ClaimsWarren Buffett

“Now, speculation ¾ in which the focus is not on what an asset will produce but rather on what the next fellow will pay for it ¾ is neither illegal, immoral nor un-American.”

Warren Buffett 28 February 2001 Chairman's Letter (2000) (Berkshire Hathaway) archived copy

Not checkable

Now, speculation ¾ in which the focus is not on what an asset will produce but rather on what the next fellow will pay for it ¾ is neither…

Not checkable An opinion, value judgement or statement with nothing to check.

Not checkable: An opinion, value judgement or statement with nothing to check. Not scored.

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Warren Buffett, “Now, speculation ¾ in which the focus is not on what an asset will produce but rather on what the next fellow will pay for it ¾ is neither…” (said 28 February 2001). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_2ff13a596f00, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_2ff13a596f00

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