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Transcript: Bill Browder

The Big Picture

So, I did the math, 20 million times a hundred. So, let me just repeat the math. And so, again, I went through this simple math. The currency devalued by 75 percent and my portfolio, which was above $1 billion, went down 90 percent. And asked them, how much does one of these things cost, and they said, $20 million new.

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Transcript: Graeme Forster, Orbis Investments

The Big Picture

So I, I did a math degree at Oxford, which is more pure math. You know, pure math can be very theoretical and detached from the real world, and it’s getting worse. It’s just math stick to it over long periods of time. And then I was looking for something more applied. The second is excess returns.

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Transcript: Howard Lindzon

The Big Picture

RITHOLTZ: 2004, 2005. They kept the reputation intact by communicating with their investors. So this is the math that I applied. So think about this, do the math. LINDZON: But that math, if you really put it in a calculator … RITHOLTZ: Becomes a problem. How’s my 10 grand doing? LINDZON: Yes. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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Transcript: Jeremy Siegel + Jeremy Schwartz

The Big Picture

And arguably, they went from an underpriced position in 2004 I’d say — RITHOLTZ: Right. RITHOLTZ: So I said something at an event where I had said to a group of young people, hey, if you’re in your 20s, 30s, 40s, you really don’t need bonds in your portfolio. I mean, it’s used to be called FANG. SIEGEL: Yeah.

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