In his 2009 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffett made the following statement,
"Investors should be skeptical of history-based models. Constructed by a nerdy-sounding priesthood using esoteric terms such as beta, gamma, sigma and the like, these models tend to look impressive. Too often, though, investors forget to examine the assumptions behind the symbols. Our advice: Beware of geeks bearing formulas."
With all my respect to Buffett, I believe that in the following 20-30 years Forbes' richest people list will be full of geeks using formulas. If you are asking yourself "But why is that?" please leave my blog!
The stocks I currently have (check the date from blog), and their buying per share prices are;
- MI (Marshall & Ilsley Corporation): 6.01$
- X (United States Steel Corporation): 48.04$
- EK (Eastman Kodak Company): 4.70$