How Warren Buffett Lost $2 Billion [3 Investing Rules the Hard Way]

Joseph Hogue

Joseph Hogue

March 12th, 2025

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See all the Warren Buffett stocks in this playlist series - learn how to invest like Buffett. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrJ376bW_kQ&list=PLjsZ3KrTlZoxAJOxA1DJIftwGf6zuxGw6&index=2 Warren Buffett’s stock picking has helped the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio double the return on the stock market over nearly 40 years but not all his investments have been winners. In fact, he exited his worst investment just last year and lost nearly $2 billion on the share price. How could the Oracle of Omaha have gone so wrong on an investment? It wasn’t because he was investing outside his familiar stocks but there were clues that should have kept him from the trade. This video reviews Buffett’s worst investment, why he bet on the stock and what went wrong. In the review, I’ll reveal three warning signs you can use to avoid your own bad investments and how to pick good stocks. We’re looking into the Warren Buffett portfolio in this five-part series. We’re looking at Buffett’s biggest investments, his favorite industries and even his worst investment. We’ll look at the stocks Buffett believes in, why he loves them and how you can use all this to find your own investments. - Where did Warren Buffett go wrong with IBM? - What Buffett missed with IBM management - My favorite place to look in a company’s financial statements - Why you shouldn’t believe dollar-cost averaging investing SUBSCRIBE to create the financial future you deserve with videos on beating debt, making more money and making your money work for you. https://peerfinance101.com/FreeMoneyVideos Join the Facebook communities: Personal Finance - https://www.facebook.com/peerfinance101/ Investing - https://www.facebook.com/mystockmarketbasics/ Making Money - https://www.facebook.com/myworkfromhomemoney/ Joseph Hogue, CFA spent nearly a decade as an investment analyst for institutional firms and banks. He now helps people understand their financial lives through debt payoff strategies, investing and ways to save more money. He has appeared on Bloomberg and on sites like CNBC and Morningstar. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a veteran of the Marine Corps. #warrenbuffett #stocks #investing
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