Berkshire Hathaway

studied, Citigroup, Merck, Coca-Cola, and JP Morgan Chase got top ratings for their records on including women, minorities, and people with diverse sexual orientation, while Berkshire Hathaway and eBay scored at the bottom of the rankings for their poor diversity practices (Adams, 2013). It is curious to note that Berkshire Hathaway comes in nearly last when CEO Warren Buffett (one of the most forward-thinking investors of the 20th and 21st centuries) has spoken out about the importance of…

Fund overview Blue Chip Investor Fund ("The Fund") (ticker BCIFX) is an active equity mutual fund in United States "primarily investing in the common stocks of industry-dominant companies whose earnings have demonstrated superior growth" (Eikon). Having been launched since January 1, 2002 with the minimum investment of $5,000 USD, The Fund has its nominated benchmark index is the S&P 500 Total Return Index (Eikon code SPXTR). The Fund was established by Steven Check (past President of the CFA…

o It is being seen that the people responsible or part of various animal welfare groups are increasingly buying out stocks of food and beverages companies in substantial amount. This is being done, to influence the companies in following proper methods and techniques while slaughtering animals and other such animal rights issues. Kraft needs to wary of these phenomena, otherwise any wrong move in these direction might wreak havoc for the company Economic • Interest rate o Companies are…

the company can make or break the business. Finding the right employee is the key in avoiding unethical issues which can be harmful to the business. When lack of integrity is spotted, it must not be ignored. Warren Buffet, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, in looking for people to hire, look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. If they do not have the first one, the other two will ‘kill’. Wells Fargo needs to implement functioning ethics safeguards to avoid recruit the…

What makes an American Dream? Living in the U.S. everyone has a different dream of being successful. Many of us were told to work or go to school if you want to become successful. The majority of us dream of success as having a big beautiful home located in the suburbs, expensive vehicles, and many materialistic things. Some Americans believe that success is furthering their education level, having a good career, having the ability to support their families, and overall having a secure lifestyle…

of its 43 executives, 12 are female. It is important to note, that 27 of those 43 are white males (Walmart Executive, n.d). ExxonMobil, number 2 on the fortune 500 list, has six top executives, all of which are white males (ExxonMobil, n.d.). Berkshire Hathaway is known for being one of worst companies for diversity and this shows with its leadership being comprised of all males, which 5 of the six are white (Leadership Team, n.d.). Apple is known for being one of the most innovative companies…

Q1. Why does Warren Buffett want to buy MEG’s newspaper division? Although Warren Buffett used to say, “We would not buy [newspapers] at any price,” and considered that newspaper industry had lost their essential nature in May 2009, his intention of purchase was not a sentimental gesture. He had several reasons to buy MEG’s newspaper division: The offer was about 63 medium and small newspapers. Even the newspaper industry was certainly in decline situation at the end of 2011. Compare to…

The CEO Warren Buffett, Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway once said, "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently." Being a CEO is a job that has always appeared to be interesting to me. It takes several years of hard work and dedication and getting to know people. My dad is a CEO and I see how he lives and how he enjoys life. I aspire to be just like him. I researched what the requirements are to be a…

What Makes a “Best” Company for Minorities? A company who embraces workplace diversity and inclusion makes a “best” company for minorities. Workplace diversity entails recognizing and understanding the positive values, skills, and ideas an individual can bring to the workplace based on his or her ability, and not being judged or discriminated against because of his or her disability, age, beliefs, ethnic and cultural background, gender. “An inclusive workplace is one where the human rights…

Current Strategy: While P&G is still a well-diversified company it used to be much more so. In 2011 while A.G. Lafley was CEO the company had 300 different brands. The company has since shifted their strategy and narrowed down their product lines substantially. While speaking for an Earnings Conference Call on August 1, 2014, Lafley announced that the company was going to divest 90 to 100 “under-performing and non-core brands.” Today, that original 300 number has been reduced to just 10…