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"The social system of private property and limited government is the only system that tends to debarbarize all those who have the innate capacity to acquire personal culture." ~Ludwig von Mises

May 27, 2008

Warren Buffett on business forecasting

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

~ Warren Buffett

Posted by Kevin Duffy at 2:03 PM

Labels: extrapolation, forecasting, hindsight

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