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Ask a Fool: The Biggest Lesson Investors Should Take Away From Buffett

By Buck Hartzell - Apr 11, 2013 at 6:58PM

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NYSE: BRK.B

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Market Cap

$704B

Today's Change

(2.12%) $6.61

Current Price

$319.11

Price as of May 27, 2022, 4:00 p.m. ET

What's the single most important takeaway when looking at the legendary investor Warren Buffett?

In the following video, Motley Fool analyst Buck Hartzell takes a question from a Fool reader, who writes, "What's the biggest lesson investors should take from Buffett?"

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