Postcards: Two Random "Buys" Around Warren Buffett

I love the random opportunities that the market gives you. Today, I'll talk about a stock you can buy and get a 45-day interest-free loan from Warren Buffett. And Berkshire for 80 cents on the dollar.

Well I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life 
Run me out in the cold rain and snow 
Rain and snow, run me out in the cold rain and snow

The Grateful Dead, Cold Rain and Snow

Dear Fellow Expat:

Oh, that’s right.

Maryland in November is rainy and cold.

If the sky were any grayer in this city right now, I’d swear that elephants are flying overhead.

The chilly weather gave me a reason to go to Ocean Pride and have a Half and Half, a bowl of soup that is half Maryland Crab and half Cream of Crab. I rank it the second-best soup on York Road, after the Irish Onion soup at my father’s restaurant.

Today, I’ll keep this conversation brief. I have soup to eat.

I want to discuss two interesting stories about Warren Buffett.

I just had a 15-minute conversation with Porter Stansberry about Buffett, as it was a subject of his column, The Big Secret on Wall Street, on Friday.

I think you’ll like these two ideas.

Loans from Warren

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