Moats : The Competitive Advantages Of Buffett And Munger Businesses (New edition), ISBN/EAN: 9781105422867 / 1105422860

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ISBN-10: 1105422860 (1-105-42286-0) ISBN-13: 9781105422867 (978-1-105-42286-7)

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This may be the best business book that describes the competitive advantages of profitable businesses. MOATS describes the nature of 70 selected busin ... more » esses purchased by Buffett and Munger for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. MOATS is a very useful resource for investors, managers, students of business. Since its subject matter has proven success, MOATS may become a useful practical text in businesses schools around the world. MOATS also looks at the sustainability of these competitive advantages in each of the 70 chapters. The author extends a special thanks to Professor Phani Tej Adidam, Ph.D. Chair of the Department of Marketing and Management and Director of the CBA International Initiatives at University of Nebraska at Omaha. Thanks are extended to Richard Konrad, CFA, Dr. Maulik Suthar, and Scott Thompson, MBA for sharing their thoughts, analysis, and feedback. The 70 Businesses covered in MOATS:  Acme Brick Company, w Adam WardAmerican Express Co. (AXP), Dr. Maulik SutharApplied Underwriters, w Adam WardBen Bridge Jeweler, w Beryl Chavez LiBenjamin Moore & Co., w Mr. Jack Wang CPA   Berkshire Hathaway Group, w Brian Greising & Rick Mayhew Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies, w Beryl Chavez Li   BoatU.S., w Peter Chen    Borsheims Fine Jewelry, w Tariq Khan.   Buffalo News, Bud Labitan & Peter Stein  Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. w David Leoy.   Business Wire, w Larry Harmych.   BYD, w Kevin Walsh.   Central States Indemnity Company, w Azalia Khousnoutdinova,   Clayton Homes, w Erin Sestak.   Coca Cola (KO) w Sebastian Jung,   ConocoPhillips (COP), w Adam D. Studts, PE.   CORT Business Services, w Erin Sestak.   Costco Wholesale (COST), w Jubin Jacob, AUC-SOM   CTB Inc., w Todd Sullivan.   Fechheimer Brothers Company, w Ben Albaitis.    FlightSafety, w Peter Stein   Forest River, w Richard Konrad, CFAFruit of the Loom®, Dr. Maulik Suthar Garan Incorporated, w Dr. Edwin Fuentes  Gateway Underwriters Agency, assigned Daniel Rudewicz, CFA GEICO Auto Insurance w Florian Beil,   General Re, w Raghu Dasari, & Theodor Tonca H.H. Brown Shoe Group, w Mervyn H. Teo   Helzberg Diamonds, w Natalja CallahanHomeServices of America, w Sebastian JungIBM, w Tim Bishop & Peter SteinInternational Dairy Queen, Inc., w Tariq Khan  Iscar Metalworking Companies, w Kevin WalshJohns Manville, w Manpreet Singh SaranJohnson & Johnson (JNJ), Beryl Chavez Li   Jordan's Furniture, w Zehao Sun.   Justin Brands, Dr. Maulik SutharKraft Foods (KFT), w Andrea Tagart.   Larson-Juhl, w Tim Bishop  Lubrizol, w Scott Thompson, MBA.  M&T Bank Corp (MTB), w Cliff Orr & Richard Konrad, CFA  Marmon Holdings, Inc., w David Lau & Theodor Tonca   McLane Company, Dr. Maulik Suthar,  Medical Protective, w Michael MurilloMidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, w Dr. Maulik Suthar & Brian Bernardino, JD  MiTek Inc. w Mr. Jack Wang CPA  Moody's (MCO), w Raghu Dasari National Indemnity Company, w Jen Iwanski & Rick Mayhew  Nebraska Furniture Mart, w Julie Rosenbaugh, Theodor Tonca, & Shouryamoy Das   NetJets®, w Christian LabitanPacifiCorp., w Beryl Chavez Li Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc., w Adam D. Studts, PE & J.T. Loudermilk, MBA   Procter & Gamble (PG), w Beryl Chavez Li  RC Willey Home Furnishings, w Azalia Khousnoutdinova  Richline Group, Daniel DoyonScott Fetzer Companies, Cliff Orr & Hoang Quoc Anh, Vietnam   See's Candies, w Jen IwanskiShaw Industries, w Daniel Doyon & Richard Konrad, CFA   Star Furniture, w Pamela A. Quintero, MBA The Pampered Chef® w Julie Rosenbaugh TTI, Inc., w Peter Chen United States Liability Insurance Group, w Stephen Chan & Colin Farrier US Bancorp (USB), w Richard Konrad, CFAUSG Corp (USG), w Richard Konrad, CFAWal-Mart (WMT) w Florian BeilWashington Post (WPO), w Andrea Tagart & Richard Konrad, CFA  Wells Fargo (WFC), w Natalja Callahan.   Wesco Financial Corporation, w Stephen ChanXTRA Corporation, Bud Labitan « less