About this episode
In part three of our most popular episodes of Squawk Pod, featuring real stories behind the leadership of Berkshire Hathaway, CEO Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger share lessons learned from investing through nearly 7 decades of economic history. In conversations with Becky Quick, the two share their perspective on axe murderers, “swingers,” and the costs of a free market, and the two speak candidly on the dangers of Robinhood, bitcoin, and stock market “gambles.” Buffett identifies patterns in the economy’s long road from the Great Depression, Great Recession and the Covid-19 pandemic; he warns against the investing pitfalls of markets past. Munger details his own controversial opinion of China as a global economic power, and in a conversation exclusive to this podcast, Becky Quick shares her takeaways from over a decade of conversations with the pair. Warren Buffett Archive: https://buffett.cnbc.com/warren-buffett-archive/ Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Tracker: https://www.cnbc.com/berkshire-hathaway-portfolio/ Sign up for CNBC’s Warren Buffett Newsletter: https://buffett.cnbc.com/2018/08/15/warren-watch.html Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/ Warren Buffett’s not-very-active Twitter @warrenbuffett Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie Squawk Box, @squawkcnbc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.