Welcome to the Investing for Beginners podcast. In today's show, we take a Bird’s Eye View of Warren Buffett’s purchase of See’s Candies and what we can learn from that investment: 
 ·      Explain See’s Candies and its cult-like following during the Holiday season ·      Why are we discussing See’s Candies? ·      Buffett uses See’s Candies as a great example of returns on capital, great management, and a moat ·      Buffett likes to use See’s Candies as an example of pricing power ·      Inflation hedges and how to find them ·      How he buys in big and stays with a company for a long time ·      Andrew big takeaway, the idea of the cash cow, and finding businesses who think like See’s   For more insight like this into investing and stock selection for beginners, visit stockmarketpdf.com    SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Tunein   Contact sales@advertisecast.com to advertise on Investing for Beginners podcast. The Investing for Beginners podcast is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bird’s Eye View of Warren Buffett’s Purchase of See’s Candies and What We Can Learn

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Bird’s Eye View of Warren Buffett’s Purchase of See’s Candies and What We Can Learn

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