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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
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Author: knighttof3   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: This pos
Date: 10/01/24 12:10 AM
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Youngandold,
Agree with your point and oulook.

Problem is, if I sell now, what do I buy? Broad US market is 25x P/E with a long-term unsustainable 18% earnings growth per year. I am not Jim, sure it will fall to 3% when I am dead. But still, I would expect 10% optimistically. 25x is too much for that.

Ex-US looks better, and less concentrated in one sector. But not as shareholder-friendly.

At best I can stash some cash under Uncle Sam's mattress and get 4.5% short term (no one knows, but presumably even less in near future). I hope post-WEB management can achieve at least that much if not 1.5-2x book value growth and maintain an average of 1.4 P/B. Mediocre but safer (ignoring specific stock risk like Abel turning into Sokol or Jack Ma).

Suggestions welcome on what to do with the money after selling Berkshire.

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