Author Archives: Timothy Coughlin

And the Beat Goes On – Notes from the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting

By Timothy Coughlin | Published May 10, 2012

Once again, Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Meeting was a showcase for the best of corporate America featuring the guru of value investing, 81-year-old Warren Buffett, and his long-time partner and alter ego, 88-year-old Charlie Munger.  Five hours of answering questions from shareholders, financial analysts, and journalists, and they didn’t miss a beat.
Management succession was again a [...]

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The 25 Documents You Need Before You Die (from WSJ)

By Timothy Coughlin | Published July 8, 2011

The Wall Street Journal recently published a useful article discussing key estate planning and end-of-life documents to prepare and also stressing the importance of letting someone know where to find them.  Click here to view the full article, or click here to view the summary picture listing the documents.
In an earlier post several months ago, [...]

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Still Woodstock for Capitalists – Notes from the 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting

By Timothy Coughlin | Published May 6, 2011

The Sokol Affair
Together with other regulars from Washington, DC who every year catch the single daily nonstop flight to Omaha, NE to attend the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, I shared opinions about the topic du jour and what Warren Buffett would say about it while waiting to board our plane.
I’m referring of course to the [...]

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2010 Tax Relief Act

By Timothy Coughlin | Published December 22, 2010

Confused about the details of the “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010?”  Not sure how it might apply to your situation?  We are happy to share with you this excellent summary from our friends at law firm Venable LLP.  As noted, some of the provisions and their implications are complex [...]

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The Sages of Omaha

By Timothy Coughlin | Published May 4, 2010

This past weekend, I made my annual trek to Omaha for the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting.  Once again, the wisdom imparted by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger was well worth the trip, not to mention the spectacle of 40,000 doting stockholders enthusiastically appreciating every word from the Sages of Omaha.
Goldman Sachs

The first topic of [...]

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