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It’s tough out there!

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 4th, 2008 posted in: Humor

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Source: Tom Toles, Yahoo News (via Barry Ritholtz’s Big Picture).

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Buffett’s Annual Shareholders’ Letter – A Mine of Wisdom

By Prieur du Plessis, on March 4th, 2008 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

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Warren Buffett’s 31st annual Chairman’s Letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, released over the weekend, is one of those must-read reports that every serious investor should spend a few minutes perusing. It is essentially Buffett’s annual review of the various Berkshire Hathaway operations, but it also contains a treasure trove of wit and wisdom from this iconic investor. [...]

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