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They are a good thing. Really

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (jeromeguillet@yahoo.fr) on Sun Jan 20th, 2008 at 01:44:19 PM EST

Well that was all fairly predictable.
Can I trade in increasing hedge fund propaganda? I'm predicting an increasing volume...

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sun Jan 20th, 2008 at 02:10:58 PM EST
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Re: On hedge funds (none / 1)

Hedge-fund managers, lords of lucre - Times Online

"One thing I have learnt is that rich people suffer more pain from losing money than pleasure from making it."

My heart bleeds.

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Sun Jan 20th, 2008 at 02:12:59 PM EST
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Re: On hedge funds (none / 1)

Oh, no. I´m not falling for that one. I know your masochistic tendencies. (;

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. --Charu Saxena.

by metavision on Sun Jan 20th, 2008 at 02:36:06 PM EST
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Re: On hedge funds (none / 1)

Hedge funds satisfy the needs of greedy wealthy people with no idea what to do with the money coming out of their eyeballs.

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jan 20th, 2008 at 05:31:35 PM EST
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