"Asset-heavy businesses generally earn low rates of return - rates that often barely provide enough capital to fund the inflationary needs of the existing business, with nothing left over for real growth, for distribution to owners, or for acquisition of new businesses"

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Source: Letter To the Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., www.berkshirehathaway.com. February 27, 2009.

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Warren Buffett is a renowned investor and philanthropist known for his value investing philosophy and leadership at Berkshire Hathaway.

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