Charlie Munger: Civilized people don’t buy gold

Charlie Munger, second in command at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, gave his opinion of gold investors on Friday in an interview with CNBC:

“I think gold is a great thing to sew into your garments if you’re a Jewish family in Vienna in 1939, but I think civilized people don’t buy gold. They invest in productive businesses.”

Watch the clip here.

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