The following are some of the more important points from Warren Buffet’s annual letter to shareholders that I thought were salient and worth reprinting here for those who are frequent readers of ”One Man’s Opinion” on http://www.Budor.com       February 28, 2009 1.        ...

February 24, 2008: While it is true that the cause and effect of forces upon our economy are complex, I think the basic issues can be reduced to fairly simple concepts.  One of the questions one keeps hearing from conservatives is “How can we initiate these huge spending programs by the government...

February 16, 2009, With the stock market down 45% from its high in October of 2007, most investors are still suffering from the trauma of losing so much of their accumulated wealth.  They are scared and indeed uncertain about what the future holds for them.  President Obama is not helping much as...

It is not surprising that individuals are reluctant to grant broad discretionary powers under a trust document to an institution like a bank or bank trust department.  This is understandable but the alternative of naming certain individuals to act as trustee under today’s more complicated trust...

January 6, 2007: On the eve of the anniversary of that horrible Sunday morning when American radio networks blasted the news that Pearl Harbor had been bombed by the Japanese and America was at war, I can’t help but think how lucky we are to be citizens of this great country.  I find...

THE MARKETS ESCAPED ARMAGEDDON BUT WHAT NOW? August 17,2007.    When I was a kid, one of the simple type games we used to play while sitting around the kitchen table after dinner was a card game I called “building a house” Each player would stand one or more playing cards on ...