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The Better Letter: Say What?! (Part 6)

The Better Letter

Make Fewer Decisions It’s simple math. “You’ll see I wear only grey or blue suits,” then-President Barack Obama told Michael Lewis in 2012. Our tendency is to enforce compliance with “the list” rather than solve problems. Check email only at set times. Choose your clothes the night before.

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Blunt, unfiltered truth about Indexed Universal Life

Sara Grillo

He is also the Executive Editor of The Life Product Review since 2012. Prior to joining MetLife in 2013, Bobby was a consultant to life insurers, distributors and high-end agents. He is the third generation of his family to work in life insurance. Bobby is a regular keynote speaker at corporate and industry events. Transcript 0:00:00.6

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Transcript: Ted Seides

The Big Picture

Let me say what your compliance wouldn’t allow you to say. You still had 2012 to 2017 to finish the bet. RITHOLTZ: So hold the duration risk aside with those two, but just for an investor in treasuries, I know you’ve done the math before. And at the time, I was managing Protege Partners as a hedge fund of funds.