Martin Vander Weyer Martin Vander Weyer

Any other business | 7 May 2011

Warren Buffett isn’t always right – but he’s a $47 billion advertisement for optimism

issue 07 May 2011

Warren Buffett isn’t always right – but he’s a $47 billion advertisement for optimism

The legendary investor Warren Buffett has taken more flak than seems necessary for his lapse of judgment over his former lieutenant David Sokol, who bought shares in a company called Lubrizol before recommending it to Buffett as an acquisition for the Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate.

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