Subject: Re: O. M. G.
Yikes, looking back at that 2000-2009 stretch. That’s a CAGR of about 4.5%
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how long Berkshire can sort of flatline for a decade

Absolutely not!

You got it completely wrong as to that result one can only come by carefully selection as endpoint the very low at the beginning of Jan 2009.

Choose any endpoint in that stretch or the following years other than one in 2008/9 and you see a continually rising Berkshire from when I bought 19.Oct 2000***.

***The day Cramer yelled "Berkshire Hathaway? There is only one thing to do: SELL! SELL! SELL!" - - - with me then knowing it's time to buy.