They come to Omaha by the tens of thousands, flocking to an annual meeting that has become legendary for investors, businesspeople, and fans of one of the most savvy capitalists on the planet. They come to eat steak, buy furniture at a discount, and bask in the brilliance of value investor extraordinaire, Warren Buffet. Hedge fund founder, financial blogger, and professional skeptic Jeff Matthews got his own highly-coveted ticket to the Berkshire Hathaway meeting held only for shareholders and their guests--and proceeded to post reports on his blog, offering tempting glimpses into the much-discussed meeting. Now Matthews delivers a full-length account of his adventures at this infamous financial hoedown. In addition to offering a thoroughly entertaining first-hand account of Berkshire Hathaway's meeting, he answers questions investor's are asking, including: Does Buffett's famed penny-pinching cripple his companies? Why does Buffet--a bridge partner and best friend of Bill Gates--not own any technology stocks? How does the extremely rational Buffett square his well-known social progressiveness with his lily-white audience of investors? Is Buffet really an "Oracle"? What information, insights, and ideas do the meeting's attendees pick up-and how do they put this information to use in their own investments?

他们成千上万地来到奥马哈，成群结队地参加一个年会，这个年会已经成为投资者、商人和这个星球上最精明的资本家之一的粉丝们的传奇。他们来这里吃牛排，打折买家具，享受超凡价值投资者沃伦·巴菲特的光辉。对冲基金创始人、金融博客作者、专业怀疑论者杰夫·马修斯（Jeff Matthews）拿到了自己梦寐以求的出席伯克希尔哈撒韦（Berkshire Hathaway）股东大会的入场券，并在自己的博客上发表了报告，让人们对这场备受讨论的会议有了诱人的一瞥。现在，马修斯提供了一个完整的帐户，他在这个臭名昭著的金融锄头冒险。除了对伯克希尔哈撒韦公司的会议提供一个非常有趣的第一手资料外，他还回答了投资者提出的问题，包括：巴菲特著名的吝啬行为是否会削弱他的公司？为什么比尔盖茨的桥梁合伙人和最好的朋友巴菲特不持有任何科技股？极端理性的巴菲特是如何将他那众所周知的社会进步精神与他那白皙的投资者听众相结合的呢？巴菲特真的是“神谕”吗？与会者收集了哪些信息、见解和想法？他们如何将这些信息用于自己的投资？