Founder connections
- Warren BuffettRecommendationBuffett recommended Investing Between the Lines alongside Jack Bogle’s The Clash of the Cultures in Berkshire Hathaway’s 2012 shareholder letter, released in 2013.Source
Summary
L. J. Rittenhouse examines what a company’s communications reveal about its leadership and culture. She offers a method for reading shareholder letters, annual reports and earnings calls, separating concrete information from jargon and vague claims. Her approach considers capital stewardship, accountability and the relationship between what executives say and how a business performs.
Why read it Our view
Read it to review what your own company tells investors and other stakeholders. Rittenhouse’s method offers prompts for replacing vague claims with facts, explaining capital decisions and making accountability clear.