TMFBuck

Buck Hartzell

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General Information

Name:
Buck Hartzell
Fool Since:
December 17 1998
Where I Live:
Alexandria, VA
Where I Grew Up:
Lititz, PA

Investing Basics

Investing Experience:
High
Risk Tolerance:
High
Investing Style:
Motley (i.e. Anything goes!)
Portfolio Size:
Large (12 or more Stocks)
Types of Investments:
Good businesses with capable management teams that have promising opportunities to earn high returns on capital.
Stocks I Own:
AAPL, AIG, AMIE.PK, ATRI, BRK-A, BRK-B, BH, BKE, BIP, BOFI, BYDDY.PK, COH, CSCO,CWGL, DLB, DVN, EBAY, EPAX, JEF, LUK, L, MKL, MSFT, NICK, LSE:OPAY, OSHSP, PDER.PK, PLSDF.PK, ROIC, WTM, Long Oct 2018 $34.01 warrants on WFC

Investing Favorites

Stocks:
See the stocks I own

Investing Expertise

My Area of Expertise:
General & opportunistic investing. Behavioral finance.

Education And Work Information

School(s) Attended
McDaniel College (BA), Wake Forest University (MBA)
Job Title
Director Analyst Learning

Interests

Personal Quote:
Prepare for life as if you're going to live forever. Live each day as if it's your last - John Wooden
My Interests:
Learning new things, Mixed Martial arts , traveling and reality TV
Person(s) I'd Like To Meet:
Charlie Munger
Favorite Vacation Spots:
Bali
Favorite Sports or Teams:
Basketball- Boston Celtics and Demon Deacs
Favorite Board Games:
High Society (fun and quick)
Favorite Video Games:
Robotron
Favorite Music or Musicians:
The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel
Great Books Read Recently:
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein
Book Currently Reading:
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

An Interview with TMFBuck

Last updated: 10/28/2003
The Fool:
Give a short description of your best and/or worst vacation.
TMFBuck:
Best- Long honeymoon, around the world
Worst- A long ride home in my VW GTI after hurting my back skiing.
The Fool:
Your most heroic moment in life?
TMFBuck:
Changing a diaper for the first time.
The Fool:
What's your favorite activity (within the realm of good taste)?
TMFBuck:
Traveling to different places.
[Read the full Interview]

How I Invest

In one word, opportunistically. The goal is always to find wonderful businesses, run by honest and capable people, trading at reasonable prices.