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Money Mavericks, 2nd Edition
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Money Mavericks, 2nd Edition

by Lars Kroijer
September 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
248 pages
11h 17m
English
FT Publishing International
Content preview from Money Mavericks, 2nd Edition
Are we worth it?
An expensive acquaintance
In early 2006 I was at the wedding of a good friend in the home town
of his bride outside Chicago. At the reception I sat next to the bride’s
charming aunt, Mrs Straw. Mrs Straw had lived in the small town all her
life and her husband was a couple of years from retiring from the local
sub-supplier for one of the Detroit auto companies. She had not worked
for a decade. Soon the conversation turned to what I did for a living.
‘I work at an investment management company,’ I said.
‘Oh, interesting. Like a mutual fund?’ she asked.
‘Sort of. It’s called a hedge fund but it is quite similar in many ways.’ ...
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ISBN: 9780273772507