As practiced, diversification makes very little sense for anyone that knows what they’re doing. Diversification is a protection against ignorance. If… - Warren Buffett

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As practiced, diversification makes very little sense for anyone that knows what they’re doing. Diversification is a protection against ignorance. If you want to make sure nothing bad happens to you relative to the market, sure you should diversify. There's nothing necessarily wrong with that...but in our view, true diversification is simply a confession that you do not truly understand the businesses that you own. If you find just 3 wonderful businesses in your lifetime, you'll get very rich.

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About Warren Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett (born 30 August 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of over $113 billion as of June 2022, making him the world's fifth-wealthiest person.

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Also Known As: The Oracle of Omaha
Alternative Names: Warren Edward Buffett
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Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing.

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When the price of a stock can be influenced by a "herd" on Wall Street with prices set at the margin by the most emotional person, or the greediest person, or the most depressed person, it is hard to argue that the market always prices rationally. In fact, market prices are often nonsensical.

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