Wholegrain Posted 16 years ago
Has their “stock” risen as, for so many years, they were the butt of so many comments from high-flying tech investors — “Procter & Gamble? How boring!”
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And what about value investors as a group? Has their “stock” risen as, for so
many years, they were the butt of so many comments from high-flying tech
investors — “Procter & Gamble? How boring!” Even Buffett himself took a lot
of shots, many wondered publically — even journalists — whether his
investing style was finished.
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Has their “stock” risen as, for so many years, they were the butt of so many comments from high-flying tech investors — “Procter & Gamble? How boring!”
full extract
And what about value investors as a group? Has their “stock” risen as, for so
many years, they were the butt of so many comments from high-flying tech
investors — “Procter & Gamble? How boring!” Even Buffett himself took a lot
of shots, many wondered publically — even journalists — whether his
investing style was finished.
Top answer
Hi, It's a question, but the whole extract is poorly written in my opinion. Frequent use of dashes is often a sign of poor writing. If I couldn't rewrite, I'd at least consider this.
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Hi,
It's a question, but the whole extract is poorly written in my opinion. Frequent use of dashes is often a sign of poor writing.
If I couldn't rewrite, I'd at least consider this.
Has their "stock" risen as, for so
It's a question, but the whole extract is poorly written in my opinion. Frequent use of dashes is often a sign of poor writing.
If I couldn't rewrite, I'd at least consider this.
Has their "stock" risen as, for so
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