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Rabbithole: What Do People Get Wrong About Money?

The Big Picture

During the 2000 crash, I had no 401k, and my wifes 403B was tiny. The strangest thing I came to realize was that the market crashes and bear markets that should have mattered the least to me were most terrifying. The ones that should have mattered the most I was blas about. Artificial wealth is the pursuit of wealth as an end unto itself.

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Ratan Tata Story: Biggest Achievements & Journey!

Trade Brains

He has been quoted multiple times stating how his grandmother helped him develop a strong set of values and ethics system which have guided him ever since he was a boy. In 2000 the group acquired London-based Tetley Tea, in 2004 it purchased the truck-manufacturing operations of South Korea’s Daewoo Motors, and Indian Hotels Co.

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Transcript: John Montgomery, Bridgeway Capital Management

The Big Picture

We can go deeper on small, you go 00:21:27 [Speaker Changed] Micro cap and 00:21:28 [Speaker Changed] Deeper to a degree, our benchmark is still the Russell 2000 value index. How do you bring your work ethic and your sense of accountability into the office? So we don’t duplicate that.

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Transcript: Ramit Sethi

The Big Picture

SETHI: Well, everybody thought they were a genius including me in 1999, 2000. That led to the next three or four years of learning how to sell, how to create value, and not worry about selling out, but do it in a very ethical way. You get a scholarship in high school, you put it in the stock market, and immediately lose half.

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2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

Brown Advisory

Buffett praised Abel and Jain for their accomplishments and their knowledge of the businesses and work ethic, and invited questions for them as well. Russell®, Russell 2000®, Russell 1000® Growth, Russell 1000® Value when related to the Russell indexes are trademarks of the London Stock Exchange Group of companies. equity universe.

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2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

Brown Advisory

Buffett praised Abel and Jain for their accomplishments and their knowledge of the businesses and work ethic, and invited questions for them as well. Russell®, Russell 2000®, Russell 1000® Growth, Russell 1000® Value when related to the Russell indexes are trademarks of the London Stock Exchange Group of companies. equity universe.

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Transcript: Eric Balchunas

The Big Picture

Yeah, ’99-ish, early 2000, I got headhunted. RITHOLTZ: So you were covering derivatives in the 90’s, but not the 2000’s leading up to the ’08-’09 crisis. And so, I was doing that in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004. But as you mentioned, in the 2000’s, it was just starting to ramp up. RITHOLTZ: Yeah, yeah. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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