Invest in Knowledge and Self-Improvement

[marcus]

From https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/warren-buffett-once-said-major-100900154.html
Title : Warren Buffett once said there’s a major investment that’s ‘not taxed at all’ — holds the key to wealth. Do this now
By Phil Osagie , April 2026

... Warren Buffett has built a tremendous financial empire , making him the 11th richest person in the world, as of April 1, 2026 (about $141.2 billion)...

Buffett’s greatest advice? Bet on yourself.
While this isn’t a traditional investment tip, Buffett firmly believes that by regularly investing in knowledge and self-improvement, you yourself become an asset and can more easily access opportunities for growing your wealth.

“Address whatever you feel your weaknesses are, and do it now,” Buffett said during a different interview with Forbes.

“Nobody can take away what you’ve got in yourself — and everybody has potential they haven’t used yet. If you can increase your potential 10%, 20% or 30% by enhancing your talents, they can’t tax it away. Inflation can’t take it from you. You have it the rest of your life.” ...

 

[marcus]

I totally agree with Buffett in this subject .

Since I learned how to connect to internet after I retired , I learned about so many things (but it seems most prefer videos and I prefer written information) .

Even before internet , I learned a lot by working at my father's shop (at that time kids could work legally) ; when adult : did myself Tax Return Reports , documents , investments , learned about my own sicknesses and how to cure them (after consulting many doctors who didn't solve the problems) , ...

In general , I learned that I cannot blindly rely on specialists in subjects that are important to me , so I had/have to learn about them too .

 

[harryopal1]

I totally agree with Buffett in this subject .

Since I learned how to connect to internet , I learned so many things , but I prefer written information .

Even before internet , I learned a lot by working at my father's shop (at that time kids could work legally) ; when adult : did myself Tax Return Reports , documents , learned about : investments , my own sicknesses and how to cure them (after didn't work by consulting many doctors) ,...

With a long interest in health matters I hope you do not mind my askinh what were your sicknesses and how did you cure them? My impression is that the western tradition of medicine tends to treat symptoms and often does not try to find the cause of the problem. Broken bones and physical injuries seem generally reasonably well treated but not always. Other stuff depends so much on the experience and integrity of the individual practitioners.