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Ask a Fool: Buffett's Biggest Misconception

By Buck Hartzell - Apr 11, 2013 at 9:44PM

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NYSE: BRK.B

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Market Cap

$671B

Today's Change

(-0.03%) -$0.10

Current Price

$304.05

Price as of May 20, 2022, 4:00 p.m. ET

What do people get wrong the most when they think of Warren Buffett?

In the following video, Motley Fool analyst Buck Hartzell takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "What's the biggest misconception about Buffett, the investor?"

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