Warren Buffett tried to reassure Americans this week in an op-ed article entitled: "Buy American. I am.":

"The financial world is a mess, both in the United States and abroad. Its problems moreover have been leaking into the general economy, and the leaks are now turning into a gusher. In the near term, unemployment will rise business activity will falter and headlines will continue to be scary. So..."[and here is the money quote the investment sales crowd will jump on] "I've been buying American stocks."

Far and wide, buy always investment types will be grabbing Buffett's quote and screaming it from the roof tops in an effort to suave the wounds of those that have bought "buy and hold advice" throughout the past few years to their financial detriment. But here is the part of Buffett's quote that is most crucial of all and yet, will be widely over-looked:

"This is my personal account I'm talking about, in which I previously owned nothing but United States government bonds..."
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