14. How Buffett did it
S&P 500 grew 9.7% per year (1965 to today)
Berkshire grew 20.8% per year
Difference: 11.1% per year
15. How Buffett did it
S&P 500 grew 9.7% per year (1965 to today)
Berkshire grew 20.8% per year
Difference: 11.1% per year, but 1,959,878% over 50 years
40. The real return on saving is -1.75%
+0.25%
-2.00%
-------
-1.75%
41. Your task
Since households aren't getting
any benefit from "safe" savings,
anything you can do to invest wisely
for long-term returns in your utility
is good for them
77. Free puppies aren't really free
"Free" when abandoned
by a neighbor
Needed $600 in dental
care immediately
78. Free puppies aren't really free
"Free" when abandoned
by a neighbor
Needed $600 in dental
care immediately
Hidden costs: Walks,
housebreaking, new
shoes
87. To recap
Inflation happens
Costs and investments alike can compound
Sticker price is almost never the real life-cycle price
How you structure your costs over time can reward or
punish certain types of customers
Financing conditions affect the "right" decision
Even "free" isn't really free
Sometimes $1 spent today is worth $2.50 later
88. Questions?
Thank you for your
attention!
Brian Gongol
DJ Gongol & Associates
515-223-4144
brian@gongol.net
www.gongol.net
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89. Credits
Coca-Cola advertising image (public domain):
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004671509/
CPI calculation:
https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=.05&year1=191701&year2=201701
CPI graph:
https://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet
CPI data:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=dZrT
15-year mortgage data:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MORTGAGE15US
12-month CD data:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CD12NRNJ
Municipal bonds:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WSLB20
Alcatraz closure:
https://www.bop.gov/about/history/alcatraz.jsp
All other pictures and images are original work by Brian Gongol.
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