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Lending an ear to Buffet

Lending an ear to Buffet

Warren Buffet is considered the most successful investor in history, making it worth listening to him.

Buffet said these two lines:

“The [US] debt isn’t going to be repaid; it’s going to be refunded.”

“You better own something other than debt.”

He explained that the government keeps on printing money to pay their own debt. However, we need to understand what it means for our investments, assets and savings.

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