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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: valu3hunter   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: De-risk a bit?
Date: 06/14/26 11:27 AM
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Anything that triggers a big tax on Berkshire shares is probably a lousy idea.

I've moved almost everything I can without triggering taxes into Berkshire/cash from indexes over the past few months. Everything "trapped" in indexes would trigger at least a 20-30% immediate value loss. I think I'd rather hold those positions (and run the risk of being worse off if the market drops 40%+ in the near-term than pay a huge tax bill).

If it were my pile, I would either sit on my hands or do the planned sales with the intent to purchase something else offering general equity exposure. I think you'll find that alternatives are either Berkshire-like (e.g., long-term value funds) or offer index pricing risk given today's prices (e.g., S&P @ 30x PE). When I go through this dilemma daily, I end up consistently sitting on my hands and lamenting my trapped VOO shares.

Anyway, so in summary, do nothing or sell a little, but 10 years of dry powder already feels excessive so you're probably best off doing nothing.
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