Warren Buffett: Forget the doomsayers, the US is the place to invest

Don't listen to the pundits prophesying doom for America, says Warren Buffett. America's best days lie ahead.

America's "best days lie ahead" says billionaire investor Warren Buffett. In his influential annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders the 'sage of Omaha' foresaw an optimistic future for the world's largest economy.

He warned readers to discount "politicians and pundits (that) have constantly moaned about terrifying problems facing America". Pointing out that "the prophets of doom have overlooked the all-important factor that is certain: human potential is far from exhausted and the American system for unleashing that potential ... remains aliveandeffective."

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James McKeigue

James graduated from Keele University with a BA (Hons) in English literature and history, and has a certificate in journalism from the NCTJ. James has worked as a freelance journalist in various Latin American countries.He also had a spell at ITV, as welll as wring for Television Business International and covering the European equity markets for the Forbes.com London bureau. James has travelled extensively in emerging markets, reporting for international energy magazines such as Oil and Gas Investor, and institutional publications such as the Commonwealth Business Environment Report. He is currently the managing editor of LatAm INVESTOR, the UK's only Latin American finance magazine.