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Friday Fun Thread for October 7, 2022

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Here's the blog post about industry returns (table at the end) : http://www.philosophicaleconomics.com/2015/09/industry/

I think some industries are a terrible investment. It's always the same sectors: You hear about airlines never having made money, a steel company is always going bankrupt, and even buffett had a lot of trouble with his textile company. Boom-bust cycle in capital intensive sectors kills the return. You end up selling product at a loss half the time because you're stuck with all this unmovable machinery. For the winners otoh it looks like a 'sin stocks' effect.