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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?Originally asked
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Businessman and investor; chairman of Grupo Carso and América Móvil
I buy companies for strategic reasons and operate them.
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A very nice holiday.
In New York, I once went shopping and spent something like $7,000 on a couple of shirts, trousers and a jacket. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but it was ridiculous.
A 28ft motorboat, which sat in the water for two years because I was so busy working.
My car. I don’t even drive, but I bought a Toyota hybrid for my assistant.
I buy companies for strategic reasons and operate them.
I buy companies for strategic reasons and operate them.
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Live the present intensely and fully, do not let the past be a burden, and let the future be an incentive. Each person forges his or her own destiny.
I buy companies for strategic reasons and operate them.
Live the present intensely and fully, do not let the past be a burden, and let the future be an incentive. Each person forges his or her own destiny.
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