“Our stay-put behavior reflects our view that the stock market serves as a relocation center at which money is moved from the active to the patient.”

—  Warren Buffett

1991 Chairman's Letter http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1991.html
Letters to Shareholders (1957 - 2012)

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