Word: trait
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Weiss' hedge fund when he opened it in 1991, your stake would now be worth $14 million. But it's not just these stellar returns that have made Weiss one of the best investors of our era. He's also shown a gift for dodging financial bullets - a handy trait at a time when so many once-swaggering investors are bleeding. The flagship fund at his Boston-based company, Weiss Asset Management, hasn't suffered a single losing year in 17 years. Even amid the carnage of 2008, he has eked out a small profit - so far, at least...
Sexiest physical trait: My hook shot Best part about Harvard: My team, my blockmates, The Seneca...
...simplistic to blame greed for the financial mess. The fault is a broader human trait: the reluctance or inability to consider the downside of a situation that has so many attractive features. The financial products at issue were profitable, and people were getting houses. Any problems that arose would be taken care of tomorrow. Wonderful invention, tomorrow! Kenneth Viste, BOISE, IDAHO...
...lectures to his children. Though hard to believe, this lame joke is one of the funniest cracks in the movie. Although Kearns’ corny sense of humor adds to the sense that he is a boring, everyday kind of guy, it’s also one of many traits that makes him a boring kind of guy to watch. “Flash of Genius” is based on the true story of engineering professor Bob Kearns, who invented the intermittent windshield wiper only to see it stolen and produced by Ford. While the question of what...
...simplistic to blame greed for the financial mess. The fault is a broader human trait: the reluctance or inability to consider the downside of a situation that has so many attractive features. The financial products at issue were profitable, and people were getting houses. Any problems that arose would be taken care of tomorrow. Wonderful invention, tomorrow! Kenneth Viste, BOISE, IDAHO...