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Published on april 8, 2016 april 8, 2016 2,429 likes 225 comments. But having said that, after i adopted the value investing methods for my stock portfolio more than 10 years ago, the performance of my stock portfolio improved tremendously. The first letter of buffetts report was dominated by his thoughts on gaap. Throughout this letter, all earnings are stated on a pretax basis unless otherwise designated. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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