Episode 152: Carol Loomis

Published: Aug. 5, 2015, 6:20 p.m.

b'Carol Loomis retired last summer after 60 years at Fortune. She continues to edit Warren Buffett\'s annual report.\\n\\n\\u201cWriting itself makes you realize where there are holes in things. I\\u2019m never sure what I think until I see what I write. And so I believe that, even though you\\u2019re an optimist, the analysis part of you kicks in when you sit down to construct a story or a paragraph or a sentence. You think, \\u2018Oh, that can\\u2019t be right.\\u2019 And you have to go back, and you have to rethink it all.\\u201d\\xa0\\n\\nThanks to TinyLetter and SquareSpace for sponsoring this week\'s episode.\\n\\nShow Notes:\\n\\nShow Notes:\\n[1:00] "Carol Loomis, Editor for Warren Buffet, Leaves Job After 60 Years" (Christine Haughney \\u2022 The New York Times \\u2022 July 2014)\\n[14:00] "My 51 Years (and Counting) at Fortune" (Fortune \\u2022 Sep 2005)\\n[22:00] "You May Be Missing a Bet in Bonds" (Fortune \\u2022 Sep 1962) [not available online]\\n[22:00] "Should a Company Promote Its Own Stock?" (Fortune \\u2022 Dec 1965) [not available online]\\n[26:00] "The Jones Nobody Keeps Up With" (Fortune \\u2022 Apr 1966) [pdf]\\n[32:00] "The Inside Story of Warren Buffett" (Fortune \\u2022 Apr 1988)\\n[35:00] "Untangling the Derivatives Mess..." (Fortune \\u2022 Mar 1995)\\n[36:00] "The Risk That Won\'t Go Away" (Fortune \\u2022 Mar 1994)\\n[39:00] "Why Carly\'s Big Bet is Failing" (Fortune \\u2022 Aug 2011)\\n[42:00] "The Tragedy of General Motors" (Fortune \\u2022 Feb 2006)\\n[43:00] "AOL + TWX=??? Do the Math..." (Fortune \\u2022 Feb 2000)\\n[57:00] "BlackRock: The $4.3 Trillion Force" (Fortune \\u2022 July 2014)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'