1. Cryptocurrencie
Prediction:
"In terms of cryptocurrencies generally, I can say almost with certainty that they will come to a bad ending,"
1. Cryptocurrencie
Prediction:
"In terms of cryptocurrencies generally, I can say almost with certainty that they will come to a bad ending,"
2. Flat-earther
Prediction:
"Ships will sail around the world, but the Flat Earth Society will flourish,"
3. Berkshire Hathaway
Prediction:
"It is fitting that the visit of Halley's Comet coincided with this percentage gain: neither will be seen again in my lifetime,
4. Sear
Prediction:
Buffett told students at the University of Kansas in May 2005 that Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert would struggle to revitalize the department-store chain
5. ABC, Geico, and The Washington Post
Prediction:
"We expect to keep permanently our three primary holdings, Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., Geico Corporation,
6. Freddie Mac
Prediction:
"In 1988 we made major purchases of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Pfd. ('Freddie Mac'),
7. Coca-Cola and Gillette
Prediction:
"No sensible observer — not even these companies' most vigorous competitors, assuming they are assessing the matter honestly — questions that Coke and Gillette will dominate their fields worldwide for an investment lifetime,
8. Death
Prediction:
Buffett wrote in his 2006 letter to shareholders that he had an "expected lifespan of about 12 years (though, naturally, I'm aiming for more)."
9. Table tenni
Prediction:
Buffett touted Ariel Hsing, a top-rated junior table-tennis player, as a "good bet to win at the Olympics some day"
10. Housing
Prediction:
"Housing will come back — you can be sure of that," Buffett told shareholders in his 2011 letter after the US housing bubble burst, fueling the financial crisis
11. Index fund
Prediction:
"Over a ten-year period commencing on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 2017, the S&P 500 will outperform a portfolio of funds of hedge funds, when performance is measured on a basis net of fees, costs, and expenses