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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: Cardude ✧  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: OT: Navigating Lost Decades
Date: 06/21/26 11:26 AM
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It sure seems like, reading all that data, that we COULD be setting ourselves up for another lost decade (or more) in not so distant future.

I suppose Berkshire could be a pretty well positioned business for such a lost decade, as long as we make smart acquisitions of course.

I’m probably the only weirdo here with 10-11 years of living expenses in cash, but I can’t seem to shake the idea that we are in for a decade or so of very low real returns. Not that my cash is going to be worth all that much in 10 years, but it helps me sleep a bit better, and I have the fantasy that I will make smart acquisitions myself while the market panics. 🙄
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