Warren Buffett…rationale or irrational… simple man of Omaha or all American empire builder…these are the questions that must be answered. This man has been praised for everything except what is most obvious to the Clariti Research Team and what makes him one of the best investors of all time. Mr. Buffett is an irrational man (not investor) who on day one was hell bent on building an empire not by hammer and sickle like the past Soviet Union but with capital and the use of a pen.
Warren Buffett’s invests like an IMMORTAL…almost as if he could transcend death as easily as he orders a Cola. When he buys a company it’s not a trade or a multi-year buy and hold investment. Instead, he looks at every investment with the basis of literally holding it “FOREVER” without question if possible. To him every investment is the addition to a personal empire that he hopes will last past his own lifetime. His last investment Burlington Northern Santa Fe was taken on with a minimal 30 year view of the US. In 30 years he will be a 110 years old! This irrationality and disregard for personal mortality is his greatest asset.
Empires aren’t generally built on fads or the next hot idea…instead that’s what builds bubbles and Warren Buffett knows that. He invests with the simple economic concepts of elasticity and barrier to entry. This has made his empire something that blurs the lines of sovereign countries with impunity. That’s right, brush off the old economics books from storage because Buffett may have stopped listening to everyone else after he cleared these. Some of his largest cornerstone investments illustrate that he generally takes his biggest leaps on companies that hold strong economic moats, have long-term viability, and that tend to sell inelastic items or services. Strong energy companies, monopolistic industrials, and financial powerhouses are just a few industries that can turn good countries into global titans. Looks like Buffett has taken a page out of the history books to build his empire and we should do the same perhaps. Now that’s not to say the man never missed a few boats like Microsoft and Google or that the world will end without KO. Regardless, these fundamental themes he uses pass the test of time and have been explosive points in the progression of human civilization.
Ultimately, what we can take away from Buffett is that if your looking to expand your personal empire view yourself to be immortal (metaphorically please) and invest in the blocks of human civilization. Don’t let ideas like death and time ever enter your investment decisions. Easier said than done of course but this is what we believe made the small man from Omaha one of the biggest EMPIRE builders of all time!
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