Greg is Able

Is it too late to write down (type up?) some of my observations from the Berkshire annual meeting? It has only been about a week, but it seems like it has been analyzed to death (probably because of the lack of other usual distractions). Well I have a kid and real job, so I am just now getting to put together a (short) post on some of my observations, including the fact that Buffett pretty much laid out the Berkshire succession plan (for now) in about as much detail as I can recall.

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My Fun Fund and The Great Cessation

This is going to be a quick Fun Fund investment journal update to document my thoughts (and actions), so that I can hopefully reflect and improve over time (and, perhaps more likely, for our mutual future amusement).

I sold some stocks in my Fun Fund account last Friday, as a matter of portfolio management. If I am totally honest, however, I am also expressing a view about the overall market. The timing of “trimming” these positions was influenced by my view of the current risks and rewards on offer in the equity market.

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The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Quarter

Time for a quick update on the “Fun Fund” for the first quarter of 2020. As a reminder, this is just a Roth IRA where I am planning to track my active investments/performance. As you may be able to infer from the title of this post, this quarter could have gone better.

Schadenfreude?