About this episode

The episode discusses Greg Abel's first shareholder letter for Berkshire Hathaway, focusing on his operating framework and capital allocation principles.

00:00 Intro01:15 First impressions of the letter07:50 Greg’s operating framework for BRK16:29 Capital allocation principles21:39 Berkshire’s 2025 performance29:40 Equity investments34:10 Berkshire’s size is its own prison36:50 Takeaways 🔍 Want access to an event-driven monitor? Sign up here: https://www.insidearbitrage.com/speci... 📰 Interested in our free weekly newsletter? Subscribe now: https://t.co/I65UzM4uFB 📚 Explore our informative backlog: Click here: https://focusedcompounding.ck.page/po... 🐦 Twitter: @Focusedcompound ✉️ Email: info@focusedcompounding.com Important: Read our Disclaimer: https://focusedcompounding.com/discla...

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Hosts: Andrew Kuhn, Geoff Gannon

Topics covered

• Berkshire Hathaway
• Greg Abel
• capital allocation
• equity investments
• performance analysis

Keywords

• Berkshire Hathaway
• Greg Abel
• shareholder letter
• capital allocation
• equity investments

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Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, Inside Arbitrage

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