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Buffett acknowledged a lesson learned from an interesting plot twist over the course of the bet.
· At the outset of the wager, Buffett and Seides bought about $300,000 worth U.S. Treasury bonds, widely considered a safe investment.
· The expectation was that the bonds would grow to about $1 million at the end of the decade, and the winner would claim the prize pool for charity.
· But, the bonds gave back "pathetic" returns, Buffett wrote.
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