I don't like stock buybacks. I think if a company has the money to buy their stock back, then they should take that and increase the dividends. Send it back to the stockholder. Let them invest their money again from the dividends.
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- Author's profession: Businessman
- Nationality: american
- Born: May 22, 1928
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