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TIP555: Lessons from the World's Greatest Capital Allocators

We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

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The Importance of Capital Allocation

Buffett stated that, quote, the head of many companies are not skilled in capital allocation. Their inadequacy is not surprising. Most bosses rise to the top because they've excelled in an area such as marketing or engineering. Once they become CEOs, they now must make capital allocation decisions. It's a critical job that they may have never tackled and it's not easily mastered.

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