✍️ Maverick Charts of the Week #1: Who is Outperforming Big Time in 2025?
Guess who, food for thought ... then let that one sink in!
Dear all,
starting a new series named ‘Maverick Charts Of The Week’ which will feature 1-5 cherry picked Maverick-esque chart and related key insight from the current week.
Focus: on a key theme, timely & coupled with an angle missed by many!
Delivery: via the typical Maverick-esque fashion, via visuals that say 10,000 words!
Frequency: it will not be weekly as I will only publish when it is really worth it: here the big focus is independent research, not the latest click-bait headlines or hot news!
This is the framework aimed to bring you value! Looking forward for your feedback!
✍️ Maverick Chart of the Week #1: Who is Outperforming Big Time in 2025?
The answer is … drum rolls … the one and only … Berkshire Hathaway!
👉 Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB, green) outperforming in 2025 the S&P 500 (SPY, blue): not by a bit, but by a wide margin: +15.14% vs. -3.77%, a major 18.91% difference!
Let that one sink in! Your thoughts? Let me know … food for thought for all of us …
👉 Maverick related fun fact: during the crazy 2021 stock market mania I was writing on a 3rd party paywalled platform and my research was cautionary for de-risking, risk management, hedging because valuation and sentiment were simply off the charts no matter the angle I looked at the markets back then:
some took notice while many over-confident were laughing about my approach - I knew it well also from before, but once again I had it confirmed: many just chase returns, momentum, dream about getting rick quick, and do not appreciate frameworks with solid rationale that are focused on NOT losing capital … as the saying goes: ‘watch the downside, the upside will take care of itself … ‘
some of you that came here from that platform remember me and that period
quite some were mocking even Warren Buffett as they were showing charts how they are better than both Berkshire and the overall market - funny times … 😊 … haven’t heard from them since then …
on the flip side, it made me also remember the 2007-2009 period when we had the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) when portfolios were all red, many threw the towel, marked the losses and gave up: I was down 52%, hence I needed more than 100% just to break even, but hey, I am still around: some real investing lessons can only come from real world experience, namely no MBA, books, office politics or any special connections can buy those … keep compounding …
Recall Buffet’s related take: "A bull market is like sex. It feels best just before it ends." 😉
👉 In case you missed my more in depth and dedicated take on Buffet’s Berkshire:
✍️ Warren Buffett's Cash Pile ... & More! Maverick Food for Thought #4
Research is NOT behind a paywall and NO pesky ads here unlike most other places!
Did you enjoy this new format for one key insight? If yes, what would be appreciated?
Just sharing this around with like-minded people, and hitting the 🔄 & ❤️ buttons! That will boost bringing in way more independent economic & investment research!
Like this, the big positive externalities become the name of the game! Thank you!
Have a great weekend and next week! And never forget, keep compounding: family, friends, community, capital, knowledge, research and mindset!
Mav 👋 🤝
“Compound interest is both the ultimate and biggest natural hedge!” Maverick Equity Research
Great cherry picking, definitely did not see this one around! Keep them coming, thanks Mav!
A bull market is like sex. It feels best just before it ends.I am curious Warrent really said that? LOL, what a funny joke🌶️🌶️🌶️