The Berkshire-style investors tend to be less diversified than other people. The academics have done a terrible disservice to intelligent investors by glorifying the idea of diversification. Because I just think the whole concept is literally almost insane. It emphasizes feeling good about not having your investment results depart very much from average investment results. But why would you get on the bandwagon like that if somebody didn't make you with a whip and a gun?
I don't have too much interest in teaching other people how to get rich. And that isn't because I fear the competition or anything like that - Warren… - Charlie Munger
I don't have too much interest in teaching other people how to get rich. And that isn't because I fear the competition or anything like that - Warren…
- Charlie Munger
Knowing what you don't know is more useful than being brilliant. - Charlie Munger
Knowing what you don't know is more useful than being brilliant.
We don't have any miraculous way of avoiding taxes at Wesco and Berkshire. - Charlie Munger
We don't have any miraculous way of avoiding taxes at Wesco and Berkshire.
You don't have to be brilliant, only a little bit wiser than the other guys, on average, for a long, long, time. - Charlie Munger
You don't have to be brilliant, only a little bit wiser than the other guys, on average, for a long, long, time.
Opportunity comes to the prepared mind. - Charlie Munger
Opportunity comes to the prepared mind.
For years I have read the morning paper and harrumphed. There's a lot to harrumph about now. - Charlie Munger
For years I have read the morning paper and harrumphed. There's a lot to harrumph about now.
The big money is not in the buying and selling ... but in the waiting. - Charlie Munger
The big money is not in the buying and selling ... but in the waiting.
It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intell… - Charlie Munger
It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intell…
Those who will not face improvements because they are changes, will face changes that are not improvements. - Charlie Munger
Those who will not face improvements because they are changes, will face changes that are not improvements.
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