Buffett’s Big Mistake Was Also His Greatest Lesson

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Rupert Hargreaves
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How a mistake in the textile business led the Oracle of Omaha to become one of the richest people in history Warren Buffett has worked his way to becoming the world’s greatest investor through hard work and self-control. His ability to ignore wider market trends and invest against the herd is legendary and so is his ability to ignore all but the most lucrative investment opportunities. Like all investors, Buffett has made mistakes over his career. And he believes the most significant mistake was the one occasion where he let his ego get the better of him, and he became…

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Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for ValueWalk