Warren Buffett would be the first to admit that he hasnt had a great year, at least by his standards. Not since 2008 has his company, Berkshire Hathaway [NYSE:BRKA], seen its share price drop as much as it has. According to CNN Money:
Shares of Berkshires A and B shares are each down about 13% so far in 2015. The A shares (BRKA) are for the 1% they cost just under 195,000 apiece. The B shares (BRKB) trade for about $130.
The last time the Oracle of Omahas company did so poorly was in 2008, when both classes of Berkshires stock fell 32%.
Of course, 2008 was a lousy year for just about everyone. Remember that whole financial crisis/Great Recession thingy?
But as bad as 2008 was for Berkshire, Buffett still wound up outperforming the…
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