Buffett Knowledge Map
RESEARCH TERMINAL · BUFFETT KNOWLEDGE MAP

A reading map of Buffett's letters,
meetings, and writings.

Trace how an idea like capital allocation evolved across 123 documents — from the 1956 partnership letters through the latest annual meeting.

FEATURED CONCEPT

How Buffett's thinking on capital allocation evolved — from simple reinvestment, to buybacks, to the art of saying no.

123 documents · 1959 – 2025 · Explore →
Mentions per decade — "capital allocation"
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
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2010
2020
ENTRY POINTS

Six ways into the corpus.

71 ITEMS IDEAS
Explore Ideas
Concepts traced across decades
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213 ITEMS CO.
Browse Companies
Businesses Buffett discussed
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176 ITEMS PPL
Notable People
Individuals mentioned over time
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61 ITEMS SHL
Shareholder Letters
1977 – present
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30 ITEMS PTR
Partnership Letters
1956 – 1969
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32 ITEMS MTG
Annual Meetings
Q&A transcripts
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