CFO News Room

JANUARY 20, 2023

The owner’s capital (on which he pays interest) is tied up in a battery that’s taking up space (for which he pays rent) and covered by insurance (for which he pays a premium) and under the management of a cashier (to whom he pays wages). The $6 price tag for each battery sent a not-so-subtle social message.

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Economics 130

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Finally, Charlie Munger's passing at the age of ninety-nine brought to a close one of the most storied key person teams of all time at Berkshire Hathaway, and generations of investors who had attached a premium to the company because of that team's presence mourned. Key Person: Who, what and why?

Valuation 113

Valuation Profit and Loss Entertainment Investments 113

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Filling out an insurance claim is typically preceded by an unfortunate and unexpected event like an illness, injury, accident, crime or natural disaster. That setback often means consumers want and expect access to their insurance claims payouts as soon as possible. Taking The Pain Out Of Insurance Payouts .

Investments 40

Investments Accounting Planning Sales 40

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Bank of America decided they wanted to sell their branch in Lima, Peru, and the price tag was a million dollars. We can actually buy insurance, right? RITHOLTZ: Hey, it ain’t called the illiquidity premium for nothing, right? KOENIGSBERGER: That’s right. So one example that was a lot of fun, I think, was ‘89 or ’90.

Restructuring 60

Restructuring Investments Marketing Banking 60

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 2, 2023

And then within LVMH, I moved to Tag Heuer, which is a pure watch business — RITHOLTZ: Right. It was really kind of in the Tag Heuer timeline for me, career-wise, that I became aware of Ben and of Hodinkee. Put it in a drawer, a safety deposit box, cars, insurance, maintenance, parking. But I hadn’t met Ben yet.

Retail 64

Retail Advertising Numbers Economics 64

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 2, 2024

But the, one of the biggest single contributors to inflation here, not the past few years during the post covid surge, but the past 40 years it’s been growing at seven, eight, 9% your, your insurance costs in your hospital costs. So that insurance industry is a big chunk of change. Absolutely. That’s right.

Healthcare 56

Healthcare Economics Math Education 56