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Five essential takeaways from Warren Buffett's 2023 letter to shareholders
A letter self-evidently written by a man who doesn't want anyone to overlook his most important lessons when he's gone
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Brian Gongol
Why learn anything at age 99?
When Charlie Munger made his final appearance at a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting in 2023, he and Warren Buffett took an audience question…
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Charlie Munger, the underrated philosopher
He had a billionaire's credibility, a scholar's mind, and a preacher's zeal
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The deadliest sin
One scoop of ice cream, or two?
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Why I'm borrowing the words of others
A bunch of people like to sell their work by appropriating the good names of others. That's gross and dishonorable behavior. But you should know the…
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Marketschadenfreude
What is the point, after all, of owning shares of stock in a company?
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When you have nothing to add, don't.
Sometimes the most important thing to say is nothing at all
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The market isn't your friend nor your foe
That's because it's not a person
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A tent revival for capitalists
Attending the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting isn't quite a religious experience, but it's one of the rare places where good capitalists make a strong…
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Good investing is hard to televise
Superinvestors don't get their advice from carnival barkers
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Major decisions
Don't just do what you love, but don't just do what pays the most, either
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Don't just do something, stand there!
Often, the only real skill required of an investor is to have the discipline to do nothing at all
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