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Warren Buffett on the Stock Market

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Two years ago, following a July 1999 speech by Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, on the stock market, a rare subject for him to discuss publicly, FORTUNE ran what he had to say under the title Mr Buffett on the Stock Market (Nov 22, 1999) His main points then concerned two consecutive and amazing periods that American investors had experienced, and his belief that returns from stocks were due to fall dramatically.
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Two years ago, following a July 1999 speech by Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, on the stock market--a rare subject for him to discuss publicly--FORTUNE ran what he had to say under the title Mr Buffett on the Stock Market (Nov 22, 1999) His main points then concerned two consecutive and amazing periods that American investors had experienced, and his belief that returns from stocks were due to fall dramatically Since the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 11194 when he gave his speech and recently was about 9900, no one yet has the goods to argue with him

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