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[From The Archives] 1986 Barron’s Roundtable With Michael Steinhardt, Jim Rogers, Robert Mnuchin And Roy Neuberger — Part 2

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Continued from part one….

After a brief discussion on the level of the market -- all three traders agreed that the market was overvalued and expensive -- the panel then took some questions from the audience.

Steinhardt  - Q&A session

One of the first questions asked was:

“Could you comment on whether you think 20 years ago, it was a lot easier to make a buck that it is today?”

Steinhardt replied that he believed it had become harder to trade in the two decades preceding the interview. The market had moved away from long-term investing, instead becoming obsessed with corporate raiders and short-term earnings forecasts.

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