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Berkshire Hathaway’s success was explained by Buffett using a new concept: The Double Dip. As Buffett put it: Imagine a company that doubles its intrinsic value over a period. Now, if the market also recognises this improvement and raises the stock price relative to the average business, the investor benefits twice.

In this ET Prime Special Series, we bring you insights every week from the legendary investor Warren Buffett and also tell you how Berkshire Hathaway performed year after year to become what it is today. This is for people who are keen to learn what wealth creation is all about. How it has been done by one of the greatest investors the world has ever seen. Links to all the earlier 8 articles have been given in this story. Warren Buffett hung up

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Apr 03, 2026, 01:05:00 PM IST

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