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The week's question
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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Author: ciao8 ✶  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: 15 year comparison - BRK vs S&P
Date: 08/05/25 7:22 PM
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"Yep. I'm more than 35 years. Sometimes for kicks I peak at the cost basis. Hilarious"
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Yes, & several of the posters here are old enough (& lucky enough) to have first "Seen The Light" in the early 90's,(~14%/yr to date).
We have also been handcuffed by Washington, & in my case Sacramento, to Hold The G..D... Stock!
This has no doubt been a blessing in disguise (for me) however, I also wonder what the returns would have been if taxes were not an overriding consideration.
I ask myself, If I was as "savvy" as Mungo & taxes were not a concern, what would the account look like today?

Only Jim can make an estimate & I would love to know his answer!

ciao

this the first article I read on Warren Buffett & led me to "see The Light"
fortune.com - Should you leave it all to the children

p.s. I was able to get to the article without a paywall thru Perplexity
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