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🕰️ Warren Buffett retires at 94!

Published 5 months ago • 1 min read

Greetings Reader,

Last week, at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting, legendary investor Warren Buffett announced he was going to retire at 94 years old.

94!

As the old adage goes, "if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life."

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🦉 Retirement is a lie

In the last twenty or so years, the big shift in our thinking about work and retirement has been that of "early retirement."

It seems more appealing that trading the best forty years of your life for a few decades of retirement when you're less mobile.

But retirement itself is not something worth aspiring to and, if you're like one of the best investors in the world, not even worth taking even when you have the chance.

​👉 Retirement Is a Lie: Warren Buffett's Exit Proves We've Been Thinking About It All Wrong​

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💵 People act with their wallets

It's easy to say "I would buy Made in USA" but when really put to the test, customers don't.

Ramon van Meer, a very smart guy and brilliant entrepreneur, shares his experiences trying to sell a filtered showerhead.

This is not political, Ramon is not political, he's a pragmatic businessman and the numbers he shares are eye-opening. It's not even close.

​👉 Would people pay more for "Made in USA"​
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Jim

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