How to lose money in the stock market, according to Warren Buffett

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Warren's Buffett

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Try to get rich quickly, rather than slowly

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Making money in the stock market is best done as quickly as possible. Waiting around for investments to go up is a waste of time – it’s much better to try and find something that’s going to go up in the next week or so.

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