Warren Pieces: Buffett On Professional Investors, And The Path To Hell

A periodic look through the archives of the greatest investor in history

In Berkshire Hathaway’s 1985 Letter to Shareholders, Warren Buffett offered his thoughts on why professional investors create instability in financial markets. Below is an excerpt from the letter.

 Excerpted from Berkshire Hathaway’s 1985 Letter to Shareholders

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