Remove 2000 Remove Math Remove Risk Tolerance Remove Taxes
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Transcript: Kristen Bitterly Michell

The Big Picture

I — I loved math, but really, I was going to go down that literature route more than anything else and — and study Spanish literature. BITTERLY MICHELL: … this isn’t a generalization, but they have a higher risk tolerance. there’s a big focus on how do we optimize for tax efficiency, too. I love statistics.

Clients 283
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Transcript: Dominique Mielle

The Big Picture

For a lot of funds, the early 2000 saw a lot of opportunity in the distressed market and in other spaces. And the main one is that it used to be that hedge funds were populated with risk-tolerant investors. MIELLE: It’s the probability and the severity of your loss, but sticking with it is, you know, what it takes.

Assets 271
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Transcript: Sean Dobson, Amherst Holdings

The Big Picture

And that’s, that’s the predecessor to Amherst, which we bought in 2000 and had been running it since then. So over time, the risk composition of the pool would, would change dramatically. So think about 2003 home prices had gone up a lot from 2000. And in the 2000 at the 2005 conference, it’s kind of wild.

Banking 140
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Transcript: Cass Sunstein

The Big Picture

SUNSTEIN: Yeah, we probably need a progressive income tax or something and jobs programs and educational opportunity. SUNSTEIN: So back in 2000, I agreed to write a book for Princeton University Press called “Republic.com.” I mean, what sort of a country has that sort of thing? I mean, thank goodness he was right. Are you aggressive?

Economics 245