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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
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Author: rayvt ✧☼🐝🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Latest from Howard Marks
Date: 01/13/25 10:09 AM
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For the average dentist, trades would add no value on average and LTBH is likely the best approach. Like most people, I think I can make a few judicious changes from time to time.


I do too.

The thing that concerns me is the possibility that I (erroneously) believe I'm in Lake Wobegon and am therefore above average.

OTOH, some of the people I follow and one I pay to subscribe to have gotten me to make trades that greatly outperformed the investments I sold to fund those trades.

So far.


what is the CAGR drag from completely giving up the ability ever to change investments for 20 years?
Well, BRK would have been a very good 20+ year investment for me. The $2000 I refused to pay for a single share would be worth $665,540 today.

From Jun 1985 to now, BRK is up 309x and VFINX (S&P500) is up 60x.
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