Tuesday, January 27, 2026

BRK-B -- Not Making A Lot Of Mom-And-Pop Retail Investors Very Happy -- January 27, 2026

Locator: 49849BRK.

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Headwinds:

  • the GOAT has retired;
    • BRK has lost its MOJO
    • no one has any FOMO any more with regard to BRK 
    • BRK looks like a mediocre (at best) mutual fund
  • a very, very long play; the sixth industrial revolution is not going to wait for BRK 
    • young investors aren't waiting around for very, very long plays 
  • pays no dividend
  • huge cash position
  • BRK-B, three core "business" divisions:
    • equity portfolio
    • wholly owned "subsidiaries"
    • cash
  • equity portfolio:
    • legacy holdings; 
    • nothing remarkable; average (at best) what one might see in any US mutual fund 
    • minimal tech;
  • wholly owned "subsidiaries"
    • average (at best) what one might see in any US mutual fund
  • cash: at best 4% and rates trending lower