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Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders

Max Olson (ed.)

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  • Luca FerrariRecommended
    Recommends the letters for investment thinking. The image shows 1965–2024; this reuses the collection record.
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  • Warren BuffettRecommendation in shareholder letter
    In his 2013 shareholder letter, Buffett directed readers to Olson’s compilation and praised its index of people, companies and subjects.
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Summary

Max Olson collects Warren Buffett’s annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in a single reference volume. The letters record Buffett’s accounts of the company’s businesses, results and investment decisions.

Olson’s original 2013 collection covers 1965 through 2012 and includes indexes for topics, companies and people. The structure makes it possible to trace a subject across several years of Buffett’s own writing.

  • SourceMax Olson: Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders · April12,2013announcement; original1965–2012lettersandtopics/company/person indexes

Why read it Our view

Use it as a reference when you want to follow a business question over time. The index can help you find relevant letters, then compare the conditions, choices and results Buffett described in each year.