In this segment from The Motley Fool's financials-focused show Where the Money Is, Fool banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson play a round of "Would You Rather." If they absolutely had to choose one of the two, the guys discuss whether they would rather short Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B), or Bank of America (BAC 0.91%). They also discuss whether they would rather have a portfolio that was 50% cash right now or 0% cash, supposing they had to keep it that way for at least the next two years.
Would You Rather Short Bank of America Corp or Berkshire Hathaway?
By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson – May 2, 2014 at 9:59AM
NYSE: BAC
Bank of America
Market Cap
$378B
Today's Change
(-0.91%) $0.47
Current Price
$51.05
Price as of October 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM ET
Which would you rather short, Bank of America or Berkshire Hathaway?
About the Author
Matt is the head of the Coverage Team for The Motely Fool's premium products. Previously, he's been . Matt is a heavy user of AI tools and is working on harnessing them to help Fool members. Previously, Matt was GM of Motley Fool Ascent, led The Motley Fool Deutschland, has been an investor on various Fool services, and co-hosted the podcast "Where the Money Is". He also co-authored the book The Astonishing Collapse of MF Global. Matt started his career in San Francisco as a technology-focused investment banker and also worked at a $15 billion private equity company. When he's thinking about how to make Fools smarter, happier, and richer, you can usually find Matt running trails or making a mess in the kitchen. He's a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, but is a lifelong fan of Penn State football.