Warren Buffett Can't Buy These Unreasonably Profitable Companies; You Can

"What will Warren buy?" That's the question at the forefront of many people's minds today after Berkshire Hathaway revealed a gigantic $116 billion cash hoard in its annual shareholder letter over the weekend. It's not just an academic exercise, either. $116 billion is serious money, even in 2018, and when that kind of cash goes into play, it'll have very real implications for every investor. Naturally, every financial writer on Earth rushed to write "Buffett Will Buy XXX, So You Should Too." It's a tempting idea. It even tempted me for two seconds or so, until this occurred to me... With a cash pile of over $116 billion, it makes no sense whatsoever for Buffett and No. 2 man Charlie Munger to buy anything for a penny less than $10 billion. It just would not move the needle much at all. The not-inconsiderable hassle of filing the regulatory documents for such a deal would make it not worthwhile. I think it will be much more interesting (and profitable) for us to think about Warren might do if Berkshire was not quite as large and he had a little more flexibility. Looking at his published acquisition criteria, he likes... the same kinds of companies I do. Businesses that are consistently profitable, simple to understand and manage, with excellent management willing to stay in place. I sat down and spent some time thinking about what the Oracle of Omaha would - not should - buy if the size made sense. What I came up with could make us all (well, except for Buffett) an unreasonably large pile of money... Tags: trading strategies To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2018 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post Warren Buffett Can't Buy These Unreasonably Profitable Companies; You Can appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .