Jeff Haden

6 days ago | inc.com | Jeff Haden

Clearly, Buffett isn’t a fan:It’s so much harder than stocks in terms of negotiation of deals, time spent, and the involvement of multiple parties in the ownership. There’s just so much more opportunity, at least in the United States, that presents itself in the security market than in real estate. An Inc.com Featured PresentationBuffett’s results back up that opinion. In the decades since he took over Berkshire Hathaway, the company’s stock has increased at a 20 percent annual rate.

6 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Jeff Haden

Warren Buffett just said real estate investing is harder than stock investing. For him, sure. But not for me and maybe you. Source link

6 days ago | inc.com | Jeff Haden

Great leaders have high standards. Take Steve Jobs: The Apple co-founder wanted things done a certain way. He was a perfectionist, challenging people to work harder, longer, and achieve more than they thought possible. The inside of a Macintosh, the part people would never see? It needed to be as meticulously crafted as the outside. To Jobs, and to countless leaders, standards matter. As the saying goes, how you do one thing is how you do everything. When you strive for excellence, everything matters.

1 week ago | inc.com | Jeff Haden

On May 3, Warren Buffett announced he will retire at the end of the year from Berkshire Hathaway. His investment principles are well known. Focus on long-term value, not short-term stock price. Invest only in businesses you understand. Buy with the intention to hold; otherwise, don’t buy. The results are astounding: If you had bought $10,000 in Berkshire Hathaway stock when Buffett took over the company in the 1960s, that investment would now be worth over $500 million.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jeff Haden

BI Whale Watch: 9 stocks that investing legends like Warren Buffett are betting at least 20% of their portfolios onWarren Buffett, perhaps the greatest investor of all time, announced on Saturday that he would step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year. Given the occasion, we thought it would be a good opportunity to update our BI Whale Watch series, which periodically takes a look at some of …