T4 | Andrew Wilkinson | |
From Butler to Buffett: The Story Behind the Buffalo News | – | 2004 | T4 | Mohnish Pabrai |
| Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders 1965-2014 | – | Mohnish Pabrai |
Two full biographies anchor the literature, one authorised and one not, surrounded by a large method-study industry.
Buffett's life from Omaha and Graham's class to building Berkshire Hathaway.
“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.” — Andrew Wilkinson
Source: Andrew Wilkinson's Bookshelf, neverenough.com
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Christopher Bloomstran and 12 others
Berkshire's shareholder letters arranged by topic: governance, valuation, mergers.
“The resource is as valuable as Larry Cunningham's The Essays of Warren Buffett, which similarly organizes by subject matter” — Christopher Bloomstran
Source: Semper Augustus 2024 Letter to Clients, 'Books and Tunes for Walking', p. 96
Recommended by: Christopher Bloomstran, Francois Rochon and 11 others
Buffett's life to 2008, written with full access to his files and his friends.
“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.” — Andrew Wilkinson
Source: Andrew Wilkinson's Bookshelf, neverenough.com
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Guy Spier, Mohnish Pabrai and 5 others
Every Berkshire annual letter since 1965, in order, as the company grew.
“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.” — Andrew Wilkinson
Source: Andrew Wilkinson's Bookshelf, neverenough.com
Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Arnold Van Den Berg and 5 others
Buffett's method as tests of the business, its managers, its finances and price.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Bill Ackman, Howard Marks and 1 other
Fortune's articles by and about Buffett from 1966 to 2012, with commentary.
“I hope many people, even those who think they know Warren well, will read it cover to cover.” — Bill Gates
Source: Gates Notes review of Tap Dancing to Work
Recommended by: Bill Gates, Guy Spier, Mohnish Pabrai and 2 others
Sprawling, repeatedly expanded compendium of Buffett material.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
The case for focus investing: ten to fifteen stocks held for a long time.
Recommended by: Charlie Munger, Mohnish Pabrai and 1 other
Miller reconstructs Buffett's partnership-era rules and results.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Warren Buffett
Step-by-step attempt to replicate Buffett’s selection process.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
An early account of Buffett's investing method, from 1987.
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Every Berkshire annual letter since 1965, in order, as the company grew.
“I actually think by reading Berkshire's reports, you should be able to get more — I would think you'd get more of our philosophy than in any other manner.” — Warren Buffett
Source: Buffett on the reports as the fullest statement of his philosophy
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Arnold Van Den Berg and 4 others
Vanguard's founder on costs, turnover and fund structure.
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Jason Zweig and 2 others
Buy a few outstanding growth companies, research them by scuttlebutt, and hold.
Also recommended by: Arnold Van Den Berg, Bill Stewart and 9 others
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Avoid permanent loss: buy well below value and aim for absolute returns.
Also recommended by: Arnold Van Den Berg, Frank Martin, Guy Spier and 5 others
Also recommended by: Francois Rochon, Mohnish Pabrai
Speeches making the case for a latticework of mental models from many fields.
“You will never find a book with more useful ideas.” — Warren Buffett
Source: 2005 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, p. 21
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Charlie Munger and 25 others
How to read financial statements sceptically and value bonds and stocks.
Also recommended by: Christopher Bloomstran, Howard Marks and 10 others
Client letters through the dot-com bubble; value discipline written contemporaneously
“For many years I've enjoyed reading Frank Martin's letters. This collection contains much investment wisdom and, just as important, sets a standard for advisor-client relationship.” — Warren Buffett
Source: Buffett on Frank Martin's collected letters
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Seth Klarman
Wall Street from the late-1960s boom to the 1970 to 1973 collapse.
Source: Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters (index)
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
How small investors can protect themselves from Wall Street's confusing practices.
Fortune's articles by and about Buffett from 1966 to 2012, with commentary.
“Carol Loomis, who has been invaluable to me in editing this letter since 1977, has recently authored Tap Dancing to Work” — Warren Buffett
Source: 2012 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, p. 21
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Guy Spier, Mohnish Pabrai and 1 other
How speculation displaced long-term investment in markets, shown in turnover data.
“I also recommend The Clash of the Cultures by Jack Bogle” — Warren Buffett
Source: 2012 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, p. 21
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Mr. Money Mustache
Berkshire's shareholder letters arranged by topic: governance, valuation, mergers.
Also recommended by: Christopher Bloomstran, Francois Rochon and 10 others
Treat stocks as parts of businesses and buy only with a margin of safety.
Also recommended by: Benjamin Graham, Christopher Bloomstran and 26 others
After costs, most investors trail the market, so hold a low-cost index fund.
Source: 2014 Berkshire shareholder letter
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, The Barefoot Investor and 3 others
Markets as a game of crowd psychology, seen through 1960s go-go Wall Street.
“For a magnificent account of the current financial scene, you should hurry out and get a copy of 'The Money Game' by Adam Smith. It is loaded with insights and supreme wit.” — Warren Buffett
Source: Buffett urging partners to hurry out and buy Adam Smith's book
Also recommended by: Barton Biggs, Howard Marks, Mohnish Pabrai and 4 others
Second-level thinking, risk and market cycles, drawn from Oaktree's client memos.
Also recommended by: Matt Mullenweg, Mohnish Pabrai, Nat Eliason and 2 others
Second-level thinking on risk and cycles, with notes by Klarman and Greenblatt.
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Mohnish Pabrai and 2 others
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Wiley published it in 2020.
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Prem Watsa, Joel Greenblatt
Miller reconstructs Buffett's partnership-era rules and results.
Source: Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters (index)
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Why Wall Street grows rich on fees while its clients' results stay ordinary.
Source: 2014 Berkshire shareholder letter
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Nick Sleep, Jason Zweig and 3 others
Synthesis of his mental-models framework, not a life.
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Christopher Bloomstran and 6 others
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Running General Electric from 1981 to 2001, as told on retiring.
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Jamie Dimon
The Fed chair's memoir of his career at Treasury and the Fed, and beating inflation.
Also recommended by: Michael Bloomberg, Ray Dalio
Running the Washington Post through the Pentagon Papers, Watergate and a strike.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Mohnish Pabrai, Diana Kimball and 2 others
How a running-shoe importer became Nike, surviving one cash crisis after another.
Source: 2016 Berkshire shareholder letter
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Bill Gates, Mohnish Pabrai and 24 others
A printer's rise in colonial America and his chart for practising thirteen virtues.
Also recommended by: Charlie Munger, Mohnish Pabrai, Nat Eliason and 3 others
Buffett's life to 2008, written with full access to his files and his friends.
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Guy Spier, Mohnish Pabrai and 4 others
Twelve New Yorker stories of business, from the Edsel's failure to the 1962 crash.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Mohnish Pabrai, Patrick Collison
How Berkshire runs on trust instead of the controls other large firms use.
Eight CEOs who beat the market by allocating capital, not by running operations.
“The Outsiders, by William Thorndike, Jr., is an outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation.” — Warren Buffett
Source: 2012 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, p. 21
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Dan Loeb, Francois Rochon and 11 others
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
3G Capital's meritocracy-and-zero-based-budgeting playbook, from AmBev to Heinz.
How Enron used mark-to-market accounting and hidden deals until its 2001 bankruptcy.
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Mohnish Pabrai
How credit cards, money market funds and discount brokers reached ordinary Americans.
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Patrick Collison
The US bull market from August 1982 to its 1999 peak, and what changed in it.
The 2008 crisis and its aftermath, from inside the New York Fed and the Treasury.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Mohnish Pabrai and 1 other
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Eric Weinstein
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Mohnish Pabrai
The danger of a terrorist nuclear bomb in an American city and a call to prevent it.
Robert Noyce, Fairchild Semiconductor and the founding of Intel.
Also recommended by: Jim Collins, Mohnish Pabrai and 1 other
Builds out Munger's latticework idea from primary sources.
“We've added a few titles this year. Among them are Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger by Peter Bevelin” — Warren Buffett
Source: 2006 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, p. 22
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Nat Eliason and 7 others
Source: Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters (index)
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Techniques for handling people, being liked and winning others to your view.
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Alex and Books and 12 others
Six principles of compliance, from reciprocity to scarcity, and how sellers use them.
Also recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Charlie Munger and 28 others
How scientists came to know what they know, from cosmology and geology to biology.
Also recommended by: Balaji S. Srinivasan, Jim Collins and 4 others
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman
How to hit a baseball, built on a map of the strike zone graded by success.
“In his book The Science of Hitting, Ted explains that he carved the strike zone into 77 cells” — Warren Buffett
Source: 1997 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter
Also recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai
Insider account by Microsoft's president on tech policy and regulation.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Reed Hastings, Reid Hoffman
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2024 | Warren Buffett's 2024 letter explains what Berkshire's owners own and how its managers think, beyond the figures the annual report must contain. | 2024 | GEICO, Japanese trading houses (Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Sumitomo) | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2023 | Warren Buffett opens his 2023 letter with a tribute to Charlie Munger, whom he calls the architect of Berkshire Hathaway, and reviews Berkshire's year. | 2023 | BNSF, Coca-Cola, Japanese trading houses (Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Sumitomo), Occidental Petroleum | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2022 | Warren Buffett writes for the savers whose money Berkshire manages, and explains how Berkshire's businesses and investments compound their wealth. | 2022 | Coca-Cola, American Express, BNSF, Apple | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2021 | Warren Buffett explains in his 2021 letter how he and Charlie Munger report to shareholders as they would want an absentee owner informed, and reviews Berkshire's businesses. | 2021 | BNSF, Apple, Coca-Cola | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2020 | Warren Buffett explains Berkshire's 2020 GAAP earnings of $42.5 billion: $21.9 billion operating, $4.9 billion realised gains, $26.7 billion unrealised gains and an $11 billion write-down. | 2020 | BNSF, Apple, Yahoo!, Coca-Cola, GEICO, Kraft Heinz | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2019 | Warren Buffett explains Berkshire's 2019 GAAP earnings of $81.4 billion, $53.7 billion of it from unrealised gains on stocks it holds. | 2019 | Kraft Heinz, Coca-Cola, Berkshire Hathaway Energy | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2018 | Warren Buffett explains Berkshire's 2018 GAAP earnings of $4.0 billion, including a $3.0 billion impairment from Kraft Heinz. | 2018 | GEICO, Kraft Heinz, American Express, Yahoo! | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2017 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 2017 net worth gain of $65.3 billion, a 23% rise in book value per share, and explains why he will drop book value as the lead measure. | 2017 | Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Yahoo!, Kraft Heinz, BNSF | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2016 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 2016 net worth gain of $27.5 billion, a 10.7% rise in book value per share, compounding at 19% a year for 52 years. | 2016 | GEICO, BNSF, General Re, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Yahoo!, Bank of America, Kraft Heinz | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2015 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 2015 net worth gain of $15.4 billion, a 6.4% rise in book value per share, compounding 19.2% a year for 51 years. | 2015 | BNSF, GEICO, Kraft Heinz, Coca-Cola, General Re, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, American Express, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Precision Castparts | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2014 | Warren Buffett marks 50 years of Berkshire, with 2014 book value per share up 8.3% and compounding 19.4% a year since 1965. | 2014 | BNSF, GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, General Re, Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, American Express | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2013 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 2013 net worth gain of $34.2 billion, after $1.8 billion of charges from buying the minorities in Marmon and Iscar. | 2013 | Berkshire Hathaway Energy, GEICO, BNSF, General Re, American Express, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, CORT Business Services | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2012 | Warren Buffett reports a 2012 shareholder gain of $24.1 billion, $1.3 billion of it spent on buybacks, and book value per share up 14.4%. | 2012 | GEICO, BNSF, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, American Express, General Re, CORT Business Services | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2011 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's book value per share up 4.6% in 2011, compounding 19.8% a year over 47 years. | 2011 | Berkshire Hathaway Energy, BNSF, GEICO, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, General Re | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2010 | Warren Buffett reports book value per share up 13% in 2010 and calls the purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe the year's highlight. | 2010 | GEICO, BNSF, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, General Re | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2009 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 2009 net worth gain of $21.8 billion and book value per share up 19.8%, compounding 20.3% over 45 years. | 2009 | GEICO, BNSF, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, General Re | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2008 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 2008 book value per share fell 9.6%, its decline in net worth $11.5 billion, in the year of the financial crisis. | 2008 | Berkshire Hathaway Energy, GEICO, General Re, Fair Isaac (FICO) | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2007 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 2007 net worth gain of $12.3 billion, an 11% rise in book value per share, compounding 21.1% over 43 years. | 2007 | GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, General Re, American Express, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, Amazon | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2006 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 2006 net worth gain of $16.9 billion, an 18.4% rise in book value per share. | 2006 | GEICO, American Express, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, General Re, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2005 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 2005 net worth gain of $5.6 billion, a 6.4% rise in book value per share. | 2005 | Berkshire Hathaway Energy, GEICO, General Re, Coca-Cola, American Express | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2004 | Warren Buffett reviews Berkshire's change from a struggling textile business in 1964 into a diversified enterprise worth far more than book by 2004. | 2004 | GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Coca-Cola, General Re, American Express, Wells Fargo | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2003 | Warren Buffett argues per-share intrinsic value, not book value, is what counts, and reviews Berkshire's change since 1964. | 2003 | General Re, GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Coca-Cola, American Express, Washington Post Company | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2002 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 2002 net worth gain of $6.1 billion, a 10.0% rise in book value per share. | 2002 | General Re, GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Energy | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2001 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 2001 loss in net worth of $3.77 billion, a 6.2% fall in book value per share. | 2001 | General Re, GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Energy | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 2000 | Warren Buffett judges that Berkshire's 2000 gain in per-share intrinsic value moderately exceeded its gain in book value. | 2000 | GEICO, CORT Business Services, General Re, Washington Post Company, American Express, Berkshire Hathaway Energy | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1999 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 1999 book value per share rose only 0.5%, its worst year relative to the S&P 500. | 1999 | GEICO, General Re, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, American Express | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1998 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 1998 net worth gain of $25.9 billion, a 48.3% rise in book value per share, including the General Re merger. | 1998 | General Re, GEICO, American Express | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1997 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 1997 net worth gain of $8.0 billion. | 1997 | GEICO, Coca-Cola, American Express, Wells Fargo, Washington Post Company, Buffalo Evening News | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1996 | Warren Buffett reviews 1996, when Berkshire bought FlightSafety and the rest of GEICO and issued Class B shares. | 1996 | GEICO, Coca-Cola, Kansas Bankers Surety, American Express, Wells Fargo | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1995 | Warren Buffett argues there is no reason to do handsprings over 1995's gains, a year any fool could make money. | 1995 | GEICO, Walt Disney, American Express | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1994 | Warren Buffett predicts Berkshire's future performance won't come close to its past. | 1994 | Coca-Cola, American Express, Wells Fargo, GEICO, Washington Post Company | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1993 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 1993 net worth rose $1.5 billion and explains the non-operating items affecting it. | 1993 | Coca-Cola, Washington Post Company | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1992 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's 1992 net worth rose $1.52 billion, over 98% from earnings and portfolio gains. | 1992 | GEICO, Wells Fargo | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1991 | Warren Buffett warns that Berkshire's $7.4 billion of equity capital means it cannot keep its past rate of gain. | 1991 | Coca-Cola, Washington Post Company, American Express, Fannie Mae, Wells Fargo, See's Candies, Buffalo Evening News | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1990 | Warren Buffett explains Berkshire's lacklustre 1990 growth: its four major stock holdings, including Capital Cities/ABC, barely changed in value. | 1990 | Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, GEICO, Buffalo Evening News | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1989 | Warren Buffett argues intrinsic value, what Berkshire's businesses are rationally worth, is what counts in 1989. | 1989 | Coca-Cola, Buffalo Evening News, GEICO, See's Candies | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1988 | Warren Buffett reiterates in 1988 that intrinsic business value, not book value, is what counts. | 1988 | KKR, GEICO, Washington Post Company, Buffalo Evening News, Mutual Savings | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1987 | Warren Buffett argues the rate of gain in per-share business value, not book value, is what counts, in 1987. | 1987 | GEICO, Buffalo Evening News, Washington Post Company | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1986 | Warren Buffett notes Berkshire's book value has understated intrinsic business value, in his 1986 letter. | 1986 | GEICO, Washington Post Company, Buffalo Evening News | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1985 | Warren Buffett reviews 1985, including the end of Berkshire's textile business. | 1985 | GEICO, Washington Post Company | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1984 | Warren Buffett argues the gain in per-share intrinsic business value is the measure that counts, in 1984. | 1984 | GEICO, Washington Post Company, Buffalo Evening News | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1983 | Warren Buffett reports Berkshire's shareholders grew from about 1,900 to 2,900 in 1983 after the Blue Chip Stamps merger. | 1983 | GEICO, Buffalo Evening News | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1982 | Warren Buffett reports deteriorating insurance underwriting and growing equity capital in 1982. | 1982 | GEICO, Washington Post Company, Buffalo Evening News | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1981 | Warren Buffett reports 1981 operating earnings of $39.7 million, 15.2% of beginning equity, and a new shareholder-designated giving plan. | 1981 | GEICO | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1980 | Warren Buffett reports 1980 operating earnings of $41.9 million, with return on equity down to 17.8%. | 1980 | GEICO, Mutual Savings | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1979 | Warren Buffett explains the new rule carrying insurers' equity securities at market value, in his 1979 letter. | 1979 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1978 | Warren Buffett explains how the merger with Diversified Retailing complicates Berkshire's 1978 results. | 1978 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway Chairman’s Letter 1977 | Warren Buffett reports 1977 operating earnings of $21.9 million, $22.54 a share, better than expected. | 1977 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway letter to stockholders 1976 | Warren Buffett reports that Berkshire's operating results improved significantly in 1976 after two dismal years. | 1977 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway letter to stockholders 1975 | Warren Buffett reports that 1975's poor outlook proved accurate for Berkshire's operating earnings. | 1976 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway letter to stockholders 1974 | Warren Buffett reports unsatisfactory 1974 results from poor insurance performance. | 1975 | See's Candies | |
| Berkshire Hathaway letter to stockholders 1973 | Warren Buffett reports 1973 operating earnings of $11.9 million, a 17.4% return on beginning equity, down from 19.8%. | 1974 | See's Candies | |
| Berkshire Hathaway letter to stockholders 1972 | Warren Buffett reports 1972 operating earnings of 19.8% of beginning equity, with gains in all major lines. | 1973 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway letter to stockholders 1971 | Warren Buffett reports 1971 operating earnings above 14% of beginning equity. | 1972 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway letter to stockholders 1969 (written by Ken Chace) | Ken Chace's 1969 letter reviews Berkshire's move to invest beyond textiles for more consistent earning power. | 1970 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — Our Performance in 1968 | Warren Buffett reports BPL's 1968 results, helped by one simple idea whose time had come, despite poor prospects at the start of the year. | 1969 | General Motors | |
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — To My Partners (May 1969) | Warren Buffett tells partners in May 1969 that the changed investment environment leads him to wind up the partnership. | 2 1969 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — Our Performance in 1967 | Warren Buffett reports BPL gained 35.9% in 1967 against 19.0% for the Dow. | 1968 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — First Half Performance 1968 | Warren Buffett reports BPL's first-half 1968 results while the Dow slipped from 905 to 898. | 1968 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — To My Partners (November 1968) | Warren Buffett sends partners the 1969 commitment letter and year-end administrative notes. | 4 1968 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — The First Decade | Warren Buffett reviews the partnership's first decade, with 1966 setting a record margin over the Dow. | 1967 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — First Half Performance 1967 | Warren Buffett reports BPL's first-half 1967 results. | 1967 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — To My Partners (October 1967) | Warren Buffett tells partners in October 1967 that changed conditions lead him to lower BPL's performance objective. | 4 1967 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — To My Partners (November 1967) | Warren Buffett sends partners the 1968 commitment letter and year-end notes. | 4 1967 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — Our Performance in 1965 | Warren Buffett reports BPL's 1965 results against his goal of beating the Dow by an average of ten points a year. | 1966 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — First Half Performance 1966 | Warren Buffett reports BPL's first-half 1966 results while the Dow fell about 8.7%. | 1966 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — To My Partners of 1967 | Warren Buffett sends partners the 1967 commitment letter and fall reading. | 1966 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — Our Performance in 1964 | Warren Buffett reports 1964 as BPL's poorest year against the Dow since 1959, in a strong market. | 1965 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — First Half Performance 1965 | Warren Buffett reports BPL's first-half 1965 results while the Dow fell slightly, from 874.13 to 868.03. | 1965 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — To My Partners of 1966 | Warren Buffett sends partners the 1966 commitment letter and year-end notes. | 1965 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — Our Performance in 1963 | Warren Buffett reports BPL gained $3,637,167, or 38.7%, in 1963. | 1964 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — First Half Performance 1964 | Warren Buffett reports BPL's first-half 1964 results. | 1964 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — The Ground Rules | Warren Buffett restates the partnership's ground rules for partners. | 1963 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — First Half Performance 1963 | Warren Buffett reports BPL's first-half 1963 results, when the Dow returned 10.0% with dividends. | 1963 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — To All Partners (November 1963) | Warren Buffett sends partners the partnership agreement and commitment forms for 1964. | 4 1963 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — To All Partners (December 1963) | Warren Buffett gives partners tax information for 1963. | 4 1963 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — Our Performance in 1961 | Warren Buffett reports BPL's 1961 results, expecting to do relatively better in down or static markets. | 1962 | General Motors | |
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — A Reminder (July 1962) | Warren Buffett reminds partners in July 1962 of his prediction about relative performance in falling markets. | 3 1962 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — To All Partners (December 1962) | Warren Buffett gives partners tax information for 1962. | 4 1962 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — The General Stock Market in 1960 | Warren Buffett reviews the general stock market in 1960 and the partnership's results. | 1961 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — To My Partners (July 1961) | Warren Buffett starts semi-annual letters in July 1961 after partners asked for more frequent reports. | 3 1961 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — The General Stock Market in 1959 | Warren Buffett argues the Dow's 16.4% gain in 1959 gave a faulty picture of the market. | 1960 | ||
| Buffett Partnership Ltd. letter — The General Stock Market in 1958 | Warren Buffett reviews the stock market's exuberant 1958 and the partnerships' results. | 1959 |
| Why Stocks Beat Gold and Bonds | Fortune | 2012 |
| Stop Coddling the Super-Rich | The New York Times | 2011 |
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