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Lawrence A. Cunningham is a professor of law and business at George Washington University and a leading authority on corporate governance and value investing.
Known for: Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values, Quality Investing: Owning the Best Companies for the Long Term, The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
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Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values
Berkshire Beyond Buffett explores how Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into a lasting enterprise by instilling a culture of integrity, autonomy, and long-term thinking. Lawrence A. Cunningham e...
Quality Investing: Owning the Best Companies for the Long Term
Quality Investing distills years of practical experience from AKO Capital into a comprehensive guide to identifying and owning high-quality companies for the long term. The authors explain how to reco...
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America turns decades of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters into a structured guide to business judgment, investing discipline,...
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Origins of Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway began humbly, as a declining textile manufacturer in New England. In the early 1960s, Warren Buffett, then a young investor running a partnership, saw in Berkshire the remnants of a business past its prime but holding value in its assets. His purchase was not taken with an eye tow...
From Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values
The Role of Values
At the heart of Berkshire’s endurance lies a commitment to fundamental values. Buffett’s philosophy is straightforward yet profound: integrity is everything. In his world, business success derives not from clever strategy or aggressive expansion, but from ethical behavior and trust built over time. ...
From Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values
Defining Quality: Beyond Growth and Value
Quality is often misunderstood because it sits at the confluence of value and growth. At its core, quality investing centers on companies capable of consistently generating high returns on invested capital (ROIC). These businesses distinguish themselves not merely through financial results, but thro...
From Quality Investing: Owning the Best Companies for the Long Term
Durable Competitive Advantage and Sustainable Returns on Capital
High returns on capital are the single most reliable indicator of enduring quality. They signal that a company can convert each dollar it invests—whether in factories, software, or people—into substantial cash flow. But more important is the sustainability of those returns. Returns persist when a c...
From Quality Investing: Owning the Best Companies for the Long Term
Stewardship Must Replace Managerial Self-Interest
A company often fails long before its numbers reveal trouble: it fails when managers stop acting like owners and start acting like protectors of their own power. Buffett’s view of corporate governance begins with a simple moral and economic principle: executives and directors are stewards of shareho...
From The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
Capital Allocation Defines Managerial Greatness
Most people think management is about operations, but Buffett argues that the highest function of leadership is deciding what to do with capital. A business may have competent sales, strong branding, and efficient production, yet still create poor results if management allocates cash badly. Every re...
From The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America
About Lawrence A. Cunningham
Lawrence A. Cunningham is a professor of law and business at George Washington University and a leading authority on corporate governance and value investing. He is known for his work interpreting Warren Buffett’s writings and for his contributions to business education and shareholder advocacy.
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