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Warren Buffett has made predictions about crypto, table tennis, and even his own death. Here are 12 forecasts and how they've turned out.
Warren Buffett has made predictions about crypto, table tennis, and even his own death. Here are 12 forecasts and how they've turned out.
Theron MohamedJan 7, 2023, 17:07 IST
Warren Buffett.Getty Images / Bill Pugliano
Warren Buffett avoids making predictions as he believes the future is too uncertain.
Yet he has given his best guesses about cryptocurrency, table tennis, and the timing of his death.
Warren Buffett knows better than to make predictions.
"We have no idea — and never have had — whether the market is going to go up, down, or sideways in the near- or intermediate-term future," the famed investor wrote in his 1986 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.
Yet the so-called Oracle of Omaha couldn't resist making a few guesses about the future over the years. We've gathered 12 of his most intriguing predictions and assessed their accuracy below.
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1. Cryptocurrencies
A collection of Bitcoin (virtual currency) tokens are displayed in this picture illustrationThomson Reuters
2. Flat-earthers
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3. Berkshire Hathaway
A Berkshire Hathaway shareholder poses with a likeness of Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett at the shareholder's shopping day in Omaha, Nebraska May 1, 2015.REUTERS/Rick Wilking