商界精英 》 巴菲特和他的财富人生:滚雪球 Buffett and his wealth of life: snowball 》
第1节:不作逢迎
爱丽丝·施罗德 Alice Schroeder
2008年9月29日,当今世界首富沃伦·巴菲特(Warren Buffett)的传记《滚雪球》(The Snowball)新鲜出炉。书中内容不言而喻,读者可一窥巴菲特的投资哲学和决策力。
传记作者是投资分析师爱丽丝·施罗德 (Alice Schroeder),她有幸获许近距离接触这位“当代最成功的投资者”,并将点点滴滴积累成册。与以往不同,传记展示了一个身着旧毛衣的巴菲特,一个透着古灵精怪而又令人顶礼膜拜的巴菲特。以下是传记中部分有趣的节选,让我们先睹为快。
桥牌游戏、《华尔街日报》、U2
“大多数夜晚,巴菲特都在家和阿斯特丽德(他的第二任妻子)共进晚餐,吃的是猪排汉堡之类。几个小时后,他开始上网玩桥牌游戏,这是他每晚热衷的项目,一星期要占用他12个小时。他似乎毫不介意屏幕的背景噪音,阿斯特丽德任由他玩游戏,偶尔他会喊她:‘阿斯特丽德,给我拿罐可乐!’”(第30 页)
“在厄尼斯特(他的祖父)家,有一个书架,收藏了《Progressive Grocer》杂志的每一期,沃伦总是读得津津有味。‘怎样为一个肉店进货’之类的话题令他着迷。”
“巴菲特非常喜欢《华尔街日报》,于是他和当地的报纸经销商做了个特殊的交易。每天晚上《华尔街日报》一到奥马哈(Omaha),就会有一份报纸被拿出,在午夜前放在巴菲特的车道上。他喜欢坐等第二天的报纸,在大家都还没有拿到报纸前先睹为快。”(第528页)
“‘U2吸引我的并不是他们的音乐,而是博诺(Bono,U2主唱)如何均分收入,令乐队的四人心服口服。’”(第766页)
精明之举和错失良机
“1944年底,沃伦填报了他的第一份所得税申报表。尽管所交税只有7美元,但为了应对这小小的损失,他把腰带和自行车也算作了公费。他知道这么做令人心存疑问,不过那个时候他还不像现在对钱财那么超然。”(第83页)
“曾经有一次,巴菲特说,他们想要买下一个联邦房屋管理局低价拍卖的马里兰州的小镇,镇上有邮局,市政厅和一些市场价很低的租赁房产。不过即使‘低价’,那个小镇也太过昂贵,他们无法筹集足够的现金。”(第219~220页)
“巴菲特享受过一次快乐的圣诞节,那是在1987年,他品尝了一些可口可乐。这多少弥补了他在所罗门投资案中所遭遇的不快。之前在白宫的一次晚宴,他遇到了老朋友唐·基奥(Don Keough)——当时可口可乐公司的总裁。巴菲特当时喜欢樱桃糖浆配方的百事可乐,基奥劝说他尝试新出品的樱桃可口可乐。巴菲特尝了尝,从此爱上了那种味道。”(第551页)
人生哲学
“人们如何表现主要取决于他们拥有的是内心记分卡还是外界记分卡。如果你能用内心记分卡来衡量自己,并感到满意,那将是最有价值的。”(第33页)
“我没有从父母那里继承财富,说真心话,我也不想要从他们那里继承。但是我在合适的地点和时间出生了,我中了卵巢彩票。”(第43页)
“如果你所处正确的雪中,雪球自然会滚起来,我就是如此。所谓滚雪球,我并不仅仅指赚钱。它指的是你对于这个世界的领悟和朋友的累积。你需要花时间去选择,首先自己要成为雪愿意依附的类型。行进的途中,随时滚起周围的雪,因为你不可能再回到山顶。”(第830页)
家庭、爱情和兄弟情
“苏茜(巴菲特的第一任妻子)碎念的时候,其实并不打算离婚。她是那种勇于面对生活,不会退缩的人,她也从来没想过要做出出格的事情。同时,她又不断打电话给咖啡厅的阿斯特丽德·蒙克斯(Astrid Menks)。‘你给他打电话了吗?’阿斯特丽德对于苏茜此举的目的摸不着头脑,所以她感到害怕,不过最后还是给巴菲特打了电话。阿斯特丽德在苏茜的要求下去看望巴菲特,她发现他的房间里到处是书籍、报纸和年度报告,她给他做了顿家常饭。巴菲特是个离不开女性陪伴的人,他渴望激情。他如同一个11岁的小男孩一样孤独,渴望被爱。他需要有人给他做饭。如果没人照料,他连穿衣服都一团糟。”(第454页~455页)
“巴菲特和儿子豪伊(Howie)就农场的租金达成交易——由豪伊的体重决定。巴菲特认为他的儿子应该重182.5磅。一旦豪伊超过这个体重,他就得把农场总收入的26%支付给巴菲特。如果没有超过的话,他只需要支付22%。在这笔交易上,巴菲特怎样都不会吃亏。他要么拿到更多钱,要么拥有一个更苗条的儿子。”(第520页)
“比尔三世(后来成为微软总裁的比尔·盖茨)被带来见巴菲特。巴菲特跳过了无谓的寒暄,直接问比尔IBM的将来会怎样,是否会成为微软的竞争对手。……盖茨悉心解释。……两分钟后,二人聊得非常投机。……他们继续聊着,无视周围西雅图的社会名流。……(他们)在卵石海滩上散步。他们开始彼此欣赏。”(第622页~623页)
凯利姆·巴蒂希 《石板书》(Slate)专栏作家
第1节:不作逢迎
1. 不作逢迎
沃伦·巴菲特靠向椅子的后背,长腿交叉于膝,坐在他父亲那张简朴的木桌后面。他那件价值不菲的杰尼亚上装在肩膀处束皱成一团,像一件未经剪裁、批量生产的成衣。每天,无论伯克希尔·哈撒韦总部的其他15名员工如何随意着装,他的这件衣服都会24小时保持这个样子。他穿着一件普通无奇的白衬衫,衬衣领子太小,被撑得鼓鼓的,远离领结一大截,看上去像是他当年轻商人时留下来的,而且在过去四十年他似乎都忘了量一量脖子的尺寸。
他的手穿过几缕花白头发,抱于脑后。粗浓、蓬松的右眉毛耸在玳瑁眼镜上方。很多时候,这眉毛展示出他的怀疑、知情了然或是迷惑不解。一眨眼功夫,他又会带上一丝不易察觉的微笑,令任性的眉毛增添迷人魅力。不过,他那淡蓝色的眼睛精光聚敛,若有所思。
窗外,奥马哈晚春的清晨景色怡人,但是褐色的木制百叶窗窗门紧闭,遮蔽了满帘春色。冲着桌子方向播放的电视被调到CNBC频道。虽然电视没有声音,但屏幕最下方滚动的文字全天都在满足巴菲特的新闻需求。有好几年,里面播放的新闻经常都与巴菲特有关,这让他感到很高兴。
然而实际上,只有廖廖数人非常的了解巴菲特。我和他相识了6年,一开始,我的身份是研究伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司股票的金融分析师。一段时间之后,我们之间建立了友谊。但如今,我依然需要更好的去认识他、了解他。我们坐在沃伦的办公室里的原因是,他不打算自己动手写一本书。动来动去的眉毛配合着说话的节奏,他反复说道:“你会干得比我更好,爱丽斯。我很高兴是你来写这本书,而不是我。”他这么说的原因之后会一一道出。话语之间,我们开始从最接近他内心的东西聊起。
“沃伦,这念头到底怎么形成的?对赚钱竟会如此的用心?”
他的眼神望向远处,看了一会儿,脑中思绪万千:跳跃、搜寻那些储存在大脑中的记忆。然后,沃伦开始讲他的故事:“巴尔扎克说,每一笔财富的背后都隐藏着一桩罪恶,但伯克希尔决非如此。”
他从椅子上跃起,收回思维,几大步跨过房间。落身坐进一把金芥末色的扶手椅子,他身子前倾,那神情不像一位72岁的金融家,更像是一个炫耀初恋的少年。如何诠释这个故事,要采访其他哪些人,内容要写些什么:这本书由我全权构思。巴菲特详尽谈论了人类天性和记忆力的脆弱,然后说道:“当我的观点和他人不同的时候,无论什么时候,爱丽斯,选择不太讨巧的那个。”
巴菲特给我上了很多课,其中最精彩的一些就来自对他的观察。第一堂课就是:以谦卑之态而屈人之兵。
September 29, 2008, the world's richest man, Warren Buffett (Warren Buffett) of the biography "The Snowball" (The Snowball) freshly baked. The contents of the book is self-evident, the reader a glimpse of Buffett's investment philosophy and decision-making power.
Biographer Alice Schroeder, an investment analyst (Alice Schroeder), she was allowed to close contact with the honor "of the most successful investor", and the accumulation of bits and pieces into a book. Unlike in the past, biography shows a sweater wearing old Buffett, who is a trace of weird homage to Buffett. The following is an excerpt from the biography part of the fun, let's preview.
Bridge game, "The Wall Street Journal", U2
"Most of the night, at home and Astrid Buffett (his second wife) for dinner, eat pork burgers and the like. A few hours later, he started playing online bridge games, which is His enthusiasm for the project every night, he takes a week to 12 hours. He seems to not mind the screen background noise, Astrid let him play games, and occasionally he would call her: 'Astrid, give me a Coke! '"(p. 30)
"In Ernest (his grandfather) family, a bookshelf, a collection of" Progressive Grocer "magazine each issue, Warren always read with great interest. 'How to purchase a butcher' of the topic to his classes fascinated. "
"Buffett is like" The Wall Street Journal "and the local newspaper he made a special dealer transactions. Every night," The Wall Street Journal, "one to Omaha (Omaha), will have to be out of a newspaper, before midnight on Buffett's driveway. He likes to wait for the next day's newspaper, we have not got in the newspapers before the preview. "(p. 528)
"'U2 attracted me is not their music, but Bono (Bono, U2 lead singer) how revenue sharing, so that the band's four convinced.'" (P. 766)
Smart move, and missed opportunities
"The end of 1944, Warren first reported his income tax returns. Although the tax is only $ 7, but in response to this small loss, he also counted as a belt and bicycle at public expense. He knew that to do so people feel doubt, but that time he has not money so detached now. "(p. 83)
"There was a time, Buffett said, they want to buy a low-cost Federal Housing Administration, Maryland auction town, the town has the post office, town hall and a number of low market price of the rental property. But even if 'low price ', the town is also too expensive, they can not raise enough cash. "(219 ~ 220 pages)
"Buffett enjoyed a happy Christmas, that was in 1987, he tasted some of Coca-Cola. This more or less make up for his investment in the Solomon case, the unpleasant encounter. Before a dinner at the White House, he met old Tang Jiao (Don Keough) - then the president of Coca-Cola Company. Buffett was like the cherry syrup formulations Pepsi, Keogh produced to persuade him to try new Cherry Coke. Buffett tasted and fell in love the kind of taste. "(p. 551)
Philosophy of Life
"It depends on how the performance of their own inner scorecard scorecard or the outside world. If you can use the scorecard to measure their own heart, and feel satisfied, it would be most valuable." (P. 33)
"I did not inherit wealth from their parents, speak the truth, I do not want to inherit from them. But I'm in the right place and time of birth, and I won the ovarian lottery." (P. 43)
"If you're in the right snow, snowball rolling up and naturally, I was so. The so-called snowball, I do not just mean making money. It means that you realize this world for the accumulation and friends. You need to spend time to choose, first of all they have to be willing to attach the type of snow. moving forward, always rolling from the surrounding snow, because you can not go back to the Peak. "(p. 830)
Family, love and brotherhood
"Buffett and his son Howie (Howie) deal to rent the farm - the weight of the decision by the Howie. Buffett believes that his son should be re-182.5 lbs. Once Howie over this weight, he'll have to farm 26% of the total income paid to Warren Buffett. if not more than, he need only pay 22%. even on the deal, Buffett how to not lose. he either get more money, or have a more slender son. "(520 pages)
"Bill III (later to become Microsoft CEO Bill Gates) to be brought, see Warren Buffett. Buffett skips the unnecessary pleasantries, directly asked Bill what will the future of IBM, will become Microsoft's competitors. ... Gates explained carefully .... ... ... Two minutes later, two very speculative to talk. ... ... them to continue talking, ignoring celebrities around Seattle. ... ... (they) walk on the pebble beach. They began to enjoy each other. " (p. 622 ~ 623)
凯利姆巴蒂 hope "stone books" (Slate) columnist
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