Capitalist Solutions

Why learn anything at age 99?

When Charlie Munger made his final appearance at a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting in 2023, he and Warren Buffett took an audience question…

May 4, 2024 • 

Brian Gongol

February 2024

Five essential takeaways from Warren Buffett's 2023 letter to shareholders

A letter self-evidently written by a man who doesn't want anyone to overlook his most important lessons when he's gone

Feb 25, 2024 • 

Brian Gongol

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November 2023

Charlie Munger, the underrated philosopher

He had a billionaire's credibility, a scholar's mind, and a preacher's zeal

Nov 30, 2023 • 

Brian Gongol

September 2023

August 2023

When you have nothing to add, don't.

Sometimes the most important thing to say is nothing at all

Aug 28, 2023 • 

Brian Gongol

May 2023

A tent revival for capitalists

Attending the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting isn't quite a religious experience, but it's one of the rare places where good capitalists make a strong…

May 3, 2023 • 

Brian Gongol

Good investing is hard to televise

Superinvestors don't get their advice from carnival barkers

May 2, 2023 • 

Brian Gongol

Major decisions

Don't just do what you love, but don't just do what pays the most, either

May 2, 2023 • 

Brian Gongol

Have a friend, and listen to that friend

"Disruption" is overrated. Thoughtful, well-considered action is better.

May 2, 2023 • 

Brian Gongol

Thinking a century in advance

China's governing powers aren't really doing it. Long-term thinking has to be adaptable.

May 2, 2023 • 

Brian Gongol

Conglomerates: Not dead yet

Even if GE is no longer what it once was

May 2, 2023 • 

Brian Gongol

The market isn't your friend nor your foe

That's because it's not a person

May 2, 2023 • 

Brian Gongol