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This year alone Microsoft founder Bill Gates added over US$22 billion to his personal wealth, now at an eye-popping total of US$113 billion, making him the world’s...

Charlie Munger is well known as Warren Buffett’s business partner, but people who have followed him a little more closely would know that he was responsible for a...

With the climate of political polarisation, an unprecedented shift in monetary policy, and trade wars all impacting markets globally, you need a safe pair of hands...

I am in no position to be critical of the world’s greatest investor—my investing mistakes are bigger and more frequent than his. But Warren Buffett’s slip ups over the...

Over the weekend Omaha again became the centre of capitalism. Tens of thousands of shareholders from around the globe on Saturday for the annual meeting of Warren...

The Federal Reserve's recent about-face on interest rates – holding the federal funds target rate range to 2.25% to 2.50% following some very rocky markets and modest...

One of Warren Buffett’s lesser known quotes is: “It’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who has been swimming naked”. Like most of Warren’s sayings it’s an...

You know when you ask a friend for advice and the primary theme of their advice is “keep it simple”? It’s a very comforting phrase. I think we (humans), as a...

In prior years, when we have reviewed Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders, we have noted the unique structure of Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”) and...

Over the weekend, Berkshire Hathaway released Warren Buffett’s annual letter to investors. There’s little doubt in my mind that this is the single most widely read...

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Over the years I've read a lot of books on investing, many of which are on, or by, the great investors. I'm constantly revisiting these books as they provide a...

People familiar with the teachings of Warren Buffett may be unaware of his mentor, Benjamin Graham (1894-1976). Buffett attributes a significant part of his investment...

Fixed interest is a core part of any good portfolio, but just how well is the asset class understood? In this exclusive Q&A with Livewire, Jay Sivapalan, Co-Head of...

Warren Buffett recently gave an interview where he reiterated his firm belief in the US economy, which justifies Berkshire Hathaway’s investment focus on quality US...

We’ve heard a lot from investors around the world about late-cycle investing in recent times. The consensus tells us that the end of the bull market is not too far...

Buybacks can support stock prices by reducing share counts and boosting earnings per share, although that is no guarantee of producing a rising share price....

Long dubbed ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’, or the Stockmarket Superbowl as we prefer, the recently held Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting offered plenty of insights for...