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Would Warren Buffett’s investment strategy be any different if he were a young man investing for the first time today, compared to when he got started back in the 1940s?

This is the question someone once proposed at a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting.

“If you were 30 years old again, how would you invest, assuming you’re not a full-time investor, you have another full-time job and no dependents?” the audience member asked. (1)

Buffett’s reply has become a common refrain for the billionaire investor.

“I’ll be very simple,” Buffett said. “I’d probably have it…