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Old 05-20-2022, 04:05 PM
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If he were so astute, he would not need to sell. I’ve done unbelievably well by just hanging in there…doing nothing. Buying 10 sh of BRK in 1992 a $16,600@ was helpful. Thought I was crazy since it had been $8000 earlier that year. If this astute investor was selling prematurely, it was because he had a profit…and no one got rich paying capital gains tax. He had less to reinvest in his next adventure.
Clark Clifford, a renown Washington lawyer, once analyzed a complex deal. His summary was 2 words, “do nothing”. And enclosed a bill for $25,000.
Interesting how well one can do by doing nothing